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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Mata & Gambar

Hari ni last aku MC. Dah seminggu lebih dah tak pi ofis. Kemungkinan aku akan ke tempat keje esok, walaupun mataku masih macam Keliwon lagi. Eh, Keliwon tu cite hantu kan? Tolong la, aku tak pernah tengok cite tu...tapi tajuk dia macam nama hantu je, aku agak la. Moral of the story, mataku masih merah menyala...ok la, macam Edward dalam cite Twilight tu.

Muahahahaha...nak ngaku jadi pontianak seksi gak tu.

Serba salah nak pi ofis ni sebenarnya. Keje memang la banyak, hari2 sms masuk hal keje. Dah check email, tapi banyak la keje yang perlukan face to face punya discussion. Dah la tengah sibuk sign off processes...aku lak menghilang dari ofis. Tapiiiiii, kalau aku pi esok, and then ada ofismate yang kena sakit mata...sapa yang salah? Aku kah...atau boss ku yang hari2 sms aku, buat aku serba salah tak masuk ofis? Soklan cepu emas.

Apa2 pun, aku hoping kalau aku pi ofis, takde la nyangkit penyakit ni kat sapa2. Buhsan woo sakit mata ni. Dah la annoying, asyik kena korek taik mata je keje. Bangun pagi, kena meraba pi toilet dulu, bersihkan taik mata yang berkerak. Mata nampak kelabu, asyik berair...giller sakit hati.


Tu la...agaknya aku ni asyik guna mata untuk pandang benda2 tak senonoh je kot..tu yang Allah tarik balik nikmat aku untuk melihat. Muahaaha..apa kebendanya benda tak senonoh tu? Aku pun tak tau...aku bukan peminat porno, setakat tengok MTV tu kot, tahap keseksian yang aku tengok. Mungkin la...takkan setakat tengok laki sendiri XXX pun takleh kot...dah laki aku..bukan tengok laki orang lain. Hmmm...tapi anak2 aku lak camne? Setakat tengok Playhouse je. Apalah, dah dugaan Allah bagi...lagi mau examine panjang lebar.


Takpe, habis dah cite sakit mata. Kita buat tag la plak. Mesti dah agak kan, sebab aku tulis entri ni dalam Bahasa Melayu. So nak buat tag le gamaknya.


Ni tag ni dah berzaman lamanya...aku baru nak buat. Rasanya semua bloggers kat dunia dah buat dah. Aku biasa la, manjang ketinggalan zaman. Takpe..asal tak nyusahkan orang. Lagipun, ni blog aku, sukati mak nenek aku la bila nak buat.


The Rules are simple. Use Google Image to search the answers to the questions below. Then, you must choose a picture in the first page of result and post it as your answer. After that tag 12 people.

Q.1 : THE AGE OF YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY?
Oh, dah tua dah aku. Walaupun orang selalu cakap, life starts at 40, aku rasa time tu aku dah ingat nak mati je kot. Insaf la konon, kita tunggu dan lihat.

Q.2 : PLACE I LIKE TO TRAVEL THE MOST?

Ni memang tempat favorite aku. Ada umur, ada rezeki aku nak pi lagi. Kali ni aku nak pi time summer, bleh jejalan kat gardens dia. Bleh naik bot dia. Bleh baring2 kat park dia, sambil suap2 hubby makan strawberry cicah coklat. Muahahahaha...romantik maut lak aku!

Q.3 : MY FAVORITE FOOD?

Ni sapa kenal aku memang tau la tabiat aku yang sangat chocoholic. Tapi yang dark chocolate je, dairy milk aku kurang la..manis sangat. Hubby pun dah tau, kalau nak ambik hati aku, belikan je dark chocolate. Wajib aku sujud terus depan dia. Memang kalau dia belikan, malam tu...nikmat yang serupa aku bagi kat dia...dalam bentuk lain la. Wakakakakaka...

Q.4 : NICKNAME THAT I HAVE ?

Tu, yang kena bulat warna merah tu. Itu je gambar yang ada.

Q.5 : MY FAV COLOR? Ni dari kecik sampai sekarang, aku memang suka kolor ni. Dulu asal beli baju je, kolor biru. Sampai ibu aku pun sound, cuba la kolor lain lak. So aku cuba la jugak...tapi bila pakai terasa kurang menawan lak. Hahahah..salah aku ke, salah baju tu?

Q.6 : THE CITY I LIVE NOW? Ni sapa yang dok kawasan rumah aku, tau sangat la restoran ni kat mana. Tiap2 hari aku lalu time nak pi keje, tapi tak pernah singgah. Tu la, sapa soh ada bibik yang terrer sangat masak. Salah bibik la plak.

Q.7 : THE PLACE I WAS BORN? Sememangnya aku anak jati bandar. Tapi kawin ngan mamat kampung. Itu namanya opposites attract. Hahahaha...kampung sangat ke Melaka tu. Agak terasa hina la nanti hubby baca ni nanti..takda la bi, main2 je. Jangan marah, nanti mata makin merah. Hehehe..

Q.8 : MY COLLEGE MAJOR Electrical & Electronic Engineering sebenarnya. Oya, campur Double Maths. Giller geek aku time college. Dah la susah nak maut...10 kali sesal aku ambik course tu. Tapi pikir2 balik, kalau aku tak ambik dulu, aku takkan jumpa ngan hubby. So in the end, ada la jugak hikmatnya.

Q.9 : MY BAD HABIT? Ya, aku memang suka menangguh kalau buat keje. Dari zaman sekolah dulu, last minute baru nak buat homework, last minute baru nak baca buku. Dah tu time exam, pi sekolah terasa nak terkoncing manjang sebab takut. Nanti fail, kena balun ngan ayah. Paling tidak pun kena bebel ngan ibu. Tak tau la yang mana lagi seksa, kena balun ke, kena bebel. Kena balun memang sakit, tapi kejap je la. Tapi bebelan ibuku bukan sebarang bebelan. Berminggu2 pun bleh tahap bebelan dia. Dah tu, akan sampai ke semua suku sakat keluarga hal aku kena bebel. Dah takleh nak tunjuk muka time raya. Hampes sungguh. Tapi aku macam tak serik, masalah suka menangguh ni terbawak sampai dah beranak pinak, dah keje 10 tahun. Tu la sebabnya, tiap hari masuk keje je, aku kena spend 1/2 jam pikir dulu, buat senarai aku matlamat keje aku hari ni. Kalau tak, surfing YouTube je la keje aku nanti.

Q.10 : MY HOBBY? Paham tak gambar kat atas. Jigsaw puzzle la. Memang aku minat tapi dah lama tak buat. Tapi aku still consider hobby la. Dulu masa kat US, aku selalu buat untuk hubby, yang gambar underwater sea tu. Hubby suka sebab ada gambar whale. Whale tu binatang favorite dia. Dulu, dia kata kalau kaya, dia nak bela whale. Serious je cite ngan aku. Aku pun layan, siap tambah, ok, aku nak bela polar bear. Bagus la, dua2 angan2 ntah hapa2.

Q.11 : MY WISH ? Ye ah, ni memang harapan semua orang la kan. Nak keluarga dia happy, sihat. Yang lain tu semua material je, hal dunia. Lagipun macam sekarang, satu famili aku kena sakit mata, tak guna la ada seratus juta hinggit pun, kalau takleh nak nikmati.

Kena tag 12 orang ke? Bukan semua orang dah buat? Takpe, sapa nak buat, buat la. Nanti aku mai blog korang baca yang korang lak merapu.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

My Resolution as a Parent

2009 is coming to an end soon. A new year is coming...time to make (and break) those new year's resolutions. Here are some I'm making as a parent.

1) Spend more time with the children.
The girls are growing up at warp speed. Dania will be in standard 2 next year, Dina will be attending her last year at Pre-school. Daria will turn One...she's already starting to take her 1st steps!! It's crazy...one moment, they're small, helpless lumps in my arms, depended on my breasts for survival, the next minute, they're running around the house, yelling and screaming, eating everything in the fridge with an appetite of 10 men. I'm still freaking out over the fact I'm a mom...and my kids are already getting ready to leave the house.
I hope work will be more tolerant in 2010...and I can get back home in time to play badminton with the girls or go for a 10 minute walk around the block before dinnertime. Fingers crossed.

2) Stop being kiasu (overly competitive).
I don't think hubby or I have much problem in this area. We've always been pushing the girls to do their best without being overdoing it. When Dania wanted to quit piano lessons, we let her because she really didn't have the drive for it anymore. Plus it also meant more money for us to use for other stuff for the girls.

3) Take time to better communicate with the children, collectively and individually.
I need to work on this more when I'm with the kids. I'm pretty good with Daria but with Dania and Dina, I tend to tune out sometimes. My mind would wonder about work or something I'm seeing on the TV. It's bad enough I only get to spend a few hours with them during the weekdays; I should make those hours count. Also, I should learn to communicate my frustrations better. Hubby should do the same. The girls are getting bigger and just telling them 'No" doesn't cut it sometimes.

4) Stop comparing your children to other people's children.
I remember my mom would sometimes do this and I hated it. I know she meant well, and it was her way of motivating me but still....I hope I don't do this to my girls. I love them just the way they are.

5) Encourage the children in what they are passionate about even if you think it's a waste of time.
The girls love drawing and doing creative stuff. Maybe I should find more creative outlets for them.

6) Stop beating yourself up if you make a mistake as a parent.
I do this on a daily basis. I think moms have it harder than dads, somehow we have this perverted POV that we need to be superwoman all the time.

7) Make time for your spouse.
Despite knowing how ultra important this is, hubby and i definately have to work more on ourselves next year. Too many cold wars fought. Ever since Daria was born, we haven't had a night just for the 3 of us. Maybe when Daria has weaned off, we'll go for another honeymoon.

8) Stop farming out parenting to the maid and / or babysitter.
I am sooo guilty of doing this, especially during the weekends. I like to ship the kids downstairs to watch Tv and then get back in bed for more sleep. Bad mother? Maybe not in the scheme of things but still, it's time I could be spending more with the girls.

9) Get healthy.
Hubby, are you listening? Ok, so maybe I need to exercise more too. Now's a great time to buy that Wii I've been saving for. Anyone who has one...where did you buy yours and how much did it cost?

10) Have fun.
Disneyland, here we come. I'm hoping all our planning and saving up will be worth it. That the girls will have a great time and have enough happy memories to last them a lifetime.

**Resolution ideas taken from ParenThots.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Eye Infection Update

I'm still on MC, thanks to this damn eye infection. It's gotten from bad to worst. Now my eyelids are swollen and I can hardly open my eyes. Even gross, my eyes are secreting brown liquid. Hubby's eyes are just as bad. Dania has infection in her left eye, for some reason her right eye is ok. And with some divine intervention, Dina has (so far...knock wood) evaded the plague. She's been pretending to be a DIVA and gotten to wearing her sunglasses in the house.

We've went to another clinic and got more medication. The doctor was worried if any of us had any mucus or filament in our eyes; luckily we're still not that bad.

I hope my eyes get better really soon. Work is piling up and the project is at such a critical stage right now. Plus it's so boring being sick with eye infection. Can't watch a lot of TV, can't surf the internet too much, can't go out. I've been laying around all day, periodically stuffing my face with food. I am soooo going to get fat after this!!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Infection

Sorry for the long silence. Been really busy with work eventhough a lot of people are already taking long holidays to finish off their annual leaves.

I've been spending the past few days at home too, not because I'm on holiday.

I have the pink eye. Really bad.

It started with Daria. Hers wasn't too bad, just slightly red. Good thing it wasn't itchy so she didn't rub her eyes much. Just as she was getting better, I suddenly started getting gooped up poo in my eyes.

I went to the clinic, got some eye drops and eye cream and got a day off. That was Sunday. On Monday, my eyes looked even more zombie-like, all red and veiny. I went back to the clinic and got the rest of the week off.

Hubby and Dania also got a taste of the pink eye but because they got antibiotics, theirs wasn't so bad. Hubby took only one day off. Dania's eye wasn't even red, just slightly swollen.

I probably should take antibiotic but the doctor warned me, that it could cause Daria diarrhea if I breastfed her. Hmm...if my eyes are worst tomorrow, I'll drag myself to the clinic again and get those antibiotics. I'll probably do the "pump and dump" technique while I'm on them.

I took pictures of my eyes with my handphone but somehow I can't transfer the images via bluetooth. I'll get hubby to try when he gets back.

Arghh...just 20 minutes in front of the laptop and my eyes are killing me!! Who knew eyeballs could throb!!!

Edit: Hold on, figured how to use the bluetooth. OK, here's what my eye looks like right now. This is the left one, the right one is just as bad. Beware...do not stare for more than 5 seconds.

ARGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Long Weekend

**This is a previous post that was supposed to be posted ages ago. In lue of my pink eye (still pink!!), I'm not in any shape to post anything new yet. So just bear with me.

Since Friday was a holiday (Awal Muharam), we were supposed to go back to Melaka to see my in laws. However, my MIL called; everone there is suffering from an eye infection. My SIL is the worst, her damn eyeball is bleeding!! Uwaaaaa...



So we cancelled that plan and got the rare opportunity to just stay at home for a change. We didn't do much on Friday except for some springcleaning and the usual laundry marathon.


On Saturday, hubby decided to take the kids out. We had promised Dania a new bicycle since she got good results for her final exam. She got 2nd in class. Yeah, Dania. Since she got 2nd, she didn't get the scooter she wanted. Promises are promises. She was a bit dissapointed but I told her, if she still wanted one next year, I would consider using her own money to buy it.

We went to Sunway Pyramid. Daria was such an angel, only crying when she wanted some milk. We had lunch at Burger King and just enjoyed the sights and sounds there. There was a Miss Tourism pegant thingy going on so lots of people were checking that out. To be honest, the ladies weren't all that hot. Heee...

Dania and hubby tried out the new archery place. They had a promotion going on. Actually Dania tried for free while hubby only paid RM9 for 15 arrows or so. Dina was too small to try and Daria decided to wake up at that time, so maybe next time for me.

We walked some more and unfortunately for Dania, we couldn't find a shop that sold any bikes. In the end, the only shopping we did was some shower cream for Daria and some strings for hubby's badminton racket. But it was great family time for us all.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Dina's Concert 2009

Daria is 7 months old today. WTH?!! Time flies too quickly when it comes to my little one. She already crawling everywhere like crazy and she's starting to stand too. I have a feeling she'll be walking before her 1st birthday. Sigh...it's times like this I feel like quitting to stay with the kids. They're all growing up too fast!!

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I need to blog about Dina's concert before it becomes stale news. Her concert was on the 5th and since it was early in the morning (9am), some people WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS did not show up, eventhough they said they would. But Hubby, Dania, my mom and myself were there so in other words THOSE WHO MATTERED were there, so all was good.

Here is the program of the concert. Dina participated in the one circled in red.


Sabar je la kan? Mentang2 cikgu dia Indian. Hmmm...

The ceremony started with performances from some of the teachers. Then the necessary speeches from the principal and VIPs. Good god, please, next time do not invite a politician as your VIP. These people are born with a mic in their hand and can go on and on and on and on. Talk about loving the sound of your own voice! Sheeshh...

The rest of the kids performances were entertaining. Unfortunately Dina was not among the students selected for the Best Performance Award. It turns out she got 4th in class and only the top 3 got prizes. Oh well, try harder next time, I guess.

Finally it was Dina's time to perform. I moved to the front to try and get a better view. However there were some very kiasu parents who insisted in standing up (??) to record their kids, without giving thought to the other parents at the back. Dude!! I did not wake up at 630am and wait for 5 hours to see my kid dance, only to be greeted by your hairy, fat ass!! Inconsiderate bastard!!

I moved to the side of the hall to try to get a glimpse on Dina there. Unfortunately her teacher stuck her in the middle of her dance group and surrounded her by her bigger classmates. I did try to take some photos; here are the results.

Shaking!! Let's try again. Oh my god, what is wrong with my camera??!!

I took some videos but the quality is equally bad. I waited until the last performance by all the kids to take a few more photos, hoping that this time I would be able to see Dina.This time she was placed in front. However,..... OMG, I don't know what setting I must have pressed but the pictures all came out b&w. Arghhh!!!

I caught up with hubby outside and complained about the camera. Rosak dah agaknya.

He fiddled around with it and took this picture.

Huh!!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Dowry Increase - An Issue?

This morning on our way to work, hubby and I listened to the radio. Today's hot topic was about the increase of mas kahwin (dowry) for those getting hitched in Selangor, from RM40 to RM300.

As expected, the guys were all against it while the women were all for me.

In my opinion, What is RM300 when you really think about it? To me, if you can't afford RM300 dowry, then you're not financially prepared to get married in the first place. If you can afford the latest handphone gadget or updating your car with the latest accessories every month, you can surely save at least RM300. Try bringing plain water to work instead of buying that everyday teh tarik. Do whatever you can to cut down expenses, nak seribu daya, taknak seribu dalih, tul tak?

The dowry is the only amount that really belongs to the wife later on. All the hantaran money and such, all goes to the wife's parents, as payment (or partial payment) for the wedding ceremony.

Let's look at it from this angle, RM300 for what? 20-30 years of marriage? That adds up to what...RM10 per year? Surely...surely...you wife, the one you are marrying, the woman you love with all your heart, the one who will carry your future kids is worth at least that!!

To me, all this huhaa about the increase in dowry should not be an issue in the first place. It's what happens after the marriage that matters.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Highlights of These Past Weeks

So many things to blog about but so little time to do so. Here are some highlights of the stuff that happened these past few weeks.

Dina's concert was a hoot. Hahhah, but too bad the teacher stuck her in the middle, behind the largest girl in the class. I saw her fleetingly for a few seconds than gave up straining my neck for a better view. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to buy the CD the school will sell next year.

Planet 51 review. It was great, even better because we all got free tickets. Thanks Normah!! I'll write more about the movie and how the kids related to it in another post.

My brother's knee operation. Dude, one month in bed, you're sure going to get gendut!!

My dad's birthday celebration. 58 years old and still going strong. Thanks Ayah for being there for us all throughout these years. Love you.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Hal Tenant Lagi

Ni terasa nak luahkan perasaan la ni. Pepagi dah buat aku angin, lepas tu manjang la jadi kes aku gaduh laki bini nanti.

Ni hal tenant apt aku. Hal tenant ni memang best cite kan? Macam2 kerenah.

Family ni, awal bulan lepas contact aku bagitau nak sewa apt aku. Aku ni, hal tenant memang sangat cerewet, so banyak la soal kan…dari mana, berapa orang anak, bla, bla, bla. Memula aku tengok family ni macam ok je la…tapi agak desperate nakkan apt aku. Tapi mintak kurang harga. Aku ni sebab sangat baik hati punya orang…okla, bagi la murah sket, dah la sewa include maintenance fee, tapi takpe la..apt tu pun dah habis bayar, so aku takde le risau nak bayar bank ke apa.

Memula family tu nak duduk on the 16th. Since masa tu baru awal bulan, aku bagi la option; kalau nakkan apt tu, kena bayar deposit full so that aku takyah carik orang lain. Kang aku takut, awal2 je beria2 nakkan apt tu…then tetiba tak jadi. Padahal aku dah tarik balik iklan aku semua, rugi la kan.

So dia setuju. Tapi bagi deposit sebulan je. Aku bagitau, deposit kena la full, 2 bulan campur deposit api air campur 1st month rental. Negotiate punya negotiate, aku bagi la dia ambik kunci dulu sebab dia kata nak tengok dulu condition apt aku. Siap dating ambik kat ofis aku, hangkut semua anak2 dia lagi. Aku pun ok la, fair la kan…orang nak duduk rumah, mesti la nak tengok condition dia dulu. Kang buatnya toilet tersumbat semua, tingkap takleh tutup ke apa, haru je plak. So aku pun bagi la kunci tapi bagitau dia, nanti pulangkan la kunci tu. Bila on the 16th dia nak duduk nanti, aku bagi balik kunci tu sekali ngan agreement.

A few hours lepas tu, the wife call. Bagitau derang setuju duduk rumah tu tapi nak simpan kunci. Kes malas nak berpatah balik ke ofis aku la tu. Aku pun ok la, since you dah ambik kunci, I consider you ambik apt tu. So minta bayar the rest of the deposit cepat2 and agreement will start today (the day derang ambik kunci, which was on the 3rd). Time tu ok je the wife setuju.

Semalam, aku perasan duit sewa tak masuk lagi. Semalam berapa haribulan…7 dah kan? Selalu orang bayar sewa rumah 1-3 hb kan? OK la, aku pun sms the wife, bagitau agreement dah siap, nanti weekend kita mai ambik signature dia…oya, sewa rumah tolong bank in kan.

Alih2 malam tadi, the wife call. Aku tengah sibuk ngan Daria so aku soh la hubby jawab. Bila dah sudah, hubby bagitau the wife tak setuju nak start agreement on the 3rd, nak jugak start on the 16th sebab itu tarikh dia masuk apt. Aku pun heran la, aritu ok je, alih2 ni tak ok lak. Lagipun pada aku, tak kisah la dia masuk berapa haribulan, yang penting bila dia ambik kunci tu, dah consider dia ambik la apt tu. Bukan aku bleh tunjuk apt kat orang lain ke apa.

So aku pun apa lagi, start la tak puas hati. Aku memang pantang la, orang start tak advantage bila kita dah accommodate habis untuk dia.

So pagi ni aku pun sms the wife. Bagitau, sorry, my hubby salah bagi info. Appreciate kalau kita start agreement on the day you took the key. Alih2 the wife call aku. Terus marah2. Cakap aku tak fair kat dia sebab soh dia bayar 2 minggu extra. HUH?!! Aku cakap, manade aku soh bayar extra. Aku based kan on the day yang you ambik kunci. Dia tak puas hati, cakap “I dah bagitau you, we all masuk on the 16th kan.” Aku pun cakap la, ye saya tau, tapi you ambik kunci on the 3rd. Saya ada mintak balik kunci tu tapi you takmo pulangkan. So I consider you ambik dah apt tu on the 3rd. Bila you actually masuk tu, not really my concern.

Prum pram prum pram, the wife dok basuh aku. Aik? Aku lak yang kena basuh?!! Last2 dia jerit kat aku, ye la, since you are the landlord and you dah marah2 kat I (HUH?? Sapa marah sapa ni??), I masukkan la duit sewa esok, eventho I rugi 2 minggu. Lepas tu letak.

Huh. Aku pantang la orang macam ni kan. Dulu cakap lain, sekarang cakap lain. Lepas nak put the blame on me. Aku pun dengan gembiranya sms balik.

Puan, kalau u rasa rugi 2 minggu and nak marah2 myself, maybe takde rezeki I ambik U as my tenant. I can come now and pulangkan all ur money and we just call it a day. From where I see it, when u took the keys and decided not to give back, i cld not show the house to anyone else and considered u nak ambik rumah tu. That’s why I started the agreement on the day u took the keys.

Dua kali the wife cuba call aku. Aku tengah panas hati ni, jangan la ko nak ajak aku bertekak lagi. Kang ada yang nangis kang. Ofismate aku pun dah jeling2 aku semacam je, dengar minah tu marah2 aku on the phone tadi.

Last2 the wife sms aku balik.

Will bank in d rental 2moro morning.

Hah…bleh pun!!

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Thnigs Giving Me a Headache

Dina's concert is this Saturday. Yesterday her teacher gave her a note to give to me. It read, "Dear Dina's mom. Please give Dina white pantyhose to wear during the concert. Anything, please call my handphone."

The thing is....I'm working!! Hello!!! Where got time to go shop for white pantyhose for my child? This morning Dina cried going to school because she was the only one (according to her) that didn't have any white pantyhose yet. I had to call up my mom to see if she could swing by the house and take Dina shopping. In the end, the teacher called me to inquire about the pantyhose. I asked her to buy it for me then send the bill. Habis cite...it would have been easier if the teacher told me about the damn pantyhose last week. I could have taken Dina out shopping during the weekend. Grrrrr...

One more thing, I've already paid Rm100 for this bloody concert. Why do I need to pay more for her costume? When is Dina ever going to wear white pantyhose after this? Grrr....

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I owed Bun lunch so today we went out. I wanted to check out the book sale at Amcorp Mall so he picked me up at the office and we drove there. We spent 45 minutes looking for a bloody parking spot!! Stupid mall. In the end, we decided to just go have Kopitiam at Jaya One instead. I did not get to buy any books and Bun had to pay RM2 for parking for nothing. Grrrr....

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Why do some people keep forgetting what they say, 2 minutes after they say it? And then they end up scolding the little people...for following their damn orders in the first place??!! I understand sometimes the policies and processes of the companies are a hassle but it's better to follow them and cover our asses than be called up by the Audit team later on. It's a "damned if I do, damned if I don't" situation. Grrrrr....

Monday, November 30, 2009

She is Mobile!!

Daria's already crawling. CRAWLING!! It took her 2 days to learn to sit and a few days after that, she was moving backwards on all fours. A few days after that, she was moving forward.

Now that she's mobile, I've become very anal about the cleanliness of the floor. Fortunately bibik is the same, so she sweeps and mops the kitchen floor every morning.

I can't believe my little baby is growing up so fast. Soon she'll be walking and then running. Soon she'll wean off the breast and there won't be anymore special "us time" for me and Daria. It's not fair...I'm suppose to enjoy her baby months for much longer.

Does this make me want to have another baby soon?





Hah!!! NO!!!

Last Minute .....As Usual

It's 2.33am and I'm still up doing this stupid ERM thingy. Of course, it's due tomorrow, so tonight...pulun sampai siap!! What should have taken me 2 hours tops has turned into 5 hours and clock still ticking, thanks to my intermittent internet connection. Plus this stupid page keeps time outing, eventhough I stay on.

Grrrr...good thing I slept in the evening. Tido asar pun, tido asar la. Janji esok pagi tak ngantuk. Uwwaaaa...I start work again tomorrow after a whole week off.

Can I have another week please???

**Editted: In the end, I had to do the test 3 times (the max amount). My last attempt was the highest score...salah satu je. Lantak ko la labu....dapat 5 ke pun MAPS in the end? Kuangkuangkuang...

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Blog Tag - Stupid Things I've Done

Mana ntah aku dapatkan tag ni. Biasa la, dah takde idea, otak tepu, tensen..apa kata kita layan blog je la. Buat tag ni best dalam bahasa melayu...senang aku nak carut2 kalau apa.

Level 1
(x) Smoked A Cigarette: 1st time aku isap benta'alah ni, konon sebab tensen famili aku kena pindah ke Melaka. Elok2 aku sekolah kat SJ, dah la masuk popular group (kes perasan ke?), kena angkut ke sana lak. Ada sebulan kot aku dok isap batang rokok ni. Alih2 kena tangkap ngan achik aku (adik ibu), kena ugut nak bagitau ayah aku...tobat!! Quit cold turkey!! Hahaha..tapi lepas tu, time tensen exam kat Vandy, ada jugak la aku isap gak. Member isap aku, Liza. Sesama layan perasaan sambil naik swing kat taman memalam. Hahahaha....
( ) Smoked A Cigar
(x) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex: Setakat cium pipi ada la, cium tangan. Cium sampai sentuh2 lidah tu takde ah...ini bukan Madonna menaip yer!
(x) Drank Alcohol: Tu, ubat batuk tu..bukan ada alcohol ke? Hahaha...

Level 2
(x) Are / Been In Love: Semestinya dengan En. R. Dan juga jejaka idamanku, Edward Norton.
(x) Been Dumped: Bleh ke cakap aku pernah kena dumped kalau aku ngan mamat tu tak pernah "on" pun? Aku je yang syok sendiri..hahaha..
( ) Shoplifted
( ) Been Fired
(x) Been In A Fist Fight :Adik2 aku 3 orang lelaki. Semestinya aku selalu kena marah pasal hal depa dan semestinya aku melepaskan balik geram kat derang. Hah!!

Level 3
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person: Yer, aku pernah ada crush pada abg senior kat uni aku dulu. Tapi blum sempat aku melangkah kanan, dah kena langkah ngan En. R dulu. So, in the end, aku pun melangkah2 la dengan dia. Habis cite.
(x) Skipped School: Ni kes malas or tak siapkan homework. Jam2 tu jugak la aku segugut macam nak mati. Ibu aku antara nak percaya ke tidak time tu..dah la time tu ibu aku tak tau bawak kereta, aku pi sekolah jalan kaki. Sian la kan, nak soh anak dara jalan kaki sambil peluk perut.
( ) Slept With A Co-worker
(x) Seen Someone/Something Die: Kalau tengok dalam filem, laku x? Itu pun aku dah nangis kluar hingus tak ingat nak lap, apa lagi la kalau tengok mati in real life.

Level 4
( ) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends: Ketahuila..aku takde Facebook!!
(x) Been To Paris: Sesungguhnya tempat aku memang nak pi lagi sekali ngan En. R. Sungguh romantis. Dulu pi time tu student, duit antara ada dengan takde. Kali ni, aku nak duduk hotel 5 star...pi naik bot romantik..makan cafe roti bom..hehehe..berangan.
( ) Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane: Paling takleh lupa dok dalam airplane 2 hari nak balik ke Malaysia dari US dulu. Macam nak sengal kepala otak. Steward yang hensem tu pun dah macam macai rupanya time nak turun kapal terbang. Tobat la...takmo naik kapalterbang lelama lagi.
(x) Thrown Up From Drinking: Selalu sebab pregnant. Time pregnant, apa benda masuk mulut guarantee kluar balik ikut mulut. Sengsaranya!!

Level 5
( ) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been Snowboarding
( ) Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
( ) Been in a Mosh Pit

Level 6
( ) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers: Ada la jugak, baru2 ni pasal gigi bungsu aku yang macam hidup segan mati tak mau ni. 5 bulan lepas pasal tetek aku bengkak susu. Ya Allah, sakit ya amat.
( ) Love/loved Someone Who You Cant Have:
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By: Masa kat Uni selalu gak buat ni. Pi taman besar kat depan tu (apa nama dia?), nak2 time Spring...lama lak tu bleh baring tengok awan. Sekarang nak buat? Mau perut aku kena pijak dek anak2 sebab boring, nak balik tengok Playhouse Disney.
(x) Made A Snow Angel: Masa kat Uni jugak. Tapi kat TN, snow dia tak tebal. So angel aku pun macam tak cukup makan je. Heh!

Level 7
( ) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite: Ni aktiviti ngan anak2. Yang tukang beli kite En. R la. Macam2 rupa la...yang bentuk ikan la, bentuk kucing la. Last2 anak2 aku jugak yang tak reti main..naik sikit, menjunam balik turun. In the end, ibu abah depa yang terlari2 kat taman main kite. Hahaha..anak2 sila tengok saja yer.
(x) Built A Sand Castle: Last time, masa pi Karambunai resort. Teramat cantiknya pantai dia.
( ) Gone mudding
(x) Played Dress Up: Dah nama pompuan kan, walaupun aku takde la cas2 wanita melayu terakhir. Main dress up ni masa kecik2 selalu la...selalu aku jadi cikgu garang ataupun ibu yang garang. Asyik2 watak garang. Apakah?!

Level 8
( ) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
( ) Gone Sledging
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game: Ni selalu buat time main kad. Sapa yang ajar kalau bukan ayahanda ku sendiri. Hehehe..
(x) Been Lonely: Oh, dulu masa bercinta dan bergaduh, selalula perasaan lonely ni mendatang. Ni dah kawin 8 tahun, anak keliling pinggang pun, ada gak terasa kekadang. Nak2 time pregnant. Oh, sangat alone dalam menangani seksa ngandung ni!!
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School: Pernah tertido dalam kelas sampai kluar air liur basi pun. Muahahaha..Kat tempat keje pun selalu gak tertido, nak2 time ada presentation slides..tutup lampu..baru slide no 4, aku dah tersenguk2.

Level 9
(x) Watched The Sun Set: Time pi 2nd honeymoon ngan En. R kat Bali. Memang romantis.
( ) Felt An Earthquake
( ) Killed A Snake

Level 10
(x) Been Tickled: Dina suka geletek ibu dia. Sabar je la.
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized: Aku pernah jadi mangsa ragut!! Masa tu balik dari keje, pakai kebaya lagi. Lalu depan balai polis lagi. Memang tak sedar, alih2 dah ada moto kat sebelah, rentap beg tangan aku. Tertiarap aku kat jalan raya, sib baik beg murah (Avon), rantai beg putus, kalau tak..berbirat lak badan aku kena heret. Masa tu sayu je tengok mamat moto tu (2 orang) pantas bawak beg tangan aku. Dah la time tu aku baru kluarkan duit nak belikan hadiah kawin member...handphone baru beli...1/2 gaji pertama aku dalam beg tu. Sedih ya amat!! Terus nenek aku buatkan air mandi 7 jenis bunga, buangkan sial.
( ) Been cheated on:
(x) Been Misunderstood: Sila la tanya En. R, dah kawin sekian lama pun, masih tak paham kepala otak aku yang kekadang ok, kekadang weng ni.

Level 11
(x) Won A Contest: Tu, yang aritu menang contest Tutu. Dulu2 pun ada jugak menang contest..menang Ginvera facial. Hahaha..time tu, bangga giller!! Happy ngalahkan orang menang kereta BMW.
( ) Been Suspended From School
( ) Had Detention
(x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident: 1st time, ayahanda bawak kete buat u-turn depan pasar keramat, kena langgar bas. Bas!! Memang masa itu ingat malaikat maut dah mendatang dah. Serius ngilau.

Level 12
(x) Had / Have Braces: Sesungguhnya gigi aku time sekolah amat tak senonoh. Tu la, takut sangat pi dentist...gigi kekal dah kluar, baru nak sibuk goyangkan gigi awal. Habis SPM je, aku pujuk ayah aku nak pakai braces. Pakai 2 tahun...dah cantek dah gigi aku. Heh!
(x) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night: Flavor: chocolate mint. Sesungguhnya aku kentut bau pudina je malam tu.
(x) Danced in the moonlight: Ni kena tanya En. R, pernah tak buat keje gila ni. Sekali pernah, tapi bukan dengan dia....kuangkuangkuang.

Level 13
(x) Hated The Way You Look: Gigi tak senonoh, kulit hitam, parut garuk kena gigit nyamuk merata satu badan. Memang sedih ah time sekolah...selalu dok tengok magazine Galaxie tu, berangan jadi artist cantek.
( ) Witnessed A Crime
( ) Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart: Selalu. Time nak pi US study. Time nak steady ngan hubby. Time nak kawin. But whatever it is..no regrets!
( ) Been obsessed with post-it-notes

Level 14
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud: Ni keje gila time OBS. Liza, ko ingat tak ni? Kasut aku dah nak tercabut dek masuk lumpur...last2 tanggalkan je, gantung kat leher. Bodo, sah2 lepas tu muka aku lak penuh ngan lumpur. Takpe, bukan ada Edward Norton pun nak tengok aku time tu.
(x) Been Lost: Ni time travel ngan En. R masa kat US, selalu la. Nama je printout directions from Yahoo Maps. Tapi sesat barat manjang.
(x) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World: US tu bukan opposite ke?
(x) Swam In The Ocean: Ni pun masa kecik selalu la..tapi sekarang jangan harap. Sesungguhnya aku tak suka mandi laut pun, meleket la!!
(x) Felt Like You Were Dying: Masa pregnant, masa nak beranak. Ni kalau anak2 aku tak reti nak kenang jasa ibu depa, memang la!!

Level 15
(x) Cried Yourself To Sleep :Oh selalu la. Ni la kekadang nasib badan dapat suami yang blur hal hati dan perasaan isteri. Suami yang blur ke, isteri yang ngada2. Ah lantak la...yang penting akhirnya En. R akan pujuk juga, walaupun aku dah bengkak mata nangis 3-4 malam.
(x) Played Cops And Robbers :Ala, sapa yang tak pernah main polis sentri time kecik2. Selalunya aku mesti menang, tak kisah la jadi polis ke, jadi sentri. Sentri tu apa? Hahahaha..
(x) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers: Ada anak2 yang sangat suka mewarna dan melukis ni, semestinya aku selalu join jugak. Apa tunggang langgang la ayat BM aku..fail!
(x) Sang Karaoke :Woooo...ini sudah menjadi keminatan aku ngan En. R yang terbaru. Ni kes nak lepaskan tensen...aku ajak2 ayam je pi karaoke, sekali dia ajak betul2. Tapi pi ngan ofismate dia, so aku kontrol2 jugak la...next time kita berdua je bang...all out kay, duet sakan.
(x) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins: Ni pernah gak, time student. Tapi setakat bayar untuk roti canai ah...RM2.50 je kot. Duit syiling pun pakai 50 sen punya, takde ah mamak tu terasa nak curah kuah dal atas kepala aku.

Level 16
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn’t :Ahhh...ini pun pernah. Tapi sebab melibatkan maruah seseorang yang lain..hehehe..baik takyah story di sini.
(x) Made a Prank Phone Call: Ni pun keje giller time sekolah. Sekolah rendah lak tu..aku rasa antara crime partners aku Sal ngan Zu. Hehehehe...sapa mangsa, aku tak berapa ingat.
(x) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose: Ini pun kes x senonoh sapa yang buat lawak bodoh sampai aku tak cas cun sebegini.
( ) Kissed In The Rain

Level 17
(x) Written A Letter To Santa Claus: Ni time aku sekolah kat UK dulu, cikgu suruh semua orang tulis surat kat Santa Claus. Time tu aku baru 4-5 tahun, sapa kejadah mamat santa tu pun aku tak tau. Sekali member kelas bagitau, ni mamat bleh bagi hadiah, bagi semua benda yang kita minta. Aku pun tulis "Dear Santa, can you come take back my little brother?" Huahahahaha...
(x) Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About : Pernah tengok sunrise sekali ngan En. R, time tengah naik hot air ballon. Fuyoooo!! Hadiah hari jadi masa kat Uni dulu. Itu baru time berchenta...time dah kawin ni...takde lak hadiah2 fuyo macam tu.
(x) Blown Bubbles: aktiviti kegemaran aku ngan Daria sekarang ni
( ) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or anywhere

Level 18
( ) Crashed A Party
(x) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People: Time cuti travelling ngan member2 satu US. Ok la, takde la satu US tapi kira dari utara ke selatan la.
(x) Gone Rollerskating / Blading: Ni pun keje ikut trend. Dan sesungguhnya aku memang tak terra langsung main rollerblade tu. Berapa kali jatuh tersembam bontot...time tu cuak jugak, takut hilang virgin. Haahaha..
( ) Had A Wish Come True
( ) Been Humped By A Monkey

Level 19
( ) Worn Pearls
( ) Jumped Off A Bridge
( ) Swore at the teacher, in front of them
( ) Swam With Dolphins: Ni pernah, kat Bahamas ngan En. R dulu. Best!!

Level 20
( ) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cube
( ) Kissed A Fish
(x) Worn The Opposite Sex’s Clothes : Baju T shirt En. R selalu kena sauk jadi baju basahan aku. Padahal letih member kumpul beli kat Hard Rock satu US...hehehe.
( )Sat On A Roof Top :

Level 21
(x) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs :Time tensen exam. Time gaduh ngan En. R. Time nak beranak (kecuali Dina...time tu aku tengah high laughing gas)
( ) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
( ) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours
( ) Recently stayed up for a while talking to someone you care about

Level 22
( ) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(x) Climbed A Tree :Dulu kat kampung ayah aku ada pokok mata kucing. Aku pun tunjuk jaguh, panjat nak ambikkan buah dia. Sekali tak tau nak turun...sadis je semua orang tinggalkan aku atas pokok tu. Menjerit tak ingat aku kat atas tu sebab time tuuuuu la aku teringat cite ayah aku kena kejar pontianak kat kampung tu.
( ) Had/Been In A Tree House.
(x) Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone: Lepas tengok Blair Witch dulu ah...time tu housemates aku takde plak..aku tak pedulik, terus ajak bebudak boys tido rumah aku. Depa semua longgok tido kat hall...aku siap masak lagi, nak pujuk depa teman aku kat rumah. Sekali depa pun ngaku, depa pun takut nak balik bilik memasing dek cite bodo tu. Hampeh!

Level 23
(x) Believed in Ghosts :Sesungguhnya aku takmo jumpa..tapi aku percaya. Sebab aku rasa aku pernah terserempak cuma (alhamdulillah) seperti biasa, otak aku lambat kompiut sket.
( ) Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
( ) Gone Streaking
( ) Visited Jail

Level 24
( ) Played Chicken
( ) Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
( ) Been Told You’re Hot By A Complete Stranger
( ) Broken A Bone :
(x) Been Easily Amused: Sesungguhnya bila anak2 aku buat lawak sket, aku dah ketawa dekah2. Easily amused la tu...

Level 25
( ) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
( ) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
(x) Caught A Butterfly :Pernah. Lepas tu simpan dalam jar. Sibuk la tutp ngan plastik, lepas tu tebuk lubang bagi udara masuk. Esok pagi tengok dia kiok jugak. Pembunuh rupanya aku ni..isy.
(x) Laughed So Hard You Cried: Ni selalu la..nak2 time jumpa member2 giller aku macam Noresh, Liza, Lin, Zai, Akish. Korang ni...lawak antarabangsa betul la..
(x) Cried So Hard You Laughed: Ni pun pernah. Apa hal ntah, tak ingat.

Level 26
( ) Mooned/Flashed Someone
( ) Had Someone Moon/Flash You :
(x) Cheated On A Test: Tipu la aku cakap kalau tak pernah buat. Tapi tak ingat lak bile dan utk test apa. Personaliti test kot..hehehe..
(x) Forgotten Someone’s Name :Oh sesungguhnya ni penyakit aku, tak pernah nak ingat nama orang. Bukan tak cuba...dah buat dah semua benda tu...repeat the person's name after they've told you...memang la, 10 minit lepas tu terus dah padam dari memori...selalu bila jumpa orang..panggil awak awak je..eeee, macam budak darjah 2.
(x) French Braided Someones Hair: Anak2 aku la jadi mangsa. Ada gambar dia..hahah..nanti aku carik.
( ) Gone Skinny Dipping
( ) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(x) Tried to hurt yourself: Ni time gaduh besar ngan En. R..memang sadis ah aku time tu. Tapi takde la sampai nak kelar tangan...itu dah takde pedoman punya orang.

Level 27
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster: Sesungguhnya aku sangat suka naik rollercoaster. Tapi sejak menjadi ibu, aku dah lama tak naik. Ye ah...orang lain semua naik, aku kena tunggu anak kat tepi. Hampes..
( ) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling
(x) Had A Cavity; Kan aku dah cakap, gigi aku time kecik2 tak senonoh!
( ) Black-Mailed Someone
( ) Been Black Mailed

Level 28
(x) Been Used: Ni selalu. Dek adik2. Dek kawan2. Selalu. Tapi aku ni je yang macam tak serik2.
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs: Ni pun pernah. Tersungkur terpijak kain sendiri. Lepas tu dagu berdentum kena anak tangga...tak ke terasa macam nak putus lidah aku kena gigi.
( ) Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone : Selalu pipi anak2 aku jugak la yang kena
(x) Licked Someone: Errr...ni hal suami isteri. Takleh cite sini...muahahaha.

Level 29
( ) Been shot at/or at gunpoint
( ) Had sex in the rain
( ) Flattened someones tires
(x) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on: Ni selalu. Kalau ibu aku, dah cuak mencanak2 dah ni. Dok la cakap, cepat isi, nanti kereta meletop. Tak paham, kalau minyak dah takde, camne nak meletop? Kalau ayah aku, time blinking2 tu, relek je...ala, ni sampai ke Melaka pun bleh lagi ni.
(x) Got five dollars or less worth of gas: Ni pun kes hina duit aku ngam2 je. Dah le sebelum tu aku bayar duit tol x cukup. Bleh ke?

Friday, November 27, 2009

A Week Off

At my in laws for Raya Haji. The weather is mighty hot today. I have a headache due to lack of sleep. Poor Daria still has her cough, plus her nose is now blocked up. I can imagine the discomfort she's in. Her medication doesn't seem to be working. I think we'll need to take her back to the clinic for a follow up check up, maybe take some gas to relieve her stuffiness.

I was on leave the whole of this week, eventhough my boss did sms me to ask whether I could cut it short. Our tender evaluation and presentation has finally gotten the result and eventhough the vendor selected was not what we suggested, I just could not bring myself to care anymore. What else is new, heh? Let the work commence when I get back next week. It's gonna be nose to the grind until we launch next year. Even now there's email flying around saying that all leave applications have been frozen..yeah, right!! You want your staff to work non-stop?! Come on, give us the benefit of the doubt to arrange our leave so it won't interfere with work. Surely not everyone is going on leave on the same time.

The kids had fun at the hotel with my parents. Poor Daria couldn't swim in the pool due to her cough so had to be content to watch from the side. She was an angel most of the time, only crying when it was time to take her medicine and when she was tired.

Great, it's started raining. I guess the heat was a sign that it was going to rain this afternoon. God, I hope it rains long. I'm ready to strip naked and lounge around nude if the heat doesn't stop soon. Argghh, I think it's best I go take a bath instead. Latersss...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Updates On The Kids

I could bitch and moan about work until no end, so enough of that. Let's talk about the kids for now.

Dania is on her last week of school. Already she's asking "which hotel are we going to stay in for the holidays?" Mak ai..good thing my parents have planned such an outing for next week. 4 days at *location undisclosed*...just lounging around, playing at the pool and NOT thinking about work (if that is possible).

Dina, on the other hand, only finishes school mid December. So for next week's holiday outing, she'll have to cut classes. Good thing she's done with her finals already, only waiting for her concert on the 5th.

Daria...she's sitting up by herself already!! That baby is growing up way too quickly. Hubby shaved her head (again!!) but her hair is starting to grow back already. Yesterday we took her to get her Hep B shots and she weighs 9kg!! That's an additional 0.6kg from last month. Pergh...semangat anak ibu!! Too bad she now has a cough, thanks to Dina for sharing. Hopefully the cough will pass soon. I think this is the first time she's been sick. I would like to think that breast milk rules!!

I'll post up more pictures of the kids soon. I need to take a quick nap. Lepas ni, sesi nak kena marah lagi...uwaaaa..

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

It's a Damn Marathon Baby

I'm tired. So tired. We're nearly at the finish line but I just have no energy to make this final sprint. Part of me wants to just roll over and accept whatever decision is made. Part of me thinks..after 3 years doing this damn project...to let go now....

Our final battle begins and ends on the 20th. Que Sera, Sera...

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Wisdom

Not the kind that I'm full of. Heh! I'm talking about this damn tooth that's trying to come out.


Dah tua bangka pun ada gigi nak tumbuh lagi?!

It started last Thursday. I woke up and noticed my right cheek was slightly swollen. I couldn't feel anything and when I tried to look inside, whatever was causing the swelling was too far back.

On Friday, the swelling had significantly increased. Plus, I had started to feel some pain. I couldn't brush my back teeth without hitting the soft spot. By lunch time, the swelling had also started to throb so I took half day off to go to the dentist. Since hubby was working in Cyber, I took the ERL there and he met me at the station.

The dentist took one look at my swollen face and made a bet, "I'm pretty sure it's your wisdom tooth."

She was right. Apparently the tooth had just started to break the gums and food had gotten trapped within. Since I couldn't brush that far back, the leftover food caused the swelling and apparently some pus.

Pus!! In my mouth!!!

Hubby is sooo gonna want to french kiss me after this.

The doctor couldn't do much, not until the swelling had subsided so she prescribed me some painkillers (I love!!) and some antibiotic (low dosage since I'm still breastfeeding). If the swelling hasn't subsided in a week, then she might recommend to do some minor surgery.

Surgery!! In my mouth!!!

I so did not sign up for this. *Sigh*.

Friday, November 13, 2009

48

That's the number of minutes I got to spend with my kids these past days. 48 minutes out of 72 hours. That's 48 minutes out of 4320 which equals to 2%.

2%!!!

Yesterday I was really worn out. Believe it or not, when I arrived at the office, I took an hour and slept in the car to recharge. Even then when I walked in the office, I was still groggy from fatigue plus other matters that I no need to mention here. Luckily I only had to be on standby for the meeting and not actually have to attend it. So for once, I got to go home on time. The best part was, when I reached home, Dania asked me, "Ibu, didn't you got o work today?"

Yep, having me come home at 12pm had become the norm for the kids. So seeing me walk in the door at 7pm was cause for celebration. I made them stay up for as long as they could on a school night and just cuddled up with them in front of the TV.

It's during times like this I wonder if my decision to be a FTWM is the right thing for my kids. But this is just seasonal. Let's hope the all the havoc and hard work pays out and things can settle back to normal.

Monday, November 09, 2009

When All She Wants Is Her Mother

Last weekend the family went back to Melaka for a wedding and my SIL's boy's 1st birthday. It was the first time we went back without bibik. Bibik gave reason to stay behind and take care of the laundry that had piled up so high due to it raining everyday. I was fine with the idea since it was only for one day anyway.

We arrived in Melaka around 12pm and went straight to the wedding for lunch. Daria was such a darling; even in the hot weather, she was smiling all the way. The food was good and the crowd was almost non-existent, so we all gobbled down happily. After filling our tummies, we headed back to my in-laws.

Around 5pm, I put Daria down for a nap and then headed to Carref00re with hubby to buy some groceries. As we were on our way back, my MIL called; Daria was crying...no, screaming her lungs out. Apparently when she woke up, she got confused and when she couldn't find me, she freaked out and started crying.

When we arrived at our in-laws, my MIL was carrying Daria and trying to console her. Clad only in a towel, my poor girl was beside herself. When she saw me, she grabbed me and held on for life. It took me 30 minutes to quiet her down and stop her crying.

Until yesterday, she wouldn't let me out of her sight. When her grandma or aunts tried to carry her, she would start crying and searching for me.

Dear Daria. Please don't fret. I would never leave you eventhough I can not always be there physically for you.

Friday, November 06, 2009

David vs Goliath

A meager manager up against a VP in a heated meeting. 10 people talking at once, trying to make their point. Results of 3 months of hard work, looked down on by the vultures above.

Result? Everyone came out bloody and tired...with no clear winner.

Another round proceeds tonight..with more nights to come.

Let's get ready to rumble!!!!

Monday, November 02, 2009

Purest of Pain

This song used to be one of my favorites during Uni years. At that time, I was dating hubby and my room mates can stand witness to the fact, we sometimes had a turbulent relationship.

Everytime we had one of our fights, I would sit in my room, switch off all the lights and listen to this song over and over again. Talk about torturing yourself!!!

But I still love this song for its lyrics and beautiful melody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJyPTQG9Cg

*Youtube wouldn't let me embed the video here so just follow the link


Sorry didn't mean to call you but I couldn't fight it
I guess I was weak, couldn't even hide it
And so I surrendered, just to hear your voice.

Don't know how many times I said I'm gonna live without you,
And maybe someone else is standing there beside you,
But there's something, baby that you need to know.

That deep inside me, I feel like I'm dying.
I have to see you,It's all that I'm asking.

Chorus:
Baby, give me back my fantasy.
The courage that I need to live,The air that I breathe.
Living without you, my world's become so empty.
The days are so cold and lonely
And each night I taste the purest of pain.

I wish I could tell you I'm feeling better everyday
That it didn't hurt when you walked away
But to tell that truth I can't find my way

And deep inside me, I feel like I'm dying.
I have to see you, It's all that I'm asking.

Baby, give me back my fantasy.
The courage that I need to live,The air that I breathe.
Living without you, my world's become so empty.
The days are so cold and lonely
And each night I taste the purest of pain.

Baby, give me back my fantasy.
The courage that I need to live,The air that I breathe.
Living without you, my world's become so empty.
The days are so cold, lonely
And each night I taste the purest of pain.

I'm sorry I didn't mean to call you but I couldn't fight it.
I guess I was weak, couldn't even hide it
And so I surrendered just to hear your voice.

Group: Son By Four

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Tau Takpe..

Conversation made yesterday between myself, Dania and Dina.

Scene: In the kitchen, getting ready to go for a birthday party.


Dania: Ibu, sikat mana?

Me: Dalam bakul tu. Tempat biasa la.

Dania: Takde pun. Mana sikat ni?!

Me: Ada la dalam tu. Cuba carik betul-betul.

Dania: Kaklong dah carik dah. Takde.

Me: Kalau ibu pi carik, jumpa..memang la.....hah, kan ada ni?!! Kaklong ni, suka carik benda pakai hidung!! Mana nak jumpa?

Dina: *Tetiba menyampuk* Dina suka carik pakai kepala lutut!!


Everyone: *huh*? Hahahahahahaa.....sabar je la..

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Dania's School Sports Day

Last Saturday was Dania's Sports Day. Both hubby and I had planned to go to her school to give support eventhough the school had discouraged parents to attend allegedly because of the H1N1 epidemic. Yeah right, like anything is going to stop me from jumping up and down, cheering on my girl from the sidelines.

This is Dina. She wanted to come also. Siap pakai kasut sukan lagi. She was supposedly to be Dania's main cheerleader but even before the event started, she complained about the heat and being tired. Hampeh punya cheerleader.



I had sms'ed Dania's teacher to inquire when the sporting events would start. 8am he said. Hmmm..yeah right, even at 9am, nothing had really started. Since we hadn't taken any proper breakfast, hubby took Dina and me to a nearby restaurant for some roti telur.


We went back to the school at 930am and Dania and her team mates had proceeded to the field to prepare for their event. It was another 1/2 hour until it was time for Dania's event to start.


The rules were simple; walk or run across a wooden bench, then jump over a hockey stick, go round some cones and run back as fast as you can. Pass the baton to the next person and go to the back of the line. Here's a video of Dania sprinting her way across the course.


The girls did ok but lack a bit of coordination when passing the baton. In the end, the green team got 3rd placing. OK la, each team member got a tupperware for their efforts. Better luck next time. What matters is that everyone had fun.

Monday, October 26, 2009

One Hurdle Down

Yahooooo!!! Finally, my presentation paper to management was presented and approved!! After going to the damn meeting 4 times and not being able to present (despite staying back until 11pm..uhuk!), we finally got a session this afternoon and finished the presentation in record time. Granted, the committee members were just as anxious to get the whole thing over with also. Hahhaa...bagus, lain kali macam tu. Approve je la..


Dania had her school sports day last Saturday. I'll update more on that in a later post. Oya, also as a treat, hubby took me and the girls for a karaoke session at Mid Valley. Heheheh..best woooo, dapat lepaskan tensen.

Well, I'm off to bed. Just because I've finished one work hurdle, that doesn't mean there aren't anymore ahead of me. But for the time being, let me just pat myself on the back one more time. Haha..

Later, peeps!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Not Again!!

At another presentation meeting right now. I was suppose to start my presentation at 5pm. It's now 630pm and they are currently arguing whether or not we should be presenting the slides to this committee in the first place.

ARGHHHH!!!!

Bleh tak bagi aku balik on time sekali sekala? Sedih tau tak dapat jumpa anak2 tiap2 malam...uhuk.

What la. I have a feeling that this is going take until midnight. Mati laaaa...

Raya 2009 - Day 2 & 3

We headed back to my in-laws on the first day actually, around 5pm. Traffic was light since most people were already back in their hometown. Before getting to my in-laws house, we took a detour to visit hubby's cousin who had just delivered a baby girl.
Here are the girls playing with sparkles in front of the house. Hubby kept watch while Daria didn't really care for all that smoke.

For the 2nd day of Raya, we really didn't go anywhere. My SIL was getting engaged the next day so we had a lot to prepare.

Day 3 and still we didn't go anywhere. Here are pictures from my SIL's engagement ceremony.
The self appointed flower girls. Apparently the theme was maroon. Luckily the girls already had the appropriate dresses.
The girls with their Maksu. The engagement dress actually belonged to my othe SIL but Su had added beads to make it her own.
Su with her future MIL.
The gifts from the families. The maroon colored ones were from our side while the turqouise ones were from Wan's side (Su's fiancee).
And we end with another cute picture of the girls. Hehehe..

Thursday, October 22, 2009

My Friend's Loss

Last night I hardly got any sleep. Daria refused to sleep and insisted on playing instead. Remember she only went to bed at 10.30pm last night? She woke up at 1.30am, then again at 3.30am and then again at 6am. Then she totally refused to sleep again. OMG...I had already started to forget what it was like to wake up every 2 hours. The thing is, it wasn't because she was hungry or wet. She just wanted to play.

I hope there will not be any repeat of last night tonight. I could hardly function at work today. It's bad enough I have a tender report to finish up ASAP. Grrr...

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Today I visited a friend. Her stepson passed away this morning. He had died due to a brain tumor. He was 6 years old.

Now this friend of mine, we used to be close. Then life happened and we drifted apart. We meet once in awhile on occasions; she came to see me when I delivered Dania, I visited her when she had her 3rd son. Visits were few and far apart, despite her living in Shah Alam, just a stone throw away from my parents house.

She married a Singaporean Pakistani and became his 3rd wife. While he was still married to the first two. OK, before any of you judge..let me tell you this: it works for her. Somehow, the whole polygamy thing...sharing a husband, staying in the same house with all the other wives...yeah, it's mind boggling and even I'm still trying to come with terms with it all, even after all this time. But this post isn't about that and is not meant to undermine her life, so let's move on.

Her late stepson is about the same age as her eldest boy, so naturally she was the one who breastfed the boy too. Kira jadi ibu susuan la member aku tu. See, harmony...but then again, moving on. Apparently the boy was having trouble concentrating in school and had slight hand tremors. The family took him for a check up and it was then they got the news that he had a big tumor at the base of his spine (behind the neck). It was untreatable since there were too many blood veins involved. This was in March. The boy went for radiation therapy and for a moment, the tumor shrunk to half its size. Then in July it became aggressive. A few weeks after that, the boy lost feeling in his left side. During his last days, he was unresponsive and had medication pumped in 24 hours to prevent him from having fits and choking on his own saliva.

He passed away around 730am today. Innalillahiwatainnahirajiun..

I almost didn't go and see my friend because of the insane workload I had but I'm glad my other friends insisted in dragging me there. For one thing I got to see my friend after so long. And also, I got a reminder about how fragile life is and how we should always cherish the ones we love.

To Y, be strong. I hope we'll meet again soon. Love you.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Raya 2009 - Day 1

Daria finally fell asleep at 10.30pm tonight, a record for her. Usually she sleeps at 8.30pm. Tonight she just wanted to play and hug. I think this is her way of telling me how much she misses me during the day. Hmmm..yet I hope this is just a one off thing and not the norm from now on.

I wanna blog about our Raya before it becomes too stale. This year, Raya was special because of the latest addition to our family. And boy, was Daria a big hit wherever we went. People wanted to hug her and carry her everywhere. And she loved every minute of it!! Needless to say, she got a lot of Raya money!! Hehehe...

Here are some pictures taken of the family during raya. This year we spent Raya morning at my maternal grandma's house in Keramat. All my cousins were there except for my Pakngah's children as they followed their mom back to her hometown.

These are all the female cousins and nieces. I'm the only girl in my family but I contribute three daughters so that balances things out. My aunt from Melaka has 5 daughters!! The eldest is now a doctor; she's the one at the back in the brown baju kurung. FYI, she's also single and looking so any available bachelors..ehem, please contact me if you're interested. Hehehe..If you look to the bottom left of the picture, you'll see part of my grandma's wheelchair. She cried when she say all of us together taking pictures; I guess she was just so happy everyone was with her to celebrate yet another Raya.

These are all the boys; from left to right: My youngest brother (Kamarul), Hubby, my 2nd brother who's getting married next year (Salehin), my 3rd brother (Zulhazmi), my cousin who has 5 sisters (Azad), the other 3 are brothers; Firdaus (orange baju melayu), Amirul (purple) and Aiman (silver). Missing are Hirzan and Faiz.
Here's Daria with her aunts; Makteh Taty and Maklong Aina. Aina's the doctor I mentioned earlier. Taty is currently studying medicine in Bandung. I bought the dress Daria's wearing at during the raya sale at my office. The tag said "for 1-2 years old". Muahahaha..Daria can wear it and she was just 4 months old.
Here are the girls again, minus Daria who had been kidnapped by her uncles. That's my mom's youngest sister on the far left, beside her daughter in the black headgear. Yeah...tell me about it, she doesn't look old enough to have a 18 year old daughter. Then again, people tell my mom the same thing!! People think we're siblings!!
Here's Daria getting to know her Paksu Aiman better. What can I say, the girl sure knows how to melt people's heart with her cheeky smiles and baby talk.

Those are just some pictures we took during the first day of Raya. It's getting late so I'll blog about the rest of Raya in another post.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Lagi-lagi Gambar Daria

Ko tengok la bibik aku ni, dia buat anak aku macam anak patung. Ada sumbat dalam bakul?!Sabar je la..bak kan la si Daria tu tak kisah apa orang buat kat dia, asalkan ada orang layan. Dah le pakai topi, macam anak pesawah lak rupa dia. Kekadang aku dah dress up dia macam ni pun, orang bleh tanya boy ke girl. Kan pakai topi bereben tuuuu, takkan boy kot!! Sabar je laaaa....
Ah...susah nak dapatkan gambar si kenit ni pandang camera. Dah ok dah gambar ni, ada plak minachi sibuk kat sebelah. Cet!! Ada2 je yang enter frame..
Ni si Daria tengah pandang apa ntah...Kak Ngah dia letak anak patung dalam bakul tu sekali kot. Letak gambar ni bukan apa, nak menunjukkan bulu mata anak aku yang amat panjang itu. Fuyooo, bukan palsu punya ya...asli, 100% ikut macam ibu dia. Wakakakaka...nak jugak puji bulu mata sendiri cantekkk!!
Dah bukak topi, bibik dia pakaikan sepit rambut lak. Dah tu Kak Ngah dia sumbat lagi soft toys banyak2 dalam bakul tu. Memang seminit lepas aku ambik gambar ni, si Daria dah menjerit. Rimas!! Kelakar sket tengok muka dia kat sini...terperanjat dek flash. Hehehe..
Ni muka Daria macam pasrah je...apasal la akak2 aku ni giller ambik gambar?! Aku rimas ok...rimas!! Ni Daria dah bleh duduk dalam Bumbo seat yang aku belikan Dina dulu. Punyala kotor seat tu..kena pinjam dek akak ngan cousin cik abang. Apala, tak pernah lap ke?! Last, ibu aku jugak yang sental ngan cif sebelum bagi Daria cecah bontot.
Gambar ni sikit gegar tapi aku suka sebab Daria tengah ketawa. Hubby cakap muka Daria nampak kecik; aku rasa dek rambut dia la. Bak kata adik ipar aku, macam rambutan! Hehehe...tapi aku suka sebab lembut sangat. Ni bibik dah crop sikit rambut dia tadi, nampak balik tembam pipi tu.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

More About The Fishes

So these are the fishes the girls bought. At least this is what they looked like when they were still alive. Oya, Dory? Yep, she went to heaven also. RIP.
This is the tank my mom bought for the fishes. Dania chose the colorful stones. I bought the goumari fishes (ikan sepat). If they survive until this weekend, then I'll buy more of them. And maybe some of those plastic seaweed to decorate the tank. And also a small Plecostomus fish to help keep the tank clean. What's a Plecostomus? Orang Malaysia panggil ikan bandaraya laaa...

Monday, October 12, 2009

Nemo and Dory

Yesterday my mom came over. Since I had to work that day, I didn't meet her until I got home at 3pm. Hubby was out with the girls. Guess what they were doing?

Buying fish!!

Not the type you eat...the type you put in a bowl and watch swim.

Yep, hubby finally relented and bought the girls their very own goldfishes. One for each of them, except for Daria since she can't feed them on her own. Hehe.

The GREAT thing is hubby bought the fish and fish food....only!! Where the heck were the girls suppose to put the fish?!!

So in the end, my mom and I took the girls back to the fish shop to buy an aquarium. In the end, we also bought two more fishes (goumari), some colorful stones and some chlorine for the water.

Pandai cik abang, dia beli ikan sekor RM3, mak mertua dia kluaq duit beli benda lain sampai RM50. Hampeh tul!!

The girls were super excited about the fish. Bibik, not so much since she knew she would be the one cleaning out the tank everytime. Sabar je la bibik..layan je.

This morning when we woke up, one of the goldfishes had died. Terapung je badan dia. Dania cried a little bit which makes me anxious because if memory serves me right (I used to have goldfishes during my Uni years), there's always a very high potential the rest of the fishes are going to die soon. Hmmm....

ps: Nemo and Dory are the names of the goldfishes...I think Nemo is the one that died. Innalilah...

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Stung

This was in the paper today. When I first read it, my heart nearly stopped. Recall this post? To think it could have turned out really badly for Dina and my bibik.

Thank god both of them go away with only one sting each.

So sad the same can't be said for these little children. To lose 3 children in one go...and at such a young age....oh dear god, I've started crying.

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Work Slave

I need to blog here that I am currently in the office on a beautiful Sunday morning because I have 162 pages of tender documentation to print, make 4 copies of for 5 vendors, bind and bring with me to CBJ on Monday for our testing session.


This is not what I signed up for, people!!!


Fortunately I'm not alone. No, I dragged my staff out of bed to help me. I mean, who says I have to suffer alone. If I can't lounge around in my pajamas, watching Sunday Cartoons today, then no one can!!

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Gaga

I know it's catchy but when you hear your 7 and 5 year old girls singing about taking a ride on someone's "disco stick", it's little bit unsettling.

I should lock MTV and Channel V during the day. It's getting waaayyy too raunchy during daytime. Same goes for channel Hitz.fm. Can we save all the "humping and grinding" video clips for after 10pm?

Sheeeshh!