pArTy Of 5ivE

The survival skill everyone should learn..

2012-02-23T09:04:00.000+08:00

I wrote in my previous entry that I've started to learn swimming late last year and I'm still getting the hang of it. I can now swim but I still need to practise my strokes and techniques in order to become a better swimmer. Here's 12 reasons why you should take up swimming.

Article courtesy of Health Assistant website.

We all know that it takes years of practice to be likeMichael Phelps who is collecting golds in the Olympics and breaking world records, but like Michael Phelps we too can enjoy swimming as our sport and benefit from it specially in our health. So we should start a sport like swimming. Here are 12 reasons why swimming is good for our health:

1. Swimming supports our health, boosts our immune system - The water temperature, which is in all cases of swimming training, lower than the average body temperature of humans which should be 36 to 37degrees Celsius. The difference in temperature loads the work rate of the cardio-vascular system. With the ability to adapt to those temperatures, We achieve a solid resistance to diseases, like flu and colds. It also influences our breathing (the colder the water the harder the breathing), which is a health benefit especially for patients (or swimmers) with asthma problems.

2. Improve Breathing -The water pressure, which is exerted onto the human body (skin) increases with greater depth of the water.This effect will influence the blood circulation through the human body and improve one's breathing as this pressure concerns the lungs.

3. Swimming is a sport for rehabilitation of injuries, and after operations, as the special gravity condition in water allows people to execute movements with lesser body weight

4. Stress Management - We are experiencing a more and more hectic daily life and swimming supports the relaxation and recovery, which leads to a more balanced lifestyle

5. It's part of the physical education and water safety - In schools swimming is a part of curriculum. Everyone who wants to Scuba Dive or do White Water Rafting has to be able to swim.

6. It's a social sport - we can swim with friends or family enjoy the water and bond with your friends and love ones.

7. Swimming is a full body exercise - It tones our entire muscle spectrum and it works as our fitness.

8. Job requirement - Some jobs require the know-how to swim.

9. Low risk of injuries - It is a sport where, if we are a beginner or an expert, there is very little risk of injuries.

10. It's an affordable sport. - specially if you are near the beach

11. It's a substitute to other sports - especially to running as it trains one's upper body.

12. It's a competitive sport - Master's, Open Water, Triathlon.

Once bitten twice shy

2012-02-02T09:17:00.001+08:00

What is the most dreaded thing that could happen to a Standard One kid at school? Yes, that's right - tertukar kasut sekolah!

A couple of days ago after the school bell rang, signalling the end of the school's morning session, I saw little B walked towards me and the first thing he told me (nonchalantly) was that his shoes got mixed up with someone's else. I asked him what happened and he said there was a dental check-up going on and they had to take off their shoes in the Bilik Kesihatan during check up and that's where the shoes got mixed up. Apparently he knew they weren't his shoes and he had no choice but to wear it. He felt uncomfortable wearing them coz the shoes were slightly bigger than his feet and a little worn out. He had no idea who took his shoes.

The next day after sending him off to his classroom, I took the arduous task of asking every one of his classmates if they had their shoes switched. As expected none of the kids confess. I wasn't sure if they understood what I was saying or they must have freaked out seeing me harassing everyone in the classroom with my repeated questions of "Ada tertukar kasut dengan B tak?" and whenever I see the same particular brand of my son's shoes I would take a closer inspection and stare at those kids' eyes and they just shook their heads off weakly without a single word murmured. Those poor kids must have thought that little B's mom is one annoying terrifying lady!

After some tedious interrogations, I finally realized that he is not getting his shoes back and he's stucked with them for the rest of the year. Even after politely requesting his class teacher to make announcement, none of his classmates ever going to own up. Maybe the kid who unwittingly or deliberately took his shoes must have liked them so much that he or she decided to keep them. Oh well so be it then.

Luckily, little B has another pair of shoes. So the first thing I did after this incident, I took a black marker pen and wrote his name with bold capital letters on the inner lining of his shoes and on the outer sides. I just hope that the markings won't fade so soon.

Euphoria

2012-01-31T09:16:00.004+08:00

For the first time in my life today I am left alone in the house all morning. The husband has gone off to work and the kids are all in school except Kak Ngah. Kak Ngah is having a hockey tournament in Sekinchan and won't be back home till late evening. Kak Long has a Merentas Desa practise at school the whole morning and will be back before noon and Little Bee is in the morning session. Its disturbingly quiet and lonely.

I'm getting a dose of temporary empty nest syndrome and I'm enjoying every little bit of it.

Yeah some ME-TIME at last!

pic snagged from google

The swimming beauty

2012-01-26T14:47:00.002+08:00

Ha ha ha tajuk posting yang tersangatlah poyo.

The kids and I have been learning to swim since mid December last year and since then I have been practising relentlessly to perfecting my technique and what not. Macam lah nak masuk sukan olimpik ngeh ngeh!

Seriously, swimming is so addictive plus its also a good full-body workout. If I had known that swimming is this fun, I'd have learnt it a long time ago. Blame it on my lifelong fear of deep water. Now that I can swim confidently though not so fast and smooth yet since my breathing techniques and flutter kicks still needs to be improved in order to achieve longer stamina in the water, I am now a leisure swimmer yayyy!

Take that y'all! *sangat eksyen punye mode hehe*

yours truly sedang khusyuk berenang huhu...

Kak Long and Kak Ngah racing with each other...

Back to school

2012-01-05T12:54:00.000+08:00

muka blur or is it ngantuk masa dengar taklimat..

Little B's first day at school went smooth. There was no over the top drama from him (pheww!) and he was so cooperative. Good boy! It was also the first time that he drank Ovaltine for his breakfast. He has never liked creamy or sugary drinks except for water only. Caya lah anak ibu sorang nih hehe!

Spending half a day in school is so tiring okeh! This stake-out activity will cease tomorrow hopefully and by then Little B should be OK with his new surroundings.

Mind your language

2011-11-27T08:30:00.000+08:00

Found this interesting signboard inside a petrol station in Selayang recently.

Make sense eh? After you're done with it you will definitely feel refreshed! If only the same thing could be said about the condition of the toilet that we went to. Euwwww!

The Ghost Protocol

2011-11-24T07:57:00.000+08:00

Ethan Hunt is back!

Remember that famous suspension scene in the first Mission Impossible movie that eventually spawned so many spoofs in other movies as well. Awesome acrobatic performance.

Its good to see you back in action Tom. Real stylish action.

The wedding season

2011-11-21T09:14:00.000+08:00

Renjis-renjis dipilis

Ditepungi lah tawar

Hai beras kunyit ditabur

Disiram si air mawar...lalala

Yeah who could forget that song especially at this time of the year huh? Wedding invitations either sent by snail mail or phone calls are pouring in like spilt milk. And since facebook is the fad these days, it is quite common to receive invitations through them as well. All you need to do is just tick at the right box given under the EVENT page and walla you had just confirmed your attendance.

When someone sent you a wedding invitation there's always that nag feeling of wanting to find the right gift much more if you knew the bride/or bridegroom really well. And you don't want to give the same thing what others might give. Takkan balik-balik nak bagi blender or toaster or tea set or worst picture frame kan? LOL. That is sooo effortless. Just so you know we have given same item twice to two different newlyweds and its a blender (ngeh ngeh) brand Pensonic and some more very cheap less than RM50 per item...good deal kan? Of course lah its a good deal especially when you have only hundred bucks in your purse and masa tu belum gaji lagi hehe!

Now that we're getting wiser and also lazier each year we think that by giving gift in the form of monetary is the most sensible and acceptable thing. Senang gitu masuk dalam sampul terus bagi kat mak atau ayah pengantin. Tak payah pening kepala masuk shopping mall keluar shopping mall carik hadiah yang sesuai kan?

However there is another way to buy gifts without ever forking out money. Try re-gift! What's that? It means to recycle your unused wedding gift yang berzaman tok kaduk duk ataih lemari atau bawah katil tu and re-package or re-wrap macam brand new. Isn't that a little bit unethical you might ask? The thing is who really cares about ethics. Disposing your unwanted gift by re-gifting it to a deserving person is the most righteous thing to do at least to me. You probably haven't heard the phrase Want-Not-Waste-Not eh? Nowadays being prudent is a lifestyle not a cheapskate. I repeat not a cheapskate.

Err just don't forget to remove the greeting card (if its still inside) or else go figure! :P

Punchlines

2011-11-18T06:27:00.000+08:00

Some funny car bumper sticker jokes (above pic included) I snagged from the internet. Great to copy-paste onto your facebook status ngeee!

Zero to dick in 60 seconds.

Very Funny Scotty, now beam up my clothes...

Madness takes its toll--please have exact change ready.

Stamp Out Crime - Abolish the IRS

Don't Honk - I'm Pedaling as Fast as I Can

If You Can Read This Bumper Sticker, You're In Range

This Vehicle Swerves and Hits Pedestrians at Random

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

I have PMS and a handgun. ANY QUESTIONS?

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

Cover me. I'm changing lanes.

Sometimes I wake up grumpy; other times I let her sleep.

The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Your kid may be an honor student, but you're still an IDIOT!

Smile. It's the second best thing you can do with your lips.

I took an IQ test and the results were negative.

When there's a will, I want to be in it!

Tastes like chicken keep on licking. Tastes like trout get the fuck out!

It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.

Forget about World Peace....visualize using your turn signal.

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.

We are Microsoft. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home.

Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

Born free... taxed to death.

Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.

If you smoke after sex, you're doing it too fast.

A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

WANTED: Meaningful overnight relationship.

BEER: It's not just for breakfast anymore.

HORN DOES NOT WORK- WATCH FOR FINGER!

Don't blame me! I didn't vote!

Mopeds are like fat women. Fun to ride but you don't want to be seen with em!

If you can read this... Your parents will be home in two minutes.

Don't drink and drive.... You might hit a bump and spill your drink.

My Kid Beat Up Your Honor Student!

Nice People Swallow!

Honk if you have had sex with Clinton.

Hang Up And Drive!

If you're not angry, you're not paying attention!

This car is not abandoned!

I STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

Don't like my driving? Call 1-800-FUCK-YOU

"KEEP HONKING".... I'M RELOADING

Enjoy Life - Eat Out More Often

If your cute,single,and rich, HONK!

If you don't trust me with my decision, how can you trust me with a baby? Pro-Choice For Abortion

Don't laugh, your daughter could be in here.

WARNING: Driver only carries $20.00 worth of ammunition.

Sex is like air, it's only bad when your not getting any.

My wife's other car is a broom.

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.

Constipated people don't give a shit.

Practice safe sex, go fuck yourself.

If you drink don't park, accidents cause people.

Who lit the fuse on your tampon?

If you don't believe in oral sex, keep your mouth shut.

Please tell your pants its not polite to point.

If that phone was up your ass, maybe you could drive a little better.

My kid got your honor roll student pregnant.

Thank you for pot smoking.

To all you virgins thanks for nothing.

If at first you don't succeed...blame someone else and seek counseling.

Impotence: Nature's way of saying "No Hard Feelings".

If you can read this, I've lost my trailer.

Horn broken...watch for finger.

It's not how you pick your nose, but where you put the booger.

If your not a hemorrhoid, get off my ass.

I'm out of bed and dressed....What more do you want.

I love cats...dead ones.

I don't have an attitude problem...You have a perception problem.

One good thing about Alzheimer's is you get to meet new people every day.

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! It comes bundled with the software.

I want to die while asleep like my Grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

I can't dial 911. There's no 11 on my phone.

Kentucky: Five Million People, Fifteen Last Names.

What is a free gift? Aren't all gifts free?

Can you yell "MOVIE!" in a crowded fire station?

It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

Hard work pays off later, laziness pays off now!

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Don't get married. Find a woman you hate and buy her a house.

I still miss my ex. But my aim is getting better!

A closed mouth gathers no foot.

The trouble with life is there's no background music.

If women can have PMS, then men can have ESPN.

When blondes have more fun do they know it?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

Losing a wife can be hard. In my case it was almost impossible.

Zero to bitch in 10 seconds

I don't discriminate, I hate everyone!

Life is like a bowl of cherries, and I'm in the pits!

Can't sleep, clown will eat me; Can't sleep, clown will eat me......

Wine me, Dine me, 69 me!

Student Driver-Get the hell out of my way!

Pardon me

2011-11-17T09:16:00.001+08:00

as usual pic snagged from pakcik google

Hey, have you guys ever done simultaneous blog-hopping and came across different song background at the same time?

It sounded like a broken record okeh! LOL.

Luckily, there's a mute button down there...pheww! :P

A marathon of HOPE

2011-11-16T08:32:00.000+08:00

The late Terry Fox
July 1958 - June 28 1981

Last sunday, the whole bunch of Party of 5ive entered the Terry Fox run 2011 held at Padang Merbok KL recently. It was the second running event that we brought the kids along. The first was the KFC Walk of Charity Life about 2 weeks ago. The distance this time was a 3km family run which to me kira cam easy peasy lah considering I had done the furthest 10km (sungguh la eksyen) at the Putrajaya Night Marathon about a month ago.

Some facts about the The Terry Fox run. According to Wikipedia, Terrance Stanley Fox, the man who so much inspired the marathon of hope died in 1981 due to bone cancer. He contracted the disease when he was 18 years old. He was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete and also a cancer research activist. Such an impressive achievement for a young man of 22 years old! Admirable indeed.

When he decided to run to raise money for cancer awareness and research, he was already an amputee (he lost his right leg due to cancer). His aim was simple - to raise a dollar for each of Canada's 24 million population at the time. But he was forced to end the run eventually as cancer had spread to his lungs. He completed it in just 9 months before he succumbed to his illness.

To date, a cool $500 plus million had been collected throughout the marathon of hope yearly event since its inception. Today, The Terry Fox Run is the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research. More information on the late Terry Fox here.

note the kid in the middle looking so forlorn...he was subtly giving a protest look when told that we will be running that morning..

memasing tengah sibuk buat hal sendiri..

budak tecit yg suka memerap..

tergolek dog..

I need my handyplastttt pronto!

We managed to complete the run albeit an injured runner (pic above). So drama king lah that kid huhu.

Stereo heart of mine

2011-11-15T14:19:00.000+08:00

My heart's a stereo

It beats for your, so listen close

Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo

[Travie McCoy]
If I was just another dusty record on the shelve
Will you blow me off and play me like everybody else
If I ask you to scratch my back, could you manage that
Like it read well, check it Travie, I can handle that
Furthermore, I apologize for any skipping tracks
'Cause this the last girl that played me left a couple cracks
I used to used to used to used to, now I'm over that
Cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts
If I could only find a note to make you understand
I'd sing it softly in your ear and grab you by the hand
Keep it stuck inside your head, like your favorite tune
And know my heart is a stereo that only plays for you

[Chorus]
My heart's a stereo
It beats for your, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh So sing along to my stereo

[Travie McCoy]
If I was an old school, fifty pound boombox
Would you hold me on your shoulder, wherever you walk

What makes a song funky? Only when Adam Levine's singing it! :P

Last friday's snippets

2011-11-14T14:23:00.000+08:00

Last friday, my husband and I did blood test to follow up check on our cholesterol level while getting flu vaccine (H1N1) for the whole family. I also did my annual pap smear test on the same day.

While waiting for another appointment at 12 noon at the same place but different department, we took a quick break at the Coffee Bean cafe and had this. Yummeh!

that piece of cake is so velvety it melts in your mouth ermmm!

After our tummies had been refilled, went up the dermatology department and my wandering eyes couldn't help noticing this round white objects being displayed in the glass cabinet outside the waiting area. What do you think it is? Eheee!

breast implant anyone? macam-macam saiz adaa... :P

After appointments done for the day, went to Al-Rawsha restaurant in bulatan Kg Pandan and had lamb mandy for early dinner. Kenyang buntat sampai ke malam okeh! Though the menu is super-nice, tak boleh makan selalu because of its high content in cholesterol heee!

chicken mandy for Kak Long and little Bee

lamb mandy for the rest

appetiser... hummus with roti naan

their tomato sambal sauce...dah lupa nama dia

tabbouleh...some sort of salad

last but not least mint pistachio ice-cream for dessert though the minty taste is a bit strong for our liking but OK lah..

The end of story. Hope you like watching the pictures he he he!

Distasteful

2011-11-14T07:38:00.000+08:00

I love jokes. I can take all kinds of jokes be it dirty or delightful or even practical just as long as no one/ego gets hurt in the process its fine by me. You can find a lot of these stuff on the internet and by virtue of that on facebook the most popular social network site ever created to interact virtually with your friends wherever they are at the touch of a keypad.

The adage laughter is the best medicine as told by many is an effective way to reduce stress at work or mild depression suffered due to prolonged negative feelings. Have you seen how the faces of these stressed out people lit up after a good joke? It breaks all form of barrier and can even relieve emotional pain and therefore bring greater happiness. Such is the wholesome benefit of good old fashioned jokes.

However, I can't say the same about bad jokes. Really bad jokes with bad aftertaste. The ones that degrade certain races, gender and of course religion. When told in a certain way it can be downright crude and offensive. More so if the jokes are supposed to instill morality and religiousness but the message somewhat backfired. I just couldn't fathom such jokes no matter how hard I try to make my laugh muscles move!

One such example below.

Ali seorang anak murid darjah 6 bertanya kepada ustazah semasa kelas pendidikan Islam...

Ali : Ustazah, boleh tak kita pegang babi?

Ustazah: tak boleh sebab babi tu najis mughallazah..

Ali : Kalau tengok je babi tu berdosa tak ustazah?

Ustazah: Kalau tengok je tak lah berdosa..

Ali : Kalau kita tengok perempuan yang tak tutup aurat, berdosa tak ustazah?

Ustazah: Kalau perempuan yang tidak menutup aurat, kita tengok mestilah BERDOSA!.. kalau dah tengok pun berdosa apatah lagi kalau kita pegang lagi lah berdosa Ali..

Ali : Ooh maknanya perempuan yg tak tutup aurat tu lebih teruk dari babi tu la ye ustazah?

Ustazah: erkk..!!

Ali: kalau lebih teruk dari babi tu kategori najis ape ustazah???

See what I mean? I bet this joke was written by overzealous holier-than-thou ulamak wannabe. Sigh!

Ermm on second thought maybe I should just chill out coz its just a damn joke right? Kinda feeling stressed out lately. :B

Jetlag!

2011-11-10T16:45:00.000+08:00

My current listening pleasure at the moment. I wish blogger has apps so I could just click LIKE on this post but hey don't make me stop you from jetlagging ahaks!

Not another boring weight-loss story

2011-11-10T07:47:00.000+08:00

Cringe for all I care. This weighty issue has bugged me ever since my teeth started to grow in my mouth and I had developed a liking for food just like vampires crave human blood. And my body needs food to membesar bagai johan but over the years, this over-penchant for food has taken its toll on my body. I did grew up as a johan but not johan in academic department la kan or whatever. Just an average achiever.

Truth be told, I was never a fat kid during my formative and adolescense years but my weight soon grows rapidly after the birth of my eldest child. Isn't this a very lame excuse? Women always blame childbirth the main cause for mutating their then perfect hourglass Jennifer Lopez (yezza?) figure into out of shape jumbo Adibah Noor. I was a whopper particularly in the 3 serangkai section - you women should know which section I was talking about right? The baby fat is still stubbornly stored somewhere there...sangat susah nak tanggal okeh!

from rear view - humongous!

Long story short, I went for a full medical check up late last year and that's when I received the wake up call I badly needed. I remembered the physician, a lady doctor told me point blank after she looked through the result and she was so straightforward about it.

"KC (of course that's not my real name hehe), I'm a bit concerned about your LDL level (bad cholesterol)...it is quite high...at your age, this is an indication that you should tone down your food intake...you should take less sugar, less sodium, less fat, less oily stuff because if you keep on eating what you're eating now and you don't exercise at all, I will not be surprised if you have a heart attack in less than 2 years!!"

Pangggg! I felt a sharp pain on my face like I was being slapped hard. All this while I still think that I can devour whatever I want and not have health problems but in actual fact I do. I was just in BIG denial. And it took a warning like that to make me realize that I need to live healthily onward and this time its for real. No more excuses. No more empty promises and resolutions. I have to have control over what I eat and the most important thing I had to start exercise damn seriously.

So early this year, I started aerobic exercise 3-4 times a week at the local gym and at the same time alter my diet by having healthy food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Slowly, my weight and size decreases though it took some time to show. Over the months when compliments began pouring in from neighbours and friends alike only then I realize I had indeed lost weight and I was so freaking happy when I got to wear my old jeans which have been neatly stucked and discolored in yellowish mildew in the lower corner of my wardrobe for a very long time. The best part is my stamina has increased tremendously and I seldom feel lethargic or drowsy during the day coz I feel fit and recharged all the time. Of course, I do reward myself every once a week or so with foods I love coz there are times when I have cravings. It was also this year that I started to participate actively in marathon or walkathon event just for the fun of it and at the same to push my limit and endurance.

I was at my heaviest 78kg last year (when I weighed in for the medical checkup) and now at the time I'm pen-typing this, my weight has dropped to 65kg! Awesome indeed though I still have more kgs to lose but I'm not complaining. Slowly but surely I will achieve my target hopefully by end of this year. If it doesn't turn out like I expected I would still be proud of myself coz I did it. My way.

*KC hasn't posted latest picture of herself coz she wants to flaunt it when she lose another 5 kg..*

Self-explanatory

2011-11-09T08:47:00.001+08:00

While waiting for my sister in law being admitted in Sg Buloh hospital a couple of weeks back, I happen to see this quote appropriately displayed on the reception counter at the ER section.

*in case you haven't heard, the government hospital is famously known for its longggg queve!* :P

Shout out loud

2011-11-08T18:17:00.001+08:00

I had just reactivated this blog and already I hate blogger's new setting! Has it been that long? Its gonna take a while for me to get used to this new layout. Sheesh!

In the meantime, stay tuned! I'll be back!

Qurbani

2011-11-04T16:21:00.001+08:00

*seperti biasa gambar ini dicilok dr pakcik gugel*

Wishing all my muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha. Cuti 3 hari straight tu taw! Err tahun ni ada buat korban tak?

Potong Stim

2011-11-04T15:00:00.000+08:00

I'm currently in a nothing-better-to-do-right-now mode to come up with this masterpiece (no sniggering please!). I was watching some monster movies (hurmm cant remember which one) some days ago when the sudden thought of myself in the same predicament as were the characters in the movies sprang to mind. Yeah, I could be that absorbed. Totally.

But my over imaginative mind has decided to twist the story. Here goes.

Instead of running for life, I would take the heroic are-you-out-of-your-mind act of fighting back the aliens. Yeah, those big demon-looking giant aliens that really pissed me off. They killed all my neighbours, friends and foes (God forbids in real life....) but my family were spared. Kinda like War Of The World eh?

While we were running here and there looking for shelters amidst the ruins that were once a progressive city that placed the world's tallest building, we stumbled into this odd looking rundown shophouse and decide to go in there. We were dead tired and hungry from all that running. Little Bee was tugging my shirt and asking for milk. I had to carry him all along and my back was hurting. He must have weighed an easily 20kgs. Kak Long and Kak Ngah kept murmuring they were starving and hubby was badly wounded.

I look around the room and saw a broken refrigerator. What the heck. There could be food in there. I scavenged it and found some leftover chicken rice and pepperoni pizza. I quickly handed them to my daughters who were clearly starving. They gorged on them immediately. I looked around again and saw a tin of nesphray milk. Ah, milk for Little Bee at last. Though the date on the milk tin is already 3 months expired, I don't really care. All I want is to give it to Little Bee. Little Bee was so happy to see milk that his eyes sparkle. To him, it was the best drink ever.

The End.

*Okay, I know the story ended very abruptly but my mind went blank suddenly and I just didnt know what to write next. Ok tak reason bangang ni? Sorry to dissappoint you readers :P

P/S: err maybe there's a sequel coming on...watch this space!

Drivers from hell

2011-02-23T15:22:00.013+08:00

*pic snagged from google*

Every now and then we all see moron drivers in some situation or another. Sometimes it makes your blood pressure boil up to its maximum limit. Sometimes all you could do is just shake your head in disbelief. Sometimes you automatically spew out expletives. Yeah, I sometimes tend to do that (say the F word) but only without the presence of children on board. Self-control is the word here.

Let me tell you a bit about these so called drivers from where I live. Here, you could always witness some F1 driver wannabes recklessly speeding on a narrow two-way roads with total disregards to the safety of other road users. Not just drivers even motorcyclists are not spared. These speed devils are a sneaky lot. They would cut you abruptly when you're making turns to right or left lane without giving signals and expect you to give way to them. And if you do happen to knock into them and it is not entirely your fault you'd still get the blame!

There are also drivers who do not park properly. I just don't know what to make of these inept species. Some like to double park on a very cramped road and would not budge when they see oncoming cars or cars from behind struggling to move past them. What can you really do in that tight situation? Me? If I managed to get out of it without a scratch, I'd just give them that jeling-jeling look lah what else. You think I dare to flash my middle finger and get into trouble afterwards? What if they are hidden psycopath road bully? Sape nak tolong kan huhu.

And how many times have you seen a car conveniently parked outside its designated parking spot? Sometimes these moron do not bother to adjust their car to fit nicely into that parking spot making the remainder spot useless for other drivers. And what makes me so damn geram is when the car happens to be a minuscule Kancil! Grrr!

And don't even get me started on people who do not signal. Do they really think that people can read minds so they don't see the benefit of giving signal when making turns. There are also others who have the audacity to think its pointless to give signals when there are no vehicles behind or from the opposite direction and that its also permissible to run the red lights when there's no oncoming cars. I find these judgement call a grave error. What if there's a motorcylist or pedestrian or cyclist suddenly appears out of nowhere and crossing the road? Do they ever think about this possibility? I doubt so.

What about those coming from side lanes and not slowing down a bit to enter the main lanes. These drivers certainly expect us from the main lanes to slower down for them and some don't even bother to signal. I've had my fair share of dreadful encounters with this type of drivers and they always give me a fright. Sheesh!

How about lorries and buses? Huh, that's another story. Whatever it is, I don't want to be sandwiched in between them, beside them, in front of them or behind them. Whenever I see these monsters approaching by I'd just speed up!

Opss hehe.

80's mania

2011-02-11T08:20:00.004+08:00

As I was driving my daughter for her tuition last night, this song was aired on Lite.FM channel and suddenly it brought back those fond memories.

Yeah, who could've believe I was young, reckless and carefree back in those days. Perghhh!

Googled for the wrong reason

2011-02-09T18:01:00.002+08:00

Of late, there seems to be a sudden surge of visitors on my blog traffic feed. That's weird coz I know my blog isn't that popular or fascinating (very far from it) and the only people who may read this blog are probably friends/acquaintances from my facebook friendlist. I'm pretty sure of it ever since I changed my previous url to the current one.

Then it dawned on me that the very reason they were here is because of the recent posting on General Kenako. Yup, just google up that name and it will lead you to this very lame blog. So to those visitors who expect some kind of factual information on General Kenako, I just would like to say this - KORANG SUDAH KENA! Hurmm, come to think of it, maybe the name Kenako itself was originated from those words? LOL!

Well, it turned out that General Kenako was really a marketing gimmick from the fast food chain, Nando's! And thanks to the management of Nando's for enlightening that up. It sure solved the mind-boggling puzzle haha! And I seriously thought of taking the advice of this gal to ask for a free meal from Nando's in exchange for the free publicity on my blog. He he!

Well, that was last month's news.

General Kenako who?

2011-01-26T09:50:00.009+08:00

I was browsing yesterday's newspaper while having breakfast this morning and I found this keratan iklan so damn kelakar.

Question is, who the hell is General Kenako? Is he even Malaysian? Or a refugee seeking asylum here? Or a Somali pirate in disguise? Or is it some kind of brilliant marketing ploy by a certain quarter? Or better still, could it be an introduction of a new political party out to topple the current ineffective and lame ones based on the catchy heading? Beats me.

Mind you, this fella even has a facebook account. Go check it if you have the time for it. As for moi, I'll just enjoy sipping hot nescafe and flip to the next page. Quickly. *wink wink*

The little botanist

2011-01-19T14:31:00.006+08:00

Bunyamin's school project has never fail to amuse me. Last year, he made a jelly pudding, coleslaw and mashed potato! Fancy that. For all I care, he could become Malaysia's first junior masterchef if he ever wants to follow into that direction. Well, that was last year's projects.

When I fetched him from school the other day, he brought out this thing and show me with pride as if to tell me he did it all by himself eventhough he doesn't have a clue what it is. Heck, nak sebut pun mungkin tak reti he he he.

All he knows is that he has made a tree in a bottle! Cool.

Supir terhormat

2011-01-17T14:18:00.006+08:00

Sejak awal tahun ni, my job specification sudah bertambah. I am now officially a supir. To be exact, supir to my kids - driving them to school to and fro 4 times a day at 5 times a week and also sending them to tuition center thrice a week to and fro in the late evening. In addition to that, I am also taking Bunyamin to his weekly speech therapy session in KL every tuesday and imagine driving in KL in mid afternoon with a restless kid all the way. Sangat mencabar okey!

Barulah ku tahu kerja sebagai supir ini sungguhlah memenatkan. Aku nak tabik spring tilam vono lah kat sapa2 yg keje dia menghantar anak pegi balik sekolah tiap2 hari tak kira panas hujan.

Walaupun kerja ni memenatkan tapi aku happy dan puas hati sebab dapat hantar anak2 depan pintu gate sekolah. Takde lah dorang menapak jauh sangat as compared masa dorang naik van sekolah dulu dan kadang2 terpaksa pusing satu dunia sebelum nak sampai ke sekolah atau rumah dulu. Kadang2 tu kena keluar awal pagi nak tunggu van sekolah sebab van tu banyak trip nak ambik budak2 lain sebelum hantar ke sekolah and vice versa. Sejak aku drive sendiri ni, takdelah rushing sangat nak ambik hantar anak kat sekolah.

Alhamdulillah!

honk honk! move away...mama KC is coming thru! :P

Muka bangku

2010-12-02T13:38:00.004+08:00

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!

2010-11-30T15:42:00.007+08:00

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..

2010-11-16T08:49:00.000+08:00

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

2010-11-09T08:33:00.003+08:00

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...

2010-11-08T19:06:00.004+08:00

...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;

3rd semester exams are over both mainstream school and KAFA (religious school)
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?)
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

2010-10-28T13:25:00.001+08:00

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

2010-10-26T14:54:00.077+08:00

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?

2010-10-11T07:45:00.003+08:00

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

2010-10-07T15:11:00.004+08:00

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

2010-09-28T13:18:00.002+08:00

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

2010-09-24T15:14:00.000+08:00

Greetings

2010-08-11T07:36:00.002+08:00

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

Flotsam and Jetsam

2010-08-04T14:39:00.003+08:00

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. :)

Pic1

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... :)

Pic3

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...

Pic5

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...

Pic6

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

Pic7

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...

Pic8

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.

whatcha doin'?

2010-05-26T07:35:00.001+08:00

Oh, main game kat iphone ayah yer. Tak sah namanya budak lelaki kalau tak main electronic games ni. Ish ish ish...

Gotcha!

2010-05-25T07:39:00.000+08:00

Usaha itu tangga kejayaan.

Jerry was finally captured!

After 3 days of laying low, he finally succumbed to the lure of kepala ikan gelama kering. It was probably too irresistible for Jerry to ignore it or the animal could've been too damn hungry!

Anyway, I'm glad that it was over. Now I can sleep well at night. Phew!

Teh tarik satu!

2010-05-24T12:19:00.006+08:00

Pagi semalam, bertempat di Maju Ahmad berdekatan dengan tempat tinggal, maka besar hatilah dapat berjumpa dengan jiran tetangga yang selama ini lebih banyak berinteraksi di dunia cyber dari berborak di dunia nyata. Adapun kalau terserempak dengan mereka-mereka ini hanyalah di pasar malam atau tani dan memadailah hanya dengan selempar senyuman dan berhai-hoi sesama sendiri.

Jadi dapatlah anda bayangkan bagaimana gembira sakannya mereka-mereka ini dapat memboloskan diri dari rutin harian seorang isteri dan ibu melalui sekeping gambar ini.

Ya, kamu boleh saja melihat aksi2 fotogedik, fotogetik dan fotogelenya (meminjam kata2 perempuan ini di dalam facebooknya) sekumpulan bini2 orang yg sudah tidak berapa muda lagi.

Saya tidaklah mahu memanjangkan cerita kerana entry ini ada ditulis dengan panjang lebar oleh perempuan yg satu ini.

Sekian.

Mouse trap fail

2010-05-21T09:22:00.001+08:00

The trap was laid out. Seketul kepala (more like parts of it) ikan cencaru was sticked on it. I had my hopes high that night.

Alas, Jerry was nowhere to be found this morning. The trap was unsuccessful. Hubby said, nevermind, he'll try to get ikan gelama masin for the second trap.

Gagal sekali bukan bermakna gagal selama-lamanya.

*watch this space*

Catch me if you can

2010-05-20T17:20:00.002+08:00

Someone or rather something is trying to play mind games on me. A mysterious entity has somewhat left its indelible mark on the bathroom floor. It all began a few days ago when I noticed the perforated lid on the bathroom floor (where water goes down) was slightly open. I always make it a point to close it before calling it a night. It has become a routine which I seldom miss to do.

However, a few days ago, I went downstairs to the bathroom adjacent to the kitchen to have a pee that morning since our link bathroom was occupied by the husband. Imagine my shock when the lid was partially open like someone had purposely done it. So when I asked the kids if they had used the toilet the night before, they immediately shook their heads.

This unusual occurence had me dumbfounded for days. To further enhance the myterious surroundings, there was no signs of leftover food or anything scattered around the place that could connect it to the one thing that had crossed my mind - a sneaky rodent!

Fed up with this hide and seek game, I decided to play CSI by placing a pail with half-filled water on top of the lid just as I was about to head to bed. The next morning, what I discovered was a small portion of anti-slippery mat being gnawed or nibbled by something and pieces of it scattered on the bathroom floor. I took pictures of the evidence and sent it via MMS to the husband to find out what he thinks. His answer confirmed my all along suspicion.

So tonight, I'm going to set a trap to catch the elusive furry creature once and for all. That ikan cencaru I had planned to cook tonight will certainly come in handy. I was told that rats love kepala ikan goreng.

Siaplah ko malam ini Jerry!

Jerry did not only gnaw the floor mat, he also viciously attacked my food containers. where's that bloody Tom when you need him huh?...ish3x

The mom song

2010-05-09T09:05:00.001+08:00

Here's another song exclusively sung for all mommies out there. Enjoy!

All about a woman named Mom

2010-05-09T08:27:00.003+08:00

A MOTHER
A Mother does not come with instructions attached titled, “How a mother should be”
There are no numbered, lettered parts to put together in sequence.
She does not come with all the right knowledge or all the right tools.
There will always be parts left over and more to learn.
She gathers them all along the journey,
And assembles her love that began even before you were born.If you are lucky, you will have many mothers.
They will come to you in many forms along your way.
You will learn much of who you can be from this journey.
With her, you will learn, when she is there and when she is not.
Maybe more so when she is not.
She may be happy, she may be sad.
She may be a lunatic or a genius.
She will be all these things at one time or another
or all at the same time, On the same day, in one hour or one minute.
She will be different from you and she will be like you.
She will have a part of you and you will have a part of her, from birth.
Alive or dead, Away or near, in love or in hate,
She will always be there, there will always be more....
When she is gone from this physical, living world,
Her spirit will dance, tantalizing, lovingly, in your bones, forever.
You get to choose to let it torment you or set you free.
Her bite will be loving; even harsh words a caress.
She is there to watch over you, to hold you when you need comfort
To warn you when danger is near.
She will feed you and provide for you as best as she is able,
Soothe your hurts, pick you up and dry your tears.
If you will let her, she will do this all your life.
With courage, love and sometimes fear.
What she fears, she may never show you.
What she loves, you have to seek.
When you find and accept both,
Your hearts may rest together in love and peace.

(...poem was stolen from here...)

Every year, on that particular day of the month, without fail, there'd be that one special human being we'd like to tell the whole wide world how much she means a lot to us and all the million things she did for us that had shaped us the way we are today.

And just so happen that day is today.

Happy Mother's Day!

a mother's day card from Little Bee..mmuahh!

The M word

2010-05-05T14:37:00.003+08:00

Ermm no, I'm not talking about the upcoming Mother's Day celebration which happens to be in this month nor am I affiliated with Astro's Hallmark channel in organising Mother's Day activities. I'm talking about mankind's worst disease ever and they have yet to find a cure for it since time immemorial. Yes, the dreaded MALAS disease!

The definition of MALAS in english:-

lazy
slothful
idle
sluggish
indolent
inactive

which perfectly described me as being right now. Which is also why this blog is inundated with witless pictorial of me in various photoshop poses hence the previous post. I sincerely apologize to my good readers who had to endure a 5 minutes of intense agony by looking at the pictures of a twisted narcissist. Not only had I tortured their souls, I had completely ruined history's most famous personalities by altering their faces and pasted it with mine. Poor Monalisa. She was totally clueless :P

I assure you that this is only temporary while I try to get my mojo back. Till then.

*Oh, just so you know, I'm trying to beat this fler in World's 10 Most Laziest Blogger. I'm currently in the 5th anak tangga already. Woo hoo!

picture was snagged from google image...

Syok sendiri

2010-04-26T13:08:00.007+08:00

Marilyn Monroe @ Moron

Cupid

Ubi Wan Kelubi : The Jedi Mistress

Bella Duck with Jacob

Pirates of Borneo : Captain Jaki Seperah

Madame Butterfly

Mona Lesu

The Godmother

American Dreams ... cam siot jer kan?

Inilah kerja aku selama 2 minggu tak hapdet blog!

Date Night

2010-04-15T08:58:00.005+08:00

Ekcelikan cerita ni cerita basi tapi aku tetap nak post kat sini gak. Heck, its my blog kan so suka hati aku la nak tulis apa kan. Muahaha!

Tanggal 12hb April 2010 iaitu bersamaan hari Isnin dan mengikut kalender Islam iaitu 27hb Rabiulakhir adalah hari ulangtahun perkahwinan aku yang ke 13. Perghh, macam stail Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja2 nak announce tarikh puasa kat TV tu. Ahaks, terlebih sudah.

Dah 13 tahun kahwin tak pernah sekali pun aku pegi dating ngan suami. Habis2 pun kitorang pi JJCM ngan satu family. Ataupun beli kek sebijik kat Resepi Rahsia. Gitulah.

Jadi pada hari tersebut, aku dan suami pakat nak pi dating berdua aje. Konon nak lain dari yang lain. Anak-anak kitorang pontengkan sekolah dan postkan ke rumah opah dorang tapi sebelum tu sempat lah membodek anak2 dgn bawak dorang makan di Bubba Gump yg femes itu di The Curve. Silalah tengok gambar... *ek eleh eksyennya*

tak hingat lak menu shrimp ni tapi memang sedap la. makan ngan jasmine rice dia yg bau harum tuh. udang ni mmg peberet kitorang...

pear & bear salad. so shedap!

Asben & Kak Ngah. Dalam pada tu sempat gak dia berpesbuking...ish3x

strawberry lemonade yg Kak Long pesan. kalau datang sini dia suka sangat order air ni...

since si Bee tak reti nak ratah udang cam kitorang, so orderkan dia french fries (ni mmg peberet dia pon). the portion is generous...kenyanglah dia makan

Selepas menghantar dorang ke rumah opah, kami pun apalagi terus ke kaunter GSC beli 2 tiket (Gold Class) Clash of the Titans pukul 7.45ptg pehtu beli another tiket cerita Date Night pukul 12.15am. Masa tengok list of movies kat screen list tu adalah ternampak cerita melayu ~ Semerah Cinta Stiletto and a few cerita cina tapi semua cam tak best. Cerita kartun How To Train Your Dragon macam tak sesuai la pulak sebab anak2 takde. Kalau nak ikutkan hati memang nak nonton marathon malam tu tapi 2 cerita tu lah yg dipilih sebab nampak best yang lelain macam hampeh.

1utama selepas pukul 2 pagi! wow...so sunyi sepi...kalau jalan sensorang ni mau seram gamaknyer!

balik ke hotel sebelah 1utama selepas wayang selesai. itu bukan jelmaan yek hanya bayang2 ku sendiri...*nak sedapkan hati sendiri masa post gambar nih*

TAMAT!

The sleeping beauty

2010-04-09T12:56:00.003+08:00

I wish I had a bedroom just like this so I can have a perfect beauty sleep after a hard day's work. A romantic bed all by myself that I don't even wanna share it with the husband. Ahaks! Imagine me sleeping on it wearing a gorgeous princess-inspired pyjama made from the finest cotton with equally gorgeous bedroom slippers.

A perfect sleep on a perfect bed in a perfect bedroom!

Jelly Jai-ho!

2010-04-07T13:02:00.002+08:00

Imagine my delight when Little Bee came back from school with a pack of jelly he made at school. Wah, now my son can cook desserts! I'm impressed.

Splendid!

Pukul 2 pagi

2010-04-06T08:09:00.008+08:00

Sebenarnya cerita yang aku nak tulis ni cerita lama. Tak tau nak tulis apa, jadi lebih baik aku mengimbas kenangan lampau. Dalam banyak-banyak kisah lama, aku kira yang ini paling kelakar. Pada aku lah pada orang lain aku peduli hapa. Eksyennya aku kan.

Ceritanya begini. Al-kisahnya aku ni boleh dikategorikan sebagai penakut. Ya, percayalah. Penakut dengan perkara-perkara seram macam cerita hantu. Tapi gatal jibik nak tengok gak. Tahap penakut aku macam si Courage, The Cowardly Dog dalam gambar kat bawah tuh.

Arakian pada satu malam itu aku tertengok satu cerita seram kat tv. Cerita tajuk apa aku pun tak hingat dah. Adalah few scenes dalam cerita tu yang memang seram tapi aku gigihkan diri tengok dari celah2 jari. Tau-tau jam sudah menunjukkan pukul 2 pagi bila cerita tu habis. Mata pun dah ngantuk so apalagi nak masuk beradu lah.

Sebelum naik ke atas, aku offkan dulu suis tv dan kipas. Bila dah tutup semua suis termasuk lampu, dalam bergelap itu aku pun memulakan langkah menuju ke arah tangga.

Masa nak naik tu, secara tiba-tiba terdengar bunyi ni - PRAPPP! Macam bunyi orang turun naik tangga. Terasa dekat sangat. Masa tu aku terpikir sapa lak nak turun ni. Takkan suami kut sebab dia tengah lena tidur. Anak anak pun tengah lena dibuai mimpi. Aku buat derk jer terus jalan.

Bunyi PRAPPP kedengaran lagi. Aiseh, terus hati aku rasa cam tak sedap jer. Halamak, bunyi apa lak tuh. Memang bunyi cam tapak kaki. Haishh, aku pun bacalah apa-apa yang patut. Pehtu aku pun terus berlari ke bilik lintang pukang.

Keesokan harinya aku pun berceritalah kat jiran sebelah rumah aku tu, Kak Wan. Aku bagitau exactly apa yang aku dengar malam tadi. Dia pun terkejut badak. Katanya malam yang sama, suami dia ada bercerita benda yang serupa. Dengar macam bunyi tapak kaki tengah malam. Suami Kak Wan ni kerja shift so memang biasalah balik time 2-3 pagi ke rumah. Kebetulan masa suami dia balik malam tadi, semasa nak naik ke atas, dia pun terdengar bunyi yg aku describe tuh. Tapi yang buat aku pelik tuh, masa suami dia dan aku dengar bunyi tu time jadik tu macam dekat-dekat jer. Pastu aku pikir balik. Kenapa yek?

Selidik punya selidik barulah tahu kenapa. Tangga rumah kitorang ni bersambung kat bahagian yg sama. So bila ada orang pijak kat tangga, bunyi pijakan tu boleh terdengar kat rumah sebelah. Mula-mula aku rasa cam tak percaya sehinggalah aku terdengar sendiri bunyi orang pijak tangga kat rumah Kak Wan waktu siang. Bunyi tu lagi kuat kalau orang berlari turun naik tangga. Kalau berjalan cam biasa tak dengar sangat.

Rupa-rupanya malam yang aku dan suami Kak Wan terdengar bunyi orang pijak tangga tu sebenarnya bunyi tapak kaki kitorang sendiri. Masing masing berlari naik tangga nak cepat. Aku tak sangka suami Kak Wan pun penakut orangnya. Ceh, badan jer besar gedabak tapi penakut cam aku gak.

The Hate Group

2010-04-05T12:59:00.013+08:00

I received quite a number of invitations from FB friends to join certain fan-based groups such as local and hollywood celebrities. Some recommend me to join the foodies group, the very popular among any groups. Not forgetting some family-related groups and hobbies-related groups which I found rather interesting. While I don't have qualms of joining these group, its the other kind of group that attracts my attention the most that it never fails to amuse me each time new category is created. Its called The Hate Group!

I have to say that Facebook has become a haven for hate groups. There are all kinds of hate groups sprouting like mushrooms lately. While most of them are quite harmless and even humorous in some ways, there are certain groups that were simply malicious and discriminatory in contents. Bak kata-kata fofular uncle Samy Vellu yang femes ituuu - ini sudah lebbey :P

However, there is this one hate group that I'm more than willing to join and its - 1,000,000 million people hate AKADEMI FANTASIA!

Care to join moi? The more the merrier *ahaks!*.

*yours truly join this group merely for the sake of joining and not involve whatsoever in the discussions. however, after reading some of the status, she feels like creating another hate group - I HATE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO OTHER THAN HATE AKADEMI FANTASIA...*

Belangsukawa

2010-04-02T11:56:00.000+08:00

Innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun...

Pagi tadi sewaktu menunggu van sekolah Kak Ngah, saya dikejutkan dengan berita kematian Din Beramboi, seorang pengacara dan deejay radio popular di tanahair akibat demam denggi berdarah.

Begitulah bila ajal dah sampai waktu, tiada sesaat pun ditunggu. Al fatihah buat Din Beramboi atau nama sebenarnya, Mior Ahmad Fuad Mior Badri.

Hujan yang turun dengan lebat malam tadi seolah-olah menjadi petanda. Wallahualam!

Hand in hand

2010-04-02T07:32:00.007+08:00

Since Kak Ngah has a walking buddy, I seldom walk her to school. I only watch her from outside the gate till she's out of my sight. Her walking buddy is none other than her classmate and her name is Farissa. I always make it a habit to know my children friends' names and where they live. I also try to make friends with their moms because I personally think its advantageous in the long run - you know, when your children hanging out at their friends' places and you can call up their parents to find out what they were really doing? Things like that lah. You can never be too sure about kids these days. Pantau jangan tak pantau. Hehehe!

My mind is at peace knowing that she has a friend walking side by side to and fro school.

Without fail, Kak Ngah would kiss my hands and I always remind her to look right, left and right before crossing especially now the road heading to school has become a one-way route.

May Allah protect them from danger. Always.

True grit

2010-04-01T14:24:00.007+08:00

If there's any woman out there who keeps complaining about her looks then this story might change her perspective forever.

Did anyone watch Oprah Winfrey show last night? I was shocked to see a faceless woman giving interview about how she was mauled by her friend's chimpanzee. It must be a harrowing and traumatic experience for her. To show the whole world her horribly deformed face takes a lot of courage.

If you could see the extensive damage on her face, you'd think that she would not survive the attack. But she did. She no longer has eyes, mouth, nose and a large chunk of flesh from her face. Her face was so hollow. It is so severe that no amount of plastic surgery could ever mend it. She also has difficulty eating solid food and her speech is slurry. Both her hands' injury were so severe (they look like they went through a meat grinder as the paramedics quoted when they found her) that only a thumb from her right hand could be salvaged. The facial muscle is totally damaged making it hard to reconstruct face transplant.

Charla Nash before the attack...

Charla after the attack. because of her extensive injury she has to wear a veil so that people won't get scared looking at her. kesian kan?

what was left of her...

This particular episode touched the issue of having exotic animals as pet. As Charla said, these animals are dangerous and that they should belong in the wilds not living among the humans. No matter how tame they look, there's always that scary feeling when surrounded by these captive animals. They shouldn't belong in the zoo either. They should roam freely in the jungles.

To Charla, you are one truly remarkable woman.

What bill?

2010-03-31T07:55:00.001+08:00

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the electricity bill for this month and I shudder to think the next month's bill.

Hot weather punye pasal. Huh!

The TNB people must be very happy come Hari Raya this year :P

Table manners

2010-03-30T12:18:00.004+08:00

Sometimes, the way we eat our food tells a lot about oneself.

I love to observe how Little Bee eats his food.

Ever since he is able to feed by himself, he would place his plate, glass, a bottle of water and even tissue box properly nearby before he starts eating.

Such a meticulous person, I must say. Hmm, I wonder where he got that from. Definitely not from his Ibu. :)

...if you can see the conteng-conteng on the table, you know who did it... :P

Scooba do be doo

2010-03-29T08:07:00.010+08:00

The girls were ecstatic when told that they were going for some fun splash last weekend. Little do they know that it wasn't the usual splash in wading pools in theme park. It was more than that. Since they love the water so much, daddyness had decided to enrol them in scuba kids discovery lesson held in Bangi. And boy, were they having fun alright.

And as they say, a picture tells a thousand words.

coach Dollah explaining the girls about the basic equipments for scuba diving... teaching them how to use the regulator when under waterall ready and set to go...getting ready to descend into waterslowly submerging like a submarine...the pool may look shallow but its actually an 8 metre deep...happy look on Kak Ngah's face...

After an exhausting activity in the pool, all 3 of them tergolek dok in the car! Little Bee didn't participate in the scuba lessons (too young) but I guess he was pretty tired just by watching his sisters and of course running here and there.

Since coach Dollah said that the girls were doing fine with the introductory lessons and didn't encounter any problems, we guess the next big step is to go for the ranger level before they can qualify for open water (international) level.

Hopefully they can make it through.

celebrity collage

2010-03-12T09:13:00.003+08:00

http://www.myheritage.com/collage

... and not just Meryl Streep. There are 3 other celebrities that resemble me or is it the other way round? Oh this is so much fun. LOL.

Please excuse my jakunness coz I am that frivolous...ahaks!

celebrity look-alike

2010-03-12T09:00:00.003+08:00

Thanks to face-morphing, now I know what I'd look like in 20 years time. Oh I love that woman too. *wink*

Working mom VS stay at home mom (SAHM)

2010-02-25T08:29:00.008+08:00

...now where can I get that table. I want ONE!

This controversial topic perhaps has been endlessly debated and I can't seem to understand what the buzz is all about. My scenario is probably very similar to many moms out there. The option to work or stay at home to look after the children.

Actually, being a SAHM wasn't my first choice when I had my eldest baby daughter. I DO wanted to work after having her but the daunting task of finding a suitable babysitter (I am that fussy) coupled with stories about how some children in the care of their babysitters got hurt and worst even dead really pulled me back. The husband also wasn't in favour of a stranger caring for our baby and plus the fact that both our mothers were not able-bodied to care for an infant so I decided to resign from my job. It was an easy peasy decision to make maybe because my job then wasn't that satisfactory either. You know - low pay and overworked. Stuff like that.

The initial plan was, I will start work after Kak Long has reached certain age where she no longer requires maximum assistance but then I got pregnant with second child when Kak Long was about 2 years plus. So the plan was put on hold. Still, I couldn't be bothered much about returning to work because I had my hands full with 2 small children at the time. Financial wise, it was better for me to stay home with them since most of my income would go to childcare as I wasn't earning that much. Kerja penat-penat sudahnya duit bagi kat orang.

The thing is, women have many choices nowadays. Women who chose to work out of home surely have their reasons why and so do women who chose to stay at home or work at home. Whichever choice it is, each has its pros and cons. Everyone's situation is different. So why fight over who has it better?

Sure, there are perks that comes with your decision. For women who work out of home, there is social interaction between colleagues and independence as in you could buy things you like without having to ask from your husband. As for SAHMs, the immense satisfaction you get from nurturing your children and watch them grow. To get the best of both world, some women opt to work at home and at the same time manage to take care of the household.

Of course, in every work that you do, after certain time, you'll get bored because the work has become a routine. Even SAHM is no exception. After spending most of the week with the kids all day and night, I need a break. All mothers do no matter what kind of job they held and I function better as a wife and mom if given some time out on my own. Thankfully, the weekends are reserved for this purpose. These are days when I don't feel like cooking or do any household chores. Sometimes, we'd go outings or finding favorite eateries or sometimes visit the relatives.

I have come to terms long ago that I may not be able to work out of home again (dah malas kut?) but I do have plans. That's the beauty of planning. If it doesn't turn out as expected, there is always Plan B or C. Ha ha!

Even though I like this job very much but I certainly do no want to be stuck at being SAHM for the rest of my life. I envision some small home-based business (whatever that is) or enrol myself in domestic skill courses such as sewing or knitting or even specialised cooking. And I probably could achieve all this when my children have grown up and I have extra time on my side.

Well, that's the plan for now.

grey matters

2010-02-23T14:10:00.005+08:00

Uban uban

Go away

Come again in 20 years time! (wishful thinking...)

The proverb, you reap what you sow totally rings true in my case. All those years of dyeing, bleaching, perming, straightening and the latest, rebonding had taken its toll on my crowning glory. Damn, I'm only into my early forties but my hair is so full of them - those shiny, annoying, itchy strands of grey hair what else!

I've been using all kinds of ingenious ways to cover my grey hair and one of them is dyeing the hair black with henna. I prefer to do it at the salon instead of D-I-Y coz I know its very messy and leceh-able to do besides I don't like to get my hand dirty. I will buy a few packets of black henna at the pasar malam and get the hairstylist to do it for me at a cost of maybe RM20 or something.

Certain salons (the high end ones) will charge you exorbitant price which is another reason why I like to do it in a not so expensive salon. Lagi cokia salon tu lagi bagus. Cheaper that way. Ha ha!

The downside of using henna is that after the first few washes, your towel could become blackened as the residue from henna sticks to it which is why I set a sole towel for this purpose. Its also important to cover your pillow with a cloth so as not to stain it when you sleep. This has to be done for several days until the stain no longer appears when you wash your hair.

Of course, this process needs to be repeated at least once every two months or whichever is necessary coz henna is not permanent as chemical dyeing.

And right now, I sort of highlight my hair in natural brown color just enough to cover those grey hair but as soon as it grows longer, new grey hair appears at the root. Again. Sheesh!

So much for grey matters.

*Yours truly should just accept the fact that grey hair is part and parcel of ageing and no one will escape it. She envies Rozita Che Wan's beautiful tresses and wonders if she could have one just like that. Fat chance lah!*

cuba teka

2010-02-19T15:56:00.003+08:00

Apakah agaknya yang sedang dilakukan oleh kanak-kanak di dalam gambar tersebut? Sila berikan jawapan yg paling tepat. 10 markah akan diberi sekiranya jawapan anda betul.

a) sedang menggaru
b) sedang menggentel
c) kedua-duanya sekali
d) entah...

the spouse tag

2010-02-12T14:06:00.003+08:00

Huh, dah lama tak kena tag ni. Yanti tagged me recently and this time it was about how I met my husband. Macam tau-tau aje Valentine Day nak dekat ek. Ok, here goes.

1) First time jumpa with your hubby bila dan kat mana?

Kat my ofis. Masa tu dia client datang nak beli barang kat my ofis dan kebetulan aku ler yg kena attend dia. Masa tu dalam hati dok pikir betapa sombongnya mamat ni (sebab airmuka dia memang serius giler). Yelah, masa tu tak kenal kan? Orang kata tak kenal maka tak cinta. Ahaks!

2) Love at first sight?

Takde jugak laa. Kena jual mahal beb! He he

3. Who is he when the first time you meet him?

Engineer

4) How long it takes for him to ask you out on a date?

Maybe 5-6 months after the first meeting. That long! Dia pun sama jual mahal. Ha ha!

5) First place dating?

Bangsar Shopping Complex! Tu pun sebab nak tengok wayang tapi tak ingat citer apa.

6) How he proposed?

Nothing romantic of that sort cuma dia tanya selamba jer. Bunyinyer lebih kurang camgini - "Eh, you nak kawen dgn I tak?" Ada ke...

7) Special Date with your hubby?

12 April since then. Tapi takde ler sambut bagai nak rak tiap-tiap tahun. Cukup ler dgn sebiji kek dan keluar makan-makan ngan famili gitu.

8. Changes that he asked you to do?

The first thing he asked me to do is to cut my hair short! Masa tu aku tak pakai tudung cam sekarang so masa tu rambut mmg panjang sampai paras bahu, siap ada karat2 lagik. Ada ke dia kata aku nampak tua sebab pesen rambut aku masa tu tak sesuai ngan muka aku??! Cisss! And banyak lagi changes - ask me to change my dressing style supaya nampak sopan (maklumlah pakai pun seksi2 masa tu) ahaks!

9) What is it about him that you love him so much?

Because he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and said I was the right girl for him and that he didn't care a thing about my past. Kira romantik lah gak kan?

10) What is it about him that you wish he would change?

Kurangkan sket baran tu especially kalau bawak kereta atau semasa marah kat anak-anak bila dorang buat peel. Biasalah orang laki ni kureng sabar sket bila melayan kerenah anak-anak...ish ish ish.

11) You will lose your mind and crack your head when he...

- didn't call/sms after a fight. Dia punya merajuk lebih dasat dari aku. LOL!

12. You will smile thru your eyes for the whole day when he...

- ask me to go out and pamper myself (pegi spa ke, buat facial ke, salon ke atau whatever laa) while he stays home and watch the kids.

- decides to cook lunch or dinner ke masa cuti weekends out of the blue and sometimes help with the house chores (women DO love their spouses better if they help with the house chores...trust me!). Kerja rumah ni tak pernah habis ok?

13) Complete these sentences 'My love towards my hubby is as big as.....'

... the LOVE itself and hope to grow old together with him till death do us part....

Meet Joe Haprak

2010-02-11T13:53:00.002+08:00

He lures them to a corner and then rapes them viciously. There was no way those hapless victims could escape from his tight clutch. He has a high degree of sexual appetite and very fertile. He has impregnated them many times until his bastards have grown in numbers by the year and all of them bears a striking resemblance of him.

As if that is not enough, he is also the least bit responsible in providing childcare and maintenance for the children. God knows how many children he has fathered in the last 10 years I live here. And I'm so tired of feeding them food and providing shelter. There were too many of them and I only have so much. How long will this last?

He is also very territorial. Nobody dares to mess with him. And people don't seem to care much about his wrongdoings. After what he has done, he still gets away with it. Something is very wrong with the justice system here. There were no police report being made by the victims he brutally attacked. They were afraid of him. They feared for their lives. I felt sorry for them because there is nothing in my power I could do to stop him. Its just the way it is.

I am at my wit's end here. What would you do if you were in my shoes? Nab him with my two bare hands myself? I don't think so coz he's so powerful and fierce for his size. I pray hard that someone would come to the rescue of those poor women and banish the sicko for good. He has made everyone's life a living hell. He has made my life miserable by not being able to do anything. I couldn't shoot him if I want to. That would make me a killer.

No woman is safe as long as he is there. Someone has got to stop him! But who?

*I seriously need a new hobby...*

homework

2010-02-09T08:28:00.001+08:00

Some of Little Bee's first homework from school. Still needs a lot of practice. I had to guide his hand while showing him how to do it.

Tangan Bee keras cam kayu.

keep posted

2010-02-08T11:47:00.004+08:00

Little Bee's school announced that they will be closed for a week during the Chinese New Year. Gasp!

I've been so used to Little Bee's absence for three solid hours every weekdays and been enjoying quiet moments where I can watch the TV in utmost peace without him seizing the control of the remote or when he's up to his usual mischief. Its an ongoing battle.

God help me.

the L word

2010-02-08T07:39:00.007+08:00

Probably, the most overused word by now is LIWAT. The L word has become interestingly talked about - on facebook, at the local mamak stall and even at my daughter's school with different interpretations.

I had to actually "twist" the word when the ever inquisitive Kak Long tries to get information from me. Not a very wise thing to do.

"Ibu, apa makna LIWAT?

"Hah?" my mouth gaped to the point that if a housefly enters it, it'd have prolly lay some eggs in there.

That Harian Metro sure is to blame for this. The husband should have left it at the office and not bring it home. Now I'm faced with this inescapable task of not being able to dodge the question. So how? Haiya.

"Liwat itu sejenis perbuatan tidak bermoral yang melibatkan kemasukan objek dari ... err err ... " while my eyes were rolling up and down trying to think the right word to describe the meanings. How to say? Back entry? Straight forward, yes but I don't think so. Kak Long was looking at me, waiting for that answer while I'm still stammering on my words. To tell or not to tell. She's only twelve for goodness sake. What could she possibly understand from all this?

In the midst of cracking my head to find the right answer, "the light bulb" suddenly appears above my head. Aha!

That's when I told her to get her Oxford Malay-English dictionary and find the answers there. Phew! *wiping off sweat on forehead*

Saved by the dictionary.

true confession of a facebooker

2010-02-04T11:03:00.008+08:00

These days, you don't need to call someone to know about their wellbeing. Thanks to modern technology, facebook was invented for that purpose. Its a great way to keep connected with your friends or meet new friends. Once you add a friend in yr FB's friends list, you will always know when they're adding notes or updating their profiles. That way, you won't miss a thing.

But in this case (pic below) I think the lady has gone too far. I guess she didn't realise the ramifications of such confession. LOL!

Wonder if she's aware REMOVE is situated on the right below OPTIONS.

Tagline:- Be careful of what you write....

sporty behaviour

2010-02-03T22:20:00.008+08:00

on the left is the new design t-shirt and on the right the old design t-shirt

Kak Ngah came back from school today with a newly purchased t-shirt sukan that costs RM14. She has been begging for it since the new t-shirt came out few days ago.

"Jangan lupa bagi kita duit esok tau?!" she said repeatedly. Ish ish ish. It was a new design (every year tukar design which is fine) and purple in color. Eh wait a minute, why purple? Last year it was blue.

Then she said this year had to be changed to purple as told by her class teacher. No reasons were given. Oh well.

Ok, not trying to complain here but macam kelakar lah kan tukar-tukar kaler nih.

I remember during my school days (oh no not againnnnn...), when you are chosen as a member of a certain Rumah Sukan, you are expected to display your loyalty and adulation towards your membership because it shows the very essence of unity.

I wish I could explain it in a better way but that's how it feels, to have a sense of belonging in that certain group and the desire to perform better each year if your Rumah Sukan lost out in the game. During my primary or secondary schools, I have never defected to other teams because that would mean an act of betrayal. Hey, how did a slight grumble about Kak Ngah's t-shirt trails into a boring monologue about sportsmanship? Stay on the track ok.

Nevertheless, here in my daughter's school, its prolly ok to change your Rumah Sukan. I guess they don't take sport seriously. Setakat nak penuhkan kuota aje la kut? Whatever that is.

*yours truly couldn't even remember the name of her Rumah Sukan (so pathetic..) but remembers the official color was Green for her Rumah Sukan. She was also the reserve player for the school's hockey team (reserve jer ... alahai) and main player for the volleyball and netball team. she did not excel in decathlon events however she was one hell of a cheerleader*

not another shit story

2010-02-02T08:17:00.008+08:00

talk to the hand!

I can't figure out what's really wrong with Little Bee these days. It seems that he has a very sensitive tummy. He developed fever last Monday (which he recovered two days later) and he has been having internal upset since then. The last time something like this happened was in early December last year when he was down with typhoid and had to be warded for 5 days.

Thinking it could be remnants of typhoid, we brought him back to the same hospital to have his blood checked after recommendation from the local GP.

In the ER, Little Bee was made to lie down on a stretcher. He started to cry sans tear from the moment the nurse wrapped his body with a blanket (to thwart resistance), leaving only the left hand exposed to poking his hand with a needle. He stopped when his hand was fully bandaged. It was a good 10 minutes wail of a kind. Such a drama king!

We had to to wait for another hour for the blood test result and when it finally came, the results were negative. Alhamdulillah. What a relief. Never like the idea of camping in a hospital. Sangat boring ok.

So, the doctor concluded that it could be viral gastrointestinal something and only prescribed Smecta to harden the stool. No other medications given. Since the hospital visit wasn't included in the insurance cover we were about hundreds of ringgit poorer that day. Bless those plastic money. Huh!

Tu la sapa suruh hantar kat private hospital kan? Eksyen sangat. Ha ha!

under watchful eyes

2010-01-29T10:06:00.005+08:00

Kak Long has been spending a considerable amount of time with her best friend recently. Not that I don't mind. She's just being a tween kid. That's what they do in their free time. Hanging around.

She has been asking permission to do homework at her friend's house several times after school which is pretty ok by me. As much as I want to trust her, can't help feeling a bit monitorial sometimes. I guess I'm just being a protective mom. That dreadful time has come for me to be on the look-out for my eldest daughter. With all the horror stories you hear about teenagers in the news of late, I was of course worried for her safety. Even if her friend lives about 6 doors away from ours! Yes, I am that paranoid.

This morning, Kak Long reminded me again (in case I forget) that she's going to her friend's house at ETD 4pm and that she'll be doing science project about extinct animals or something and maths revision. She's also joining some friends later in the evening to look for certain insects and plants in the bushes near the playground. Yeah, she is one busy entomologist and botanist all roll into one. She was very precise in details about the stuff she's doing. I envision a career as a planner or personal assistant if she can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up. She is so good at reminding people as well. Ha ha!

And she is also reminded to be home before maghrib prayer starts calling. Pronto!

candle in the wind

2010-01-28T09:50:00.010+08:00

There was a blackout this morning. I only notice it when it felt warmer in the room. The husband had already woken up and call TNB to make a report. It was about 5am. Apparently, there was only a row of houses affected including ours. The opposite row wasn't. Then we went back to sleep. Still got that one hour left to catch up on sleep before the 6am alarm starts to blare. Haish, sempat gak tuh. He he!

Later, got up in black pitch room. Searched for the torchlight and went downstairs to look for candles. Since api takde, I couldn't iron the kids uniform. Kesian kat anak-anak aku pegi sekolah dgn baju tak bergosok. Hu hu! Thank God, the husband's clothes dah siap bergosok minggu sudah. Long story short, while waiting for the school van to fetch the kids, I saw the TNB guy was still fixing outside. I asked what was wrong. This blackout happens a lot in my area especially the same row of houses. He said the wires got burnt and couldn't explain why. Oh well, fine by me.

Saw two neighbours talking to each other on the same subject. Heard one of them said, perasan api takde since 4.20am. I was like, what?? 4.20am dah perasan but no one bothered to call TNB?? One neighbour even had the cheek to say, they were too lazy to call TNB and that somebody will eventually call. Yeah, that was us by the way.

Some attitude my neighbours have. Can't depend too much on them when emergency strikes. Grrr!

forgetting miss daisy

2010-01-27T17:21:00.011+08:00

Absent-mindedness has got the better of me lately. Ok, that's not entirely true. The truth is, I am a forgetful middle-aged woman verging on senility. Huh!

I was doing laundry last night. Why would I do laundry at 10pm when I can do it in the morning shift since I'm a full time homemaker remains a big question mark. Maybe because I was too busy ber-facebooking during daytime? Ha ha!

Anyways, after I had done putting dirty clothes in the washer, I proceeded to the kitchen to clean up the mess and took out garbage. After that, I watered the plants, arranged the slippers and shoes on the shoe rack, swept the porch and switched off the light outside before went back in. Folded some clothes while watching TV. Heard the washer gave a beeping sound signalling the process is over. By the time it ended, I had become exhausted and thought of hanging the clothes in the early morning so I took out the clothes and put them in the basket and went upstairs to my bedroom.

The next morning, as I was preparing breakfast for the kids, I took out the laundry and as I opened the door, found the grille door was wide open. I asked Kak Ngah who was lounging in the living room if she had opened the door this morning. She shook her head and said no. Kak Long wasn't feeling well last night so she's on medical leave today and still sleeping in her room. Could the husband had forgotten to lock the door when he left the house? Highly impossible coz he's also on medical leave today and still tucked in bed.

Ting tong! That's when I realised I had actually forgot to lock the damn doors last night! Ya Rabbi! I had inadvertently welcoming all penyangaks and perampoks to enter my house and steal all they want!

It was a blessing in disguise that the husband was not the first person to find out or else I'd be like listening to about 10 pages of long lectures from him. Phew!

I guess, I should start taking that kismis and fish oil for memory function. You know, those supplements that our mothers used to force us to eat especially when we had big exams. Don't want something like that to happen again. No sirree!

*Note to self:- set a daily reminder on the cellphone that says, "Lock your doors and take your medications before going to bed tonight"*

splitsville

2010-01-27T12:23:00.000+08:00

Rumors has been going on everywhere, at least in the entertainment world that the famous power couple ever in Hollywood, BRANGELINA has split up! Whether its true or not, only time will tell.

Go to www.eonline.com to get the latest scoop on the couple.

Something tells me if it really happens, Jennifer Aniston is going to have a field day with this. Karma!

girl gone crazy

2010-01-25T08:55:00.005+08:00

Getting married to a laptop? Fancy that.

I read with amusement and total disbelief of a 24 year old woman from London who intends to marry her long-time companion in a form of a laptop - Macbrook Pro 17 she calls as Alex! It appears that even her mother had approved the relationship and gave her blessing. What a cuckoo family.

How exactly is she going to accomplish conjugal activities with her laptop husband is beyond my wildest and craziest imagination. LOL.

the avid photographer

2010-01-22T17:14:00.014+08:00

Little Bee has acquired another interesting skill lately - taking pictures of himself in various pose! Such a narcissist for a small kid eh? Now I know what that little rascal been up to whenever my cellphone goes missing from its usual parking spot. Ha ha!

I really have no idea why he has such penchant for showing his mouth wide-open. Must be his trademark. LOL!

thats a picture of his spiderman logo t-shirt he's wearing. I dont think he has eyes for details LOL!

Glee-d!

2010-01-21T08:33:00.007+08:00

I was totally glued to the tv when watching this. There's something well, gleeful about musical comedy like this one. Set in high school, its basically a story about the underdogs, the ones who are not popular at school. Its always a winning theme. And the songs are cool, mostly remake of popular hits back then.

I've never heard Journey's Don't Stop Believing until Glee's version last night. Nice song.

* Glee is aired on star world every wednesday at 9pm*

sisters act

2010-01-21T07:30:00.007+08:00

the sisters like to play dress up with each other but its always Little Bee who ends up as the reluctant participant.

milik siapakah "gadis" ini?

tak ada kerja cari kerja...

2010-01-19T13:04:00.009+08:00

I was really bengang when Kak Ngah came back from school and complained that the tudung she is wearing was deemed as unsuitable by her class teacher. Huh?

I asked her what her teacher meant by unsuitable. She said its because the tudung has fancy details and its not allowed by school regulations. Fancy details? The tudung wasn't made from shiny or transparent fabric and not even embroidered. It was just some tiny holes punched along the end that resembles a pattern. I thought it looked nice and unique.

Now that the ultimatum had been given as in her name will be jotted down by the school prefects if she still wears it, I had no choice but to send all of her tudungs for alteration.

I wish the school concentrates on more substantial issues than petty ones like this. Sheesh!

the best & worst dressed on Golden Globe

2010-01-18T12:37:00.003+08:00

Courtney Cox (of Friends sitcom) looks ravishing in this lovely black gown..

Mariah Carey's low plunging neckline really accentuate her well-endowed assets. Love it!

Tina Fey went 30 feet rock-bottom in this dress. so sad!

Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock didn't shine in this dress either. I hope she picks a better one this upcoming Oscar award...

Amy Adams looks sloppy in this dress. watelahappen? I don't think she could enchant people with that thing draped around her. urghh!

Watched The Golden Globe this morning. Can't help feeling the show was a bit boring with Ricky Gervais as the host. There goes my precious 3 hours for nothing. Yucks! I hate his jokes, they are not funny (at least to me) and I can't even fathom what he's talking about. Must be the British slang. Pekat ya amat!

Someone ought to bring back Ellen De Generes!

Ok, I've got like 30 seconds before the music plays on background (thats a cue to shorten the speech) and here goes;

Best Picture: Avatar (the first sci-fi movie to win, to my knowledge so far..)
Best Director: James Cameron (also won Best Director for Titanic 12 years ago)
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (for The Crazy Heart)
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (for The Blind Side)
Best Supporting Actor: Cristoph Waltz (for Inglorious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'nique (for Precious)

Of all the speeches that I've heard on the show, I like Mo'nique and Christoph Waltz the best. They sounded heartfelt to me.

fart simpson

2010-01-18T07:29:00.012+08:00

It is said that the best thing to do when you fart in public is to act innocent, and if that fails, blame someone else! However, you may need to be careful of that last tactic though, as the person who smelt it first is ALWAYS the culprit! Ha ha!

Of late, Little Bee has been displaying a subtle ability to fart in the car and got his daddyness annoyed. As if lah dia tak pernah kentut dalam kereta kan?

"Hisyy, busuknya kentut si Bee ni", and he would lower the car window to let the foul smell out.

"How did you know it was his, it could be yours. We all know how loud your fart sounds and smells like..", I retorted in Little Bee's defense.

"I just know its his. His fart has that distinct smell. You know a person who drinks milk, they fart the smelliest", answered the husband confidently. Whoa! The husband could figure out which food emits the foulest gas. Cool!

Little Bee still drinks milk in a milk bottle and he's gonna be 5 this year!

"Ek eleh, you fart the smelliest when you eat petai, did you know that? And I dare not venture into the bathroom after you use it!", I told the husband. LOL!

Anyway, the five of us went to the photo shop yesterday to have the kid's picture taken in passport size. Kak Long has been nagging about this since earlier this week. It was supposed to be only Kak Long's but as usual, it ended with all 3 of them taking pictures instead. Aiyah!

On the way, Little Bee had done it again. This time it was a bit louder for everybody to hear and as always, muka dia poyo jer. Soon after that, a whiff of aroma began to linger in the car and the husband lowered the car window immediately.

"Bee has the busukest kentut ever.." yelled Kak Ngah at the back, pinching her nose, followed by hysterical laughters from everyone. I couldn't agree more.

Little Bee oh Little Bee. That was some powerful grenade you got there.

bonding time

2010-01-17T19:10:00.001+08:00

sedang khusyuk berkebun..

a landscape artist at work? not. a penyibuk is more like it...

I think he enjoys digging the soil rather than trimming the leaves..

It was a rare occasion to see the husband tending the garden (tee hee hee) but seeing Little Bee helping his dad was indeed a kodak moment.

January girls

2010-01-17T16:51:00.005+08:00

The girls celebrated their birthdays recently with La Manila cake (Tiramisu cheesecake) at their grandma's house.

Since they shared the same month but only a week apart, we thought a single cake would suffice. And look who keeps menyibuk at the cake-cutting ceremony if not Little Bee. Ish ish ish!

I have a hobby and its not collecting dust!

2010-01-15T10:35:00.001+08:00

freebies from McDonalds during their promotion late last year. Lurve the shape and colors. I was short of one glass, the last week of promotion and I was really bummed coz they didn't have stock even if I offer to pay triple of its price. sheesh!

I believe that everyone in this world should have a hobby. Its a great pastime and sometimes, certain hobby could actually generate income for the hobbyist. Mine is the cheapest hobby around coz I don't need to splurge a lot since I am such a cheapskate. Ha ha!

My hobby is collecting freebies from hotels, exhibitions and McDonalds for the past several years. I love these collectible items such as toiletries from the hotels. Each hotel has their own logo inscribed on the bottles which makes them so authentic. You can't find one the same in another hotel. And they came in standard; shower gel, soap bar, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, toothbrush and toothpaste.

Lately, the husband has been complaining that my hobby had caused the bedroom to look more like a storeroom than a bedroom. Ha ha!

toiletries from a hotel in Las Vegas he visited last year...

these items comes in handy when you're out of shampoo or toothpaste in that moment of desperation...

So what's your hobby? I hope its not Peeping Tom for the guys. LOL.

pants on the ground

2010-01-15T07:35:00.005+08:00

Saw this spunky 62 year old rapper General Larry Pratt who auditioned for American Idol yesterday and thought he was hilariously funny. He reminded me so much of William Hung, another interesting character from previous season. LOL!

Pants on the ground

Lookin' like a fool

With your pants on the ground

Gold in your mouth

Hat turned sideways

Pants hit the ground

Call yourself a cool cat

Looking like a fool

Walking down town

With your pants on the ground..

As Simon said, he had a horrible feeling that this song will be a hit and I think he's right coz I can't stop humming it in my head.

*For some strange reason, I can't upload the video or link in my post so if you want to see it go to youtube and type the words, Pants on the Ground*

keeping up with the KardaCians

2010-01-13T09:23:00.013+08:00

Little Bee's first day at school went without a glitch. On the first day itself, the husband suggested that Little Bee should take the school van instead of us sending him. Of course, I was a bit apprehensive, knowing how distractive Little Bee can be but when the husband said that we will follow later to check on him (or rather his behaviour), I agreed.

When we arrive at the school, there were not many parents around. I saw one mother sitting on the floor next to her daughter with her face slumped on her mother's lap at the corner of the classroom and judging by the look on her face, she must have been exasperated.

I scanned the room and saw Little Bee sitting comfortably on the floor doing brick puzzles and he looked somewhat at ease. He looked quite happy and seems not bothered with the alien surroundings. Ah, the very characteristic of an ADD child, it must be.

I'm so glad that Little Bee has managed to adapt himself so well in kindy and I must say, I am grateful that his kindy had accepted someone like him. I wish for all kindies to have special class for special kids. They deserved to be educated and not ignored and we are very far behind in understanding special needs children ie the difficulty learning kids, the hyper-active ADD/ADHD kids, dyslexia kids, autistic kids. These are kids who look normal physically but with disorders and I assume these are the very reason our government didn't take them seriously.

Why would I say that? Because our Prime Minister's wife is making great effort channeling money to build special school for the geniuses instead! I wonder if she's aware that there are special needs kids like my son for instance who also need the same kind of school for special needs? I consider my son fortunate because his parents could afford to send him to private kindy and rather expensive one at that (not trying to brag here) but what about those kids from hard-core poor and lower-income families who can't afford to send their kids to private kindy?

Meanwhile, Kak Ngah is in Year 3 and Kak Long is in Year 6. Gosh, can't believe how grown up they are especially Kak Long. She is about 2 inches shorter than me and still grows like a giraffe. Pretty soon, it would be me looking up at her instead of the opposite. Sigh. She had been telling me that some of her girlfriends had been experiencing some form of haemorrhage every month and she kept on asking when will her turn be. I jokingly told her that she should be enjoying her period-less before BFF (best friend forever) crosses her path and turn her life upside down for the next 40 years!

Kak Long had also been sternly reminded that this year she isn't going to be on honeymoon mode. She has to eat, sleep, talk and shit books all day! And Sergeant Mom had been entrusted by General Dad to keep Kak Long under close watch, in case she tries to flee from the drill. LOL!

As for me, life goes on as usual and I have Facebook to thank for. These days, when I'm not watching the kids as often as before, I'm always there. Almost everyday.

tranquility

2010-01-12T13:22:00.008+08:00

this is how the living room looks like typically when not terrorized by Little Bee..

Its the second week of school and the house seems to appear quiet at this time. Little Bee had gone to pre-school in the afternoon session so has Kak Ngah. While waiting for Kak Long to return from the morning session, I had the house all by myself for an hour.

Bliss!

I should be enjoying this moment of peacefulness while it lasts.

adieu to the king of pop

2009-06-26T07:24:00.012+08:00

He was best remembered as Wacko Jacko. The Gloved One. And also for the countless alteration on his face making him looked so freakishly Frankenstein. He was the man who never wanted to grow up. He was modern day Peter Pan.

We will always remember him as the cute little boy who had livened up our lives during our growing up years.

Farewell Michael Jackson. And thank you for the memories.

direct translation

2009-06-08T15:46:00.002+08:00

Kak Ngah: Ibu, kita boring sungguh hari ni. Citer kat tv pun tak best la. Boleh tak kita tengok dvd?

Ibu: Ok, citer apa Kak Ngah nak tengok?

Kak Ngah terus membelek kotak toyogo yg dipenuhi dvd itu. Ada yang original dan ada juga yang cetak rompak. Tapi banyak yang cetak rompak dari yang original. He he he.

Kak Ngah: Haa, kita nak tengok cerita TOLAK

Ibu: Hah?

Seingat-ingat aku yang pelupa ini, memang tak ada beli cerita tajuk TOLAK terutama cerita melayu yang aku rasa tersangatlah rugi beli dvd (ori ke cetak rompak) sebab Hari Raya nanti gerenti masuk tv. *LOL*

Ibu: Citer apa tu?

Kak Ngah: Citer omputeh. Ala cepat la pasang buuuu...

Ibu: Ok ok laa...bak la sini dvd tu (sambil Kak Ngah menghulurkan dvd ke ibu yang blur-blur sotong tu).

Laa, citer ni ke? Ish ish...

ben 10 poser

2009-06-01T09:30:00.010+08:00

ready for action...

Ben 10 t-shirt and bermuda short bought at pasar malam - RM11.00.

Ben 10 Omnitrix (watch-like device that transforms him into various alien forms) bought at convenience store - RM14.90.

Total price -RM25.90.

The look on his face (after donning Ben 10 attire) - PRICELESS!

a disgruntled employee

2009-06-01T00:25:00.002+08:00

Because of the recent economic downturn, Mr P. Nis writes in a letter for a higher raise of salary. Here is what he had to say:

Dear Sir,

I the P*nis, hereby request a raise in salary for the following reasons;

I do physical labor.
I work at great depths.
I plunge headfirst into everything I do.
I do not get weekends or public holidays off.
I work in a damp environment.
I work in a dark workplace that has poor ventilation.
I work in high temperatures.
My work exposes me to contagious diseases.

Sincerely,

P. Nis

The Response:-

Dear Mr. P. Nis

After assessing your request and considering the arguments you have raised, the administration rejects your request for the obvious following reasons;

You do not work 8 hours straight.
You fall asleep after brief work periods.
You do not always follow the orders of the management team.
You do not stay in your designated area and are often seen visiting other locations.
You do not take initiative; you need to be pressured and stimulated in order to start working.
You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift.
You don't always observe necessary safety regulations; such as wearing the correct protective clothing.
You are unable to work double shifts. You sometimes leave your designated work area before you have completed the assigned task. And if that were not all, you have been seen constantly entering and exiting the workplace carrying two suspicious-looking bags.
You will retire well before you are 65.

Sincerely,

V. Gina

battle of the bulge

2009-05-29T08:57:00.008+08:00

as always, image snagged from here

The good husband had made a pledge recently that he is going to lose that excess flab no matter what. Hurmm, seems like a tall order considering that he is what you call it, a lazy bum (in the health department).

All because of a back pain that has been rendering him lembikless every time he reaches home from work everyday. He had to be massaged with ointment on the back frequently otherwise he would not be able to sleep well at night. The orthopaedic surgeon who had examined him earlier told him to lose some weight and if that doesn't work out nicely then another extreme measure to remedy his back problem (as a last resort) would be surgery.

According to his doctor he has to lose at least 10 kgs as the extra weight could be one of the cause for him to suffer back pain. His legs could not withstand the extra weight therefore causing him to experience on-off back pain especially if he sits or lie down too long in the same position.

Each time the pain gets so unbearable, he would see chiropractor immediately but its only a quick fix coz the pain would recur if he doesn't observe the pantang-larang given. Now that he has been given the ultimatum, he has taken the advice by cutting down portions of his meals, taking the LRT to and from work for the past couple of weeks (let see how long he can do this knowing how crazy LRT schedules can be), doing push-ups and some physiotherapy exercise in his spare time. He's even contemplating to engage a personal trainer at the gym nearby his workplace. Wow, I have to take a bow to that man for his tenacity to lose weight.

Yeah, it takes only one word to make my macho man scaredy-cat. Surgery with a capital S.