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.

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...

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...

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.

* click on image for a larger view.

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!!

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!

Another Milestone Accomplished

Daria has learned how to roll over. And lucky me, I happened to be there when she first did it. Yesterday's meeting ended at 11pm (still considered "early" since it was scheduled for 12pm), so this morning I went to work a bit late.

I love playing with Daria and watching her smile. As she rolled onto her tummy the first time, she gave a HUGE grin from ear to ear!!
That's my girl!!

Old Friends

It’s 8.30pm and I’m still at the office. Our presentation session is about to begin but my part is still way into the future. Looking at the agenda, this meeting is scheduled to end at 12 midnight. Mampos!!

I hate going back home late. One main reason is because of the kids, especially Daria. Being only 4 ½ months old, she still needs to be breastfed in order to fall asleep at night. And it’s not only for her sake; I love those special minutes with her especially since sometimes it’s the only time I really get to be with her on weekdays.

Since I’ll be stuck here for another 4 hours, I’m taking this time to blog about my reunion with my dear friends, Amani and Rina.

I met A&R when we all joined The Company as scholars. This was 14 years ago. Man, I feel old.

First thing I noticed about A&R is how gorgeous they were. Me, on the other hand, didn’t know the first thing about make up or dressing up. As time went by, I learned that not only were these gals beautiful, they were funny, smart, kind, caring and CRAAAAZZZYYY!!

We spent 2 months together at ITM KL for our English course, except Rina had to cut the course early because she was selected to go to the US early. Amani and I became roommates and God bless her heart for bearing with me during my “Nirvana” days. Also for being there for me when I had my heart broken by my stupid crush on SA. OMG, how stupid was I then?

After the English course, we headed to Lumut for our OBS (Outward Bound School) course. Or what we all fondly recall as OUR TIME IN HELL. Blast you Rina for not having to go through this.

Amani, I can’t believe you actually miss our OBS days. Don’t you remember kayaking around Pangkor for 15 hours?? Fifteen!!! Having to run 5 km every morning! Having to do our business in the freaking woods! And having to eat uncooked canned meat for 10 days! God, even the sight of those cans make me sick.

Gal, you crazy. I said it before and I’ll say it again.

After OBS, Amani went to Canada while poor, old me stayed behind for my A-level course. We all tried to stay in touch as much as we could but I really missed our carefree days at ITM.

Years went by and we saw each other during special moments; when Amani got married, when I gave birth to Dania, whenever Rina came back to Malaysia for the holidays.

Last week, we all got together after not seeing each other in years. And blast those women, even after all these years, they still look gorgeous. We met up after work and Amani drove us all to MV. After much debating, we settled on Chillies as our destination for food.

We talked and updated each other about our lives. We reminisced about the good old days and laughed about how much we had all changed. We shared stories and secrets and reminded each other why we were each other’s kindred spirits.

Our time together was cut short by a phonecall from hubby who had gotten into an accident. Which I shall elaborate on in another post.

To my dear friends A&R, thanks so much for being there for me, throughout these years. Forgive me for all my shortcomings. I hope we meet again soon. Love you guys!!

A Birthday Note to Dina Yasmin - 5 Years Old

Dearest Dina,

Looking at my previous posts, it just dawned on me that I didn't write you a birthday note for your 4th birthday. Trying to remember why, it must have been due to my pregnancy with Daria. I would have been 6 weeks in; my HG would have just started.

I apologise my dear, it was not my intention to abandon my obligation during your special day.

For this year, your birthday fell during the raya month. For this reason (and because your abah didn't want the hassle of entertaining so many kids at the house...yeah, right, like he's the one doing the entertaining....or cleaning up...*eye roll*), we decided to celebrate your birthday at your school with your friends.

Our usual bake lady was busy so after much internet searching, I found this site on Kak Dilla's blog. Thank you so much Edina for entertaining my late request. The cupcakes you made for Dina really made her day. After we had picked them up from you the other day, she was so excited, she kept saying "I love my cupcakes!! I wanna hug them!!"

Your birthday fell on a Sunday but since we had several open houses to go to, we didn't get to have the family dinner as planned. But you being you never complained. Going to bed, you excitedly exclaimed, tomorrow ibu is coming to my school and bringing my cupcakes for my friends.

When you saw me at your school, you greeted me with a huge smile. Your teacher asked your classmates to sing Happy Birthday and you just couldn't stop smiling. You looked so proud giving out the cupcakes and goodie bags.

My dearest Buttercup,

It's amazing how big you are yet how manja you can still be at times. You're so funny and cheeky, you leave us all rolling on the floor laughing with the things you say. You're still into all things Princesses and for obvious reasons I wish you would stay like that forever.

I love hearing you read your books because you still have some pelatness. I love riding in the car and listening to you sing. You may not know all the words but you sure have the beat in you. I love smelling you after you've taken a bath; you smell like cool breezes and warm sunshine.

Thank you for all the smiles and laughter you've bought into our lives. Thank you for all the hugs and kisses.

My prayers for you this birthday is that you grow up healthy, happy and full of life. Just remember, no matter how big you grow up to be, you'll always be my cheeky, little girl.

I love you so much Dina and I hope you know everyday just how much I do.

Happy fifth birthday, my Beautiful

Love, ibu.

What I Owe My Blog

Have so much to blog about but no time. A list of intended blog posts:

1. Raya complete with pictures.
2. My SIL’s engagement ceremony also with pictures
3. My meet up with long lost friends, Rina and Amani.
4. Hubby’s car accident…sob!

We won’t be going anywhere this weekend (other than a few open houses) so hopefully I’ll be able to update then. Until then, everyone have a great weekend.