Muka bangku

Camera hates me. That's for sure. I'm never good at posing straight in front of the camera much less supermodel pose. I can't quite remember when this lifelong hostility towards the camera starts. Maybe since I was an infant kut?

And I think the camera can also sense the uncooperativeness in me hence the pictures below. Well, what can I say its a mutual understanding. LOL!

Its pretty easy to spot me among those people in the pictures....the one with the grumpy and poyo look on the face haha! 

yg ini konpem terlebih suka kat kamera sampai nak tayang gigi tu diaaa...

Boo!

Has anyone ever send you a supposedly funny video but turns out bloody scary in the end? The one that makes you go jumpy or even fell off from the chair? You know the one with the demon face that suddenly popped in your screen accompanied by that creepy sound in the background? Huh, dah banyak kali terkena okey sampai nak terputus urat jantung!

Which is why I am a bit wary when someone posted or tagged me a video of something like this. If I do want to watch it especially when the video title sounds a bit fishy, I'd cover my face with my 2 hands and peek between my fingers. That way, I wouldn't be so terkejut beruk if the ending is what I anticipate. Clever huh?

Sometimes, the scariest movie/or video doesn't even need a ghastly looking figure to scare us. All it needs is a little imagination or the "real thing" being invisible to our eyes. Just the sound or sight of a chair moving or a door closed by itself can actually send the shivers down the spine. 

  

Don't believe it? Just watch this movie trailer Paranormal Activity 2 and be spooked!

Raya menjenguk lagi..

macam biasa gambar dicilok dari google..

Okeylah puan-puan semua, kejap lagi saya nak ke kedai mencari bahan-bahan untuk membuat rendang. Tengah serabut otak ni pikir nak buat rendang ayam ke rendang daging atau ikutkan kepala aku yg senang ni tak yahlah buat langsung. Hehe!

Pening mak oii adoyai.

Don't judge a book by its cover

Literally. Pun intended.

Kak Ngah has received textbooks for Year 4 yesterday and I was appalled with the conditions of the textbooks. Really horror you! But who am I to complain coz they're on loan from the government anyways. Terima ajelah and Kak Ngah didn't seem to bother much about it. 

So, my next to-do list will be buying new plastic covers, masking tape, cellotape and what not and start to restore those damaged textbooks maybe one or two days before the school re-opens. Eh, why wait that long to do it you may ask. Well, I am one of those rare people who likes to procrastinate. Okey tak reason ni? 

There's something really fascinating about doing things in the last minute. Must be the adrenaline rush. Ha ha!

Two weeks more...

...and then the school holidays start! For some working parents, its a total relief from the chaos they brace every morning to send their kids to school in a crowded traffic before rushing off to work themselves but for some stay-at-home parents like moi for example, its a different scenario altogether. I dread the school hols!

Don't get me wrong folks. I totally adore my kids wholeheartedly and love them being around me but 24 hours a day, ok minus 10 hours of sleep (they usually slept that long during holidays) which means 14 hours of whole day with them for one and a half months? That requires some kind of super-energetic, noise-tolerant mom to supervise 3 active kids from various ages in a household. Phew!

Before I dwell on that subject in the next postings (if I ever had the chance to use the laptop come 22nd nov), let me begin by telling you how Kak Ngah has cleverly manoeuvred her way to persuade her ayah to buy three sets of board games for her to bring to school. Her simple request was accepted by ayah after she laid out 3 reasons;

1. 3rd semester exams are over both mainstream school and KAFA (religious school)
2. Played all online games there is in the school computer lab and practically read all the books in the school library (boleh caya ke reason ni?)
3. bored stiff doing nothing at school

Well, that's good enough reason to comply with her request. We don't want her to ponteng sekolah even if there's nothing to do at school especially after 3rd semester exams are over and textbooks are promptly returned. Even the teachers are not always visible in the classrooms. The students are practically left to their own devices and its up to them to find their own entertainment. I'm glad she asked for some board games (which is very affordable) than some latest of the art PSP or flimsy electronics game. Phew, selamat duit ayah!

As for Kak Long who's in her tween years, she'd rather bring some story books from home or get involved in school activities with her buddies. Such low maintenance kid she is.

from clockwise -  chess, dam haji (checkers) and dam ular (snakes and ladders) games...total amount less than RM50! Kak Ngah bawak the games on alternate days to school and she cheered many her classmates. cayalah!

Monkeying around

Petang-petang di hujung minggu kalau tiada program lain atau ke mana-mana hari itu, disinilah kami melepak anak beranak. Di tempat saya tinggal, agaknya ini ajelah playground yg masih functioning dan in good working condition, tu pun tak lama kot sebabnya tempat ni dah buat projek perumahan yang baru. Tak tahulah berapa lama playground ni boleh bertahan. So kitorang mainlah kat sini puas-puas sebelum playground tu lesap ditelan bumi huhuhu. Enjoy it while it last.

Kat area rumah saya dah takde rupa playground. Dah banyak yang rosak menanti rebah. Sedihlah sebab mentaliti orang kita tak reti nak jaga kemudahan awam yang diberi. Nasib la labu...

New bike on the block

Yup, got myself a new mean machine made from alloy frame equipped with 7 gear shifters (my previous old bike had only 5) on the right handle bars, a chrome colored multi-purpose basket, a very comfy driver seat (lagi lebar dari yg biasa punya) with equally neat passenger seat and painted with snazzy blue and silver. Even the tyres had white stripe on both side making it look super-cool, kinda reminds me of that Lightning McQueen car character in that Pixar movie except for the wordings PATTAYA embossed on the frame yg sangatlah tak cool! Kata tokeh kedai tu made in Taiwan tapi apesal ada huruf PATTAYA kan kan kan? moskel ni...hurmm! 

Anyways, the reason I posted this is to show you guys my new bike. That's all. Cam sengal aje kan announcement ni? Hahaha!

Ever since moving to this place, I've been using this mode of transportation practically every day. Since we only have one car to go by and hubby is using it to commute to and from work, I figure this is the only easiest and reliable way to go from one place to another within the vicinity of where I live. I cycle to the sundry shop everyday to buy groceries and what not. I brisk-cycle every weekend to get in shape. Sometimes I send my kids to school on bike when time is running late. And since I don't have the money nor the time to go to a proper gym, I guess cycling is the next best thing for me. Its very cheap and I got to do my usual chores plus exercising all at the same time. How cool is that huh?  

Ok move away peeps, here comes KC and her new bike roaming the streets of SU (that's where she lives by the way huhu). Ada berani?

If there's one thing you could change the world what would it be?

If you ask me, I'd politely ask the first lady to change her hairdo. Seriously, that look is so outdated plus no heavy make up. She should emulate the former first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton in the image department. Sesuai la ngan usia dia kan?

Nota: Jangan baca posting ini seandainya anda adalah peminat nombor satu Bik Mama!

Kak Long's new toy

It all began when Kak Long told me about the trip to Genting Highlands organised by her school recently. She had been talking endlessly about the trip ever since she got the borang mintak kebenaran from her class teacher months before UPSR exam started.

So being the overly concerned parents that we are, the husband and I decided that she should get a handphone for this sole purpose. After all, we didn't want to repeat the same experience we had last year when she was totally unreachable during the Lumut trip. The bus was 2 hours late and we had to call several people to finally be able to talk to her and yg paling sadis tu, we only wanted to know what time the bus will reach home so that I could fetch her on time. Imagine the state of restlessness we went through...sigh!

So, a day before the trip, the husband bought RM20 worth of maxis hotlink pre-paid sim card for Kak Long and had it activated on my old Sony Ericsson handphone. As expected, Kak Long was so over the moon with her new (read: hand-down more like it) handphone. I bet for a kid like her, having a handphone is  probably comparable to getting a flashy sports car for a rich kid's birthday.

From the moment she had her breakfast to getting on the bus to reaching the destination right up to boarding the cable car to ferry them to the theme park, Kak Long had been texting me every hour of the day just to inform me of her whereabouts! Even nak masuk toilet pun nak bagitahu...ish3x. Tak tau la part mana yg dia excited sangat tu, dapat gi Genting ka atau dapat henfon? Hehehe...

It turns out that Kak Long is much more savvy than me in terms of IT skills. I was kinda awed by her superb knowledge on how to upload new applications into her handphone folders and she kept changing her screensavers in a myriad of gothic and edgy themes everyday! Not only that, she had it accesorrized with a chain that looks more like a bracelet with chunky heart shape stones. Huh, typical teenagers!

Anyway, rules are rules. There will be no contacting boys or vice versa or getting their numbers listed in her contact list or otherwise it will be confiscated pronto! I am that paranoid, can never trust too much with impressionable kids these days....huhuhu.

So far, I'd like to think that she has played by my rules. 

Panggilan hangit

agaknya camnilah rupa aku masa jawab fon tu hehe...

No, ini bukan panggilan hangit yg femes kat hot.fm tu. Ni cerita lama, beberapa tahun sudah. Kiranya tercetus nak tulis cerita ni disebabkan satu panggilan salah nombor yg ku hapdet kat FB pagi tadi. 

Alkisahnya di suatu pagi (yg heran tu kan mesti jadik time pepagi...kenapa ek?) yg agak tak sibuk.

Kring kring..

Hello?

(suara lelaki) Kak, jom main! 

Hah? Sape ni?

Alah kak jomlah...saya dah gian ni...

Hah? Eh apa awak cakap ni? Awak ni sape?

Alaa jom lah kak...saya tak tahan dah ni...

Pang! (aku pun hang up lah apalagi...seriau pun ada...lain macam je bunyinya) 

Tak sampai seminit, telefon berdering lagi....

Kring kring...

Hello?

Kak...saya pegi rumah akak kejap lagi ye....tak tahan dah ni...

Hey! Awak ni sape ahh? Kurang ajar tol.... (masa ni darah dah menyirap kat muka menahan marah)

Alah kak, janganlah marah....kita main kejap je...(suara cam cibai je)

Hey mangkuk! Awak dengar sini baik2 ya....lagi sekali awak call, saya akan repot kat polis. suami saya keje kat bukit aman tau! (padahal suami tak keje situ tapi saja je cakap keje situ hehe)...awak ingat kitorang tak boleh trace no fon ni...saya bagi amaran terakhir ni!! (wow tak sangka suara ku boleh bertukar nyaring gitu haha)

Dan selepas itu, aku pun terus hang up! Perghhh really2 hangin pagi tu tak pepasal disebabkan panggilan hangit ni.

Selepas beberapa minit, tiada lagi kedengaran bunyi kring kring dari orang gila itu. Sampai la ni. 

Sekian kisah kali ini.

Riang ria Aidil Fitri

Greetings

Wishing all my readers Ramadhan Al Mubarak. Semoga ibadah yang satu ini mendapat keberkatan dan pahala dariNya. Ameen!

Flotsam and Jetsam

Some activities done during the 3 months of inactivity from blogging. Will be back with more crappy writings when the mojo gets warmed up.

In the meantime, some pictorial to share. Sebenarnya ada banyak gambar tapi malas nak upload larr. Ambik yg penting2 jer. :)

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 Makan-makan at birthday party anak Lynn. Loved all her gorgeous cupcakes and cakes....had a good time digging the food and gossiping with a few good women. Masa ni belum start diet lagi hehe ;)...

Pic2

makan-makan at Chili's sempena sambutan Hari Ibu. some of the food we ordered. tak boleh makan sini selalu coz quite pricey....once in a while ok kut...loved the desserts....nyum!
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 tu dia beriot muka mak memotong steak tuuu...kenyang buntat laa....malam tu terus fenin2 gitu akibat beef overdose hehe...

sempat berposing ayu sementara menunggu order sampai... :)

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 nampak jer muka steady tapi hanya Tuhan aje yg tahu berapa kecut perut masa berdiri kat tepi tu...terasa cam melayang2 jer tapi tetap maintain vogue....ahaks! :P

went to the Petronas Twin Towers and get the feel how it was like being up there. the view was absolutely breathtaking tapi kan mak ni gayat taww....pegang kamera pun menggigil semacam jer masa amik gambar2 ni....lemah lutut den. ni macam kalu camner nak buat bungy-jumping?? :P

Pic4

In Kuantan during the recent 2nd term school holidays in middle June. We stayed at Swiss Garden Hotel near Balok...

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 descending into deeper side of the pool...

 circling around....

2nd time lesson, Kak Long and Kak Ngah managed to reach the deepest end of pool...3.9meter is about 12feet deep...perghhh!

siap boleh duduk bersila kat dalam tu...cayalah!

Kak Long and Kak Ngah finally got their certificates for their scuba diving discovery programme in Bangi. With these certs, they are able to proceed with the scuba ranger programme. But for now, this activity has to be stopped temporarily to give ample time for Kak Long to concentrate on her upcoming UPSR soon...

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A belated ziarah to a neighbour, Fizah who has given birth to a baby boy...

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Makan-makan at Shikin's farewell kenduri since she is being posted to Egypt for 3 years. She has since left Malaysia almost 2 weeks ago...

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and last but not least, ngeteh session at Maju Ahmad with some girlfriends on Sunday baru2 ini. remind me to not wear tudung syria forever and ever....tak sesuai ngan muka gua kay :P...

The End.