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!!

Dina's Concert & Why I Need A New Camera

Last year, I had trouble getting pictures of Dina at her concert. This year, the same thing happened again.

We arrived at the venue rather late. Hubby had sent Dina there earlier in the morning as all the students had to be there by 7.30am. Parents were suppose to arrive around 8.30am. We got there at 9am, just in time for the speeches. Yawn!!

There were 4 centers joining the ceremony so it was rather long, what with 4 performances from each center. Dina was in 2 performances; a Chinese dance and the choir.
Luckily I brought a book to the concert, so I read while the other kids were performing. Don't judge me, all the other parents were only interested in seeing their own kids perform too. Heeee. But I never forgot to give my mandatory clap at the end of each performance. Some were rather good, especially the dramas.

Below are some pictures of Dina during her performances. As always, Grade A photos!!
Awesome!! You can almost make out her features.
Another great shot!! This was her in the choir singing a CT Nur song. Don't ask me about the 2 angels in the front; they were a major theme throughout the concert.
Super shot!!
Dania and En Rashid sitting upstairs. Initially we sat in the hall downstairs but quickly moved up thanks to....
...all the kiasu parents who wouldn't listen to the organizer and insisted in standing up front and center to take videos of their children performing (circled in red). Dude, your kid is not the only one on stage. Get your butt out of our faces and move to the side!! A**holes!!
Dania with a cupcake she bought at the venue. Those things cost RM2 per piece and were mighty sweet! I gave her RM10 and she went and bought 5 of them. Then grumbled to me about them being too sweet. Grrr...
Dina's picture during the graduation slideshow. Grrrrr....
Dina, taking the prize for getting second in her class. Like..wtf is with my camera...I give up.
Here's Dina at home, posing with her prize and graduation folder.
And here she is with her graduation certificate and photo.

Congratulations Dina!! Here's going to real school next year.

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....

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.

Last Weekend...

Well, the Westlife concert was fun. Despite the fact I knew and could sing along to only 3 of their songs. They have a new album?! Sigh...so not up to date. Anyway, thanks to Noresh for dragging me there. Was a nice change of pace for me.

On Saturday, we had Dina's birthday party. And I'm happy to report that everything went fine!! In fact, the kids had so much fun, doing the coloring activity, playing the "kill the pigs" game, the "send the birds home" game and the "bomber bird" game. Oh, and they lorrvvveeeed the cake!! Thanks to Aida for all her hard work. And thanks to all those that came. Dina was grinning ear to ear the whole time, she was very happy to say the least.

I have pictures and videos for all of the above but will have to wait until later to upload. Work-a-calling!!