Kak Long's new toy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Panggilan hangit

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

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

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

Kring kring..

Hello?

(suara lelaki) Kak, jom main! 

Hah? Sape ni?

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

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

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

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

Tak sampai seminit, telefon berdering lagi....

Kring kring...

Hello?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sekian kisah kali ini.

Riang ria Aidil Fitri

Greetings

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

Flotsam and Jetsam

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

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

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'?

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

Gotcha!

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!

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

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

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

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

All about a woman named Mom

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

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...