Al-Fatihah - Be Strong Che Mah

Salam,

Ezzah baru sms bgtau anak Che Mah yang bongsu, Miqael Rayyan passed away this afternoon at 1.30pm. He'll be buried today. I'm still trying to reach her to no avail. Hope can reach her thru her hubby, Faisel.

Takziah dari kami sekeluarga, Al-fatihah for her angel.

Update :

Me, Ezzah n Dd went to ziarah on the same day. Merempit from opis wit hubby. Her hubby is my hubby's batchmate from our Sintok days.

Rayyan is only 3mths++, very very little. Based on what che mah told us, he's one healthy boy, tembun, fair skin with rambut kerinting, so cute (we saw his pix from digicam). No health problem at all. So you can imagine the shock and sadness.

This is from what I can gather, Ezz n Dd sila betulkan if ada yg salah, I was not focusing cause my mind is with my 3 kids at babysitter's place.

Her maid called around noon telling that there's a blood coming out from Rayyan's nose, he's having his usual morning nap at that time. The way she described, it's not bleeding where blood whooshing but more to mixture of blood and mucus. She told the maid to check the temperature and everything. Next call from her neighbor, they helped to bring the baby to the clinic and later referred to Ampang Putri. He was pronounced dead at 1.30pm. Cause of death (on cert) : Sudden death. According to her, no evidence of abuse by the maid.

Dia terkilan for taking things for granted, she wasn't in hurry to be with the baby because the way her maid & neighbor described the whole situation seems like all is ok, not knowing that the baby is fighting for his life. She even called her hubby and asked him to go back home first to get their insurance card so that it's easier for admission, the maid also went there to bring all the baby clothes. She didn't blame her neighbor though, more to herself for failing to capture the message. Both of them didn't get the chance to be with their baby during his last moment. Kata org dah sampai masanya, nothing can stop it kan, Allah Maha Kuasa, but she's in grievance and shock state, we can understand her situation.

She broke down few times while we were there. I feel like flying back home to be with my kids. I miss them like hell especially when she said 'Jaga anak ko elok2' when I was about to leave. I left around 9pm with teary eyed all the way home.

The Long Wait Is Almost...

OVER...

So here some of the shots taken during our last visit. We managed to sneak into the house through the unlocked window.

Itu budak kicik mcm boy jugak...suka thp gaban dia lari sana sini, skrg bolehla...pasni, harapanla kan ??

Nama jalan dah pacak sana sini

The culprit (so called hehe), bapak lama tunggu nak pasang mendehalah ni haa...

All fitted in, aku suka this type of flush instead of the pull type. Nak kena belajar godek la plak nih. Yang pull tu pejam mata aku boleh fix. Kalaulah boleh ku tukar dgn flush yg bleh jimat air hehe alaaa yg ada 2 button tuh, 1/2 & full, half for pee pee and full for poo poo

Adoila...tang ni la plak dia bocor, ni kat masterbed, tmpt paling seshuai letak wardrobe. Kerching kerching kaya tokei bumbung.

Aku tertanya2 apa lah ke halnya tingkap cenonet itu, x bley ke buat kasik sama jek, design statement ke hape ni ?? AKu bercadang untuk menutup itu balkoni...x koser nak buat tmn mini (Ayat angel : cuba bawak bersyukur sket)

Amin amin ya Allah bukakkanlah hati developer aku untuk buat playground kat sini. Hehe Tengok ujung sana cam ada sayup2 nampak puncak bukit, haa tulah tandanya betapa tingginya umah kami.

Ye kengkawan, itulah bukit yang di tarah & jadik kontroversi sampai masuk TVThree, sampai abang x-MB dtg. Di belakang bukit itu adalah empangan Batu. Sapa nak pi trekking singgah umah kami ekk...

So now another headache-inducing part. Preparing the house according to our needs, taste (and budget). Luckily, kengkawan ku sumer dh expert bab2 ni, so from now on, do expect me bombarding you with questions on this and that.

Guess What...

>> Hello...saya nak tanya progress Fasa II

>> Teres ke Apartmen ??

>> Teres

>> Surat untuk ambik kunci keluar minggu depan

>> Ok, TQ

Cewwah...mcm cool jek time tuh and suddenly yippeeee yay yippee yay, meremang2 kejap, lawak jek.

Actually we went up ( yeah, u really have to GO UP to reach my house) last weekend, photos taken but in hubby's HP. Will upload tomorrow.

Alhamdulillah, but until I have the real keys in my hand, I won't be hoping. Enough with hoping. Dd, we haven't started planning any deco & reno works yet. Perasaan nak menghias bagai dah hilang dek lama sangat menunggu.

But still... Alhamdulillah syukur syukur

Funding The Habit

I do admit, I have a bad habit, I'm shopaholic. While chatting at cafe, somebody asked me how do I FUND my habit...hahaha cam lawak jek soklan dia (dia x de la guna perkataan fund tuh). Aku tanya dia kenapa ? Dia kata sbb gaji (bersih) dia pun ala2 sama ngan aku tapi mcm x boleh nak beli apa2 sangat. Dia tau aku ni pegi mana pun ada jek bwk balik plastik bag kat tangan, belum lagi klu pi shopping complex...memang dasar shopaholic.

BTW, shopaholic not necessarily buying expensive stuffs okay...you are shopaholic when you cannot resist the urge to buy...anything, anywhere, anytime. You tend to buy things that u want instead of things that u need. Ada je lah benda ko nak beli even hair clip or screwdriver kat kedai 2hengget.

So, how do i fund ? Camana ek nak citer mmmm...sebenarnya aku ni banyak 'tabung cap ayam', tapi virtual, details maintain dlm excel, $$ lumpsum dlm current account...aku ada tabung present, aku ada tabung tupperware, aku ada tabung handbag and many more, tengok apa yg tetiba aku rasa nak beli tp x mampu nak beli on the spot, maka akan wujudlah tabungan itu. Tiap2 bulan lepas gaji, dah tolak loan rumah, PCB, zakat, bayar bil api air astro TM, saving wajib blabla...tinggal la seciput (gaji agensi gomen maa berapa la sangat) aku congak la berapa nak allocate for belanja hari2 sampai next payday. Pastu aku masuk la tabung sana sikit, situ sikit..kadang2 klu kasut yang aku aim dah x de, aku masuk la portion tu dalam tabung lain. Cam lawak je kan, tapi pada aku cam best jek. Kadang klu tetiba UdaOcean sblh opis aku sale baju budak2, tipah mmg x thn klu bab ni, aku mula la mabuk...so licin la balik tabung2 aku tuh.

Tapi seperti biasala kan, x sumer benda yang aku pakai ni aku beli sendiri, yang mahal2 sket hubby sponsor 2,3x setahun. Hehe...yang lain2 ni lately aku ngendeng2 gak kat hubby sbb dia sudah 'masyuk' compared to dolu2. Bertahun2 susah bersama ngan gaji ciput, sesak sana sini, x cukup sana ambik kat sini, skarang boleh la kot nompang senang sket...hehe teringat lak kat somebody yang sedih sbb hubby dia x bagi duit belanja bulan2. Aku gelak je la sbbnya gaji dia memang 100% untuk dia, belanja lain2 sumer husband dia cover even dia nak beli apa2 untuk kegunaan rumah cam beli lauk, beli bedsheet sumer claim balik. Itu macam kalu...aci ke sedih lagi ?? Klu aku dah yipppeee...

Ok sambung citer tabung ayam aku balik, end of month klu tetiba ada surplus, katalah ada 200 lagi balance on payday, yang tu samada aku akan hoyay dengan jayanya sebagaimana peribahasa, dengar guruh di langit air di tempayan dicurahkan atau klu time aku insaf sket aku tambah kat saving, tak bleh tambah kat tabung ayam tau.... Sekian tima kasih. Sila hubungi saya untuk khidmat nasihat tabung cap ayam.

Lagi satu, as zira mentioned in her blog, silalah bayar credit card anda in full mulai bulan ini. Treat your credit card more like a charge or debit card. Dgn kata lain beli klu ada budget nak membayar. Different banks offer different baits so do your homework and get the lowest rate. Why is it important ? and dangerous : finance charges will be imposed on the transaction starting from the posting date (no more 20 days interest free) if you still have outstanding amount.

Ayat2 (cinta) untuk diri sendiri : Duit2 tabung tu klu simpan dah boleh pegi *****, takpun bagi anak yatim lagi byk pekdah...huhu aku akan coba.

Kena TAG ?

Sydde, ko tau tak ni la purse time aku kena tag tau...cewah...mcm la wajib kena jwb ek...

Blasah je la...lps ni aku nak tag sape ?? aku bukan ramai member blog pon hahahaa...aku tau sapa...gelak evil lagiii..

5 presents:
1. Anak yang baik & close to me (sungguh la innocent kekonon)
2. Suami yang baik, dan setia dan lagi dan lagi
3. Duit juta-juta lemon
4. Tangan 'hijau' and 'sejuk'
5. Any motor vehicle with plate RJ1975

5 reasons for the above:

1. Kena bagi reason ke, obvious la kan ?
2. Sama la lebih kurang dgn yg atas tu

3. Aku bleh retire and do what I love most i.e. art & craft, travel, shopping

4. Sumer pokok aku tanam kjp je jalan, even pokok ros jepun yg sepatutnya idiot-proof huhu

5. The obsessiveness in me still want this (since it's present, I can't buy it for myself...kan ?)

5 characteristic I like in the person I admire:
1. Survivor - I can leave all 3 lil soldiers with him for day(s)

2. He can layan shopping as well (but not window shopping eh, he's the go & grab type)

3. Not the cerewet one when it comes to makan

4. Shoulder full responsibility for parents (both side), anytime, everytime (read : obedient son & SIL)

5. He's mat rempit

Best thing he ever did:Being married to me and still survive the whole ordeal.

5 things you do when you bored:
1. Food glorious food, munch, munch...
2. Window shopping
3. Shopping ??
4. Housekeeping (umah, opis, notebook mana2 la)
5. Bloghopping

5 great inventions:
1. Anak2 aku - aku dgn bangganya men'invent'kan mereka hahaha

2. www dot com - this is my archive space for everything
3. Household gadgets (washmachine, fridge,blender, oven, rice cooker bla bla) - I won't survive without these

4. IKEA

5. Credit & Debit Card

5 most hated:
1. Smokers - the smell is enuff to give me headache for day long
2. Price tag kat barang plastik ??
3. Org yang suka komplen tapi 1 jari pun x angkat nak menolong
4. Tak tau tp x mau tanya OR x nak ngaku dia x tau padahal terang2 dia x tau
5. Traffic in KL

So, orang yang malang kena tag ngan aku :
1. Dd
2. Zirap
3. Hanum
4. Yaya

Horrrayyyy...

Report Card Day Mid-Term : SRAT1K

Pagi tadi, lepas subuh gajah aku terpacak kt sekolah Hanis, maklumla nak make sure dpt no.1 sbbnya aku keje. Rugi ambik cuti semata2 nak ambik report card yg kdg2 berapa minit jek. Tgk mak bapak yg jenis camana la kan, kena yg kepochi cam aku lama la sket haha sumer nak tanya. Time nak keluar nampak la mata parents lain yg dh nak juling kat luar tuh ala..bukan berdiri ponnn...sekolah dh sedia kusi bagai hahaha Feduli hape kan ?? Aku nak mesra2 ngan ustazah dia skali skala, aku blah pon sbb nampak muka ustazah cam ala2 nk halau aku jek, klu tak mau aku tanya dia duduk mana, dh kawin ke...hehe ishh sedap jek aku mengata tapi ye la kot sbb dia dh jeling2 belakang. 15 minit je ustazah...

Tapi aku puji la ustazah ni sbbnya 7.45 dia dh terpacak dlm kelas walaupun dlm memo kata start pkl 8. Muka pun manis jek. Bila mintak no hp pun dia x kisah. Kdg2 ada cikgu yg x pikir susah payah mak ayah nak dtg waktu sekolah. Contoh dia sekolah kebangsaan Hanis, report card ambik next week. Apalah salahnya start pukul 12.30 or 1pm so that mak ayah yg cuti ciput or can't afford to take leave boleh rush kjp during lunchtime to collect & sign. Mesti nak ikut opis hour depa. Eline jgn marah noo...hang cikgi yg baik dan prihatin, aku bukan jenis yg cakap "Ah, cikgu2 memang mcm tu.." (imagine ngan mulut moncong2 ye..). Itu dh jatuh hukum ' generalize'. Aku x kira la dia cikgu ke engineer ke ahli mujik ke, klu buat perangai memang la carik nahas.

Yang part cikgu ni sbb aku tgk sendiri, she's very inconsiderate la pada aku. Cth : Waktu byr yuran 1st day school open till 10am. Tik tok pkl 1o tu dia dh angkut barang..., dtgla mak bapak yg ala2 berlari anak ckp sori mori naik lori...aci ke dia ckp ' kita bagi masa dari pagi lagi, saya pun ada keje lain jugak nak buat'. Ye cikgu, I do agree with her on the part that she got her own stuffs to do, but THAT parents apologised like few times, which shows that they're late not on purpose. Be compassionate la...we leave you to your own device for few months during school holidays, takkan la 2,3 ari out of 365 ari x leh nk accomodate us. Lain la klu yang dtg buat kurang ajar kan ?? And aku sampai skrg x leh terima hakikat kenapa aku x boleh b'ckp dengan cikgu melalui tepon tp kena tingal mesej kat kerani sekolah. Bilik guru memang x de tepon eh ? (Soklan iklas ni, tipah mmg x tau sbbnya cikgu & kerani x mo ckp, aci ??). Bila tanya camana ye saya nak contact cikgu pelajaran xxx, Jawapan : Yang tu puan kena dtg sekolah jumpa cikgu sendiri masa persekolahan.... ye kawan2 marilah kita menangis secara berjemaah.

Psst psst..aku pasti ada yg akan tanya...sekolah mana ni ? hehehe

This is for Hanis. Sayang...Ibu put up all of ur exam's result in here for our record. Manalah tau panjang umur dah berumur nanti bleh la tgk balik result peksa Along kecik2 dolu hahaha Bukan dgn niat nak riak, klu teruk, teruk la kan, so far so good. Sbbnya, I wish I know how I fared when I was in my primary in facts & figures. Yang aku ingat cuma masa aku dh Djh 4-6 jek.

The details will be put up later:

2 1mtiaz Mid-term : Average 83% , 7th out of 34 and Attendance 87/88.

Aiyark...Potong Stim

Last nite, me & hubby saja pusing area G0mbak tgk2 kot ada signboard house for sale, ada la tapi sumer ala2 400k for 20x70. x cukup pitih ambo banyok tu wei... That's the price you have to pay for wanting to live in landed property in Gombak. Klu 300k++ dh bleh dpt corner lot / rumah gabak kat belah2 Kajang/Bangi/Shah Alam.

Baru lepas call developer for the progress.

"Tinggal nak bagi kunci je kak"

Hoyay :) hoyay :)

" Bila ?"
"Tunggu SYABA$ masuk meter air"

$%#%*&(*)**)()_^%$#@!#$

Yeah, that SYABA$ part was there since last year.

BAck to the story psl kami ronda satu Gombak mlm tadi, sbnrnya balik dr C4 beli tiered-drawer plastik, pastu sambil2 sembang kluar citer psl umah kami yg berkurun x siap2. So sambil2 abihkan minyak keter kami round2 la. Dptla 2,3 nombor konon nak call la arini.

Pastu terbaca la berita ni plak from TheStar, adududududu.....

" House prices up 30%

HOUSE prices need to be raised by 30% due to the hike in building materials and petrol prices, Nanyang Siang Pau reported. Master Builders Association of Malaysia president Patrick Wong said middle-range house prices had been increased from RM150,000 to RM190,000. “The developers have no choice but to raise the price as the cost of building the houses has increased. The price of houses was adjusted two weeks ago,” he said. "

Pinch vs Punch

Weeks ago, I posted an entry about stretching my grocery spending coz prices had gone up

I put it as 'I can feel the pinch'.

Last Saturday, we went for another grocery trip, and I think the statement above is no longer relevant, it is more accurate to put it as 'I can feel the Punch' with capital P.

Everything went up like nobody's business. They said that the petrol hike will have an impact on the 1nflation rate, in layman's term = average increase in price. So if it's 3 - 6% meaning prices of goods will likely increase so much. But then, look at what I had to pay.

Beras - from rm34++ to rm43++ : almost 30%
Cili - from 2.99 to 3.99 : more than 30%

Teh - from rm6.80 to rm8.90 : more than 30%
Biskut - from rm8.70 to rm10.30 : almost 20%

That's is 20-30% inflat1on rate to me !! Hmmm...Brg2 aku beli ni x sama ke dgn brg2 dlm CPI basket hehehe...takkan la beras takde dlm basket tu kot kan kan ? Okla, give and take, beras naik can take it as global, tapi teh ngan biskut ?? apakah ?? Lain-lain brg aku dh x koser nak observe, kang sakit jiwa kat situ jugak. So ambik campak masuk trolley, Q, bayar. Regular household items yg thn lama borong terus sblm harga dia melompat2 lagi. Diapers Hannah dh siap beli saiz XL masa sale kt Jusc0 !! hahaha

Whichever way, we're definitely tightening our belt.

Talking about changing the way we spend, I used to do that last time. We tried not to go for brand. So we bought cheaper or in-house brand for items like detergent, tisu, even some foodstuffs. Does it work ?? A flat NO. Why ? Klu sabun tu masuk sikit2 x jalan , tu dia curah masuk sebeban pastu x bersih pun. Sabun cuci pinggan x bleh mix dgn air, so 1 tong tu kejap jek, baik Axi0n bekas kecik thn lama. Tisu dapur, kena air jek, sumer hancur. I've tried Pet2 & Fitti for diapers, instead of saving our moolah we had to spend more on nappy rash cream, nak jimat punya psl kesian montot anak haku kena rashes & paper-cut (from the tape) so Mamypok0 it is. Why Mamypok0 ? sbb Pamper$ and Huggie$ x bleh thn smpi pagi.

We can only change so much, where necessary. But for the kids, we are not going to give less than the best as long as we can. For the parents, once-in-a-while-splurge is still allowed (jimat ke hape camni..) heheh Things that we do not discount is book & food. So klu x leh jimat cara tu then we save in other ways that we can mcm fuel, power & water consumption, ye dok kawang-kawang ?? Balik kg trip will be a nitemare when u ride a fuel-gulping car like us. Time to change to a fuel saving ride, NGV is not an option since we need all the spaces and putting Thule box on top is a no no.

Note : Yang...Astro camana ? Hehe time2 Euro ni mau kena jelingan mauts

Believe It or Not

Believe it !!

I found this little creature on my dining table last nite.

Donno whether to laugh or to cry.

I was on my high spirit to spring clean the house after weeks of living in mess due to the wedding preparation. Hubby was not around, he went to kenduri arwah for 1 of our sedare in USJ. Adan tergolek due to hi-fever and vomitting while Hanis had her own chaos looking for her art stuffs to bring to school today.

This little one kept on tugging my shirt for attention and her ' Nene, nene..' ( nak nenen la tu..) she just had her dinner, to divert her attention I heated up a bowl of mushroom soup for her to slurp. I scooped the soup, put it on table and asked her to sit there and wait until it's cool enuff to eat. I continued with my chores i.e. washing dishes and periuk belanga yg dah menimbun ala2 twin tower kt dlm & tepi sink. After about 15min, there she is...on the table...oh tidak, anakku mengantuk ropanya sob sob songgoh la aku bersalah for putting the pinggan mangkuk in higher priority compared to that lil creature. Kalaulah dia berpusing mau gedebuk atas lantai...

But then, it's not everyday that u see this kind of thing, so I asked Hanis to bring the camera. She came and said ' ish ish adik kita ni...' sambil geleng kepala lagi, she even asked...dia tido betul2 ke tipu2 ni ibu ?

Note : Adan also got his own pose, tido sambil mencangkung. Hanis je takde sbb dia tido dlm buaian, no buai no sleep.

To Keep Me Insane...

I made a reservation with MPH MidValley few days back and went to pickup my books during lunch. I told myself, this time around me gonna selfish. I'll buy more books for myself ONLY. Kekonon...

I bought these for my brain :
- Growing Up 1n Trengganu - Awang Goneng
- The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (wait 4 d movie)
- The Hollow - Nora Roberts
- Innocent Man - John Grisham
- Where Rainbows End - Cecelia Ahern
- My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult

- A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
- Siri Bacalah Jawi Al-Ameen (for Adan)
- Oxford English Malay (for Hanis)

- 5 Minutes Spelling (for Hanis)
- Ladybird's Peekaboo Baby (for Hannah)
- 2 Extreme Mocha frm San Francisco (heh)

Note : Need to get Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts before reading The Hollow.

So, I achieved the target of being selfish because my books are more than 50% !! Hurray !! I still have about 24 days to think whether I should bring them kids to pick their own heh. Hannah will be content with her growing peekaboo's collection. As usual, I'll spend my time to wrap the books, can't stand buku yg kelepet2. The classic habit in me.

Dd, don't buy those that I have. Klu library opismu yg happening tu x de then gimme a call, we'll meet at SOG0 the meeting place, I can drag Sydde as well.

My Abah will surely proud knowing that at least 1 of his kids loves books & photography as much as he does. I'm gonna dig his bookshelves for the original Tenggelamnya Kapal Van der Wijck and a lot more. I'm more into books (for now) and would rather sling my baby than SLR. I had my fair share with Yashica & Minolta yonks ago (more thn 20 yrs) where u only have rolls of film to play with. Hubby is very supportive and showing interest (translate : sponsor is no issue). So until we have no more babies to carry around, I'll let my point & shoot do the job and let people around me like Dd and Sydde become a master and I can get free lessons from them yeeeeeeeehaaa.

We are 9 !!

A belated entry.

9 years ago on 23 May 1999, I made a vow to be a good wife to one handsome guy (still is) Disclaimer : definition of 'good wife' may vary. Not sure whether assigning asking him to do laundry, sweeping & mopping floor can reduce my point to achieve the good wife status or not. I hope not.

Now, after more than 15 years of knowing each other with 9 spent being married with ups and downs and 3 kids in tow, we're still blissfully happy. Alhamdulillah.

I now accept that I won't get any romantic dinner, card or a bouquet of flowers on my birthday or maybe a surprise gift from him. He's just not that type, but he will ask me what I want, he showered me with gifts. And he now SHOULD (better be) accept that his wifey is not kitchen goddess. We have yet to go out and have a proper celebration as in dinner (bz dgn wedding preparation) . On the day but he bought me a cute Swa7ch wristwatch after dragging ourselves out from Isetan (Member Day SALE !!). And last Thurday, while 'teman'ing him buying his new wristwatch, he bought me another one (obvious sgt ke hint aku ??). Thanx Ayang. As you said, x yah beli jam 10 tahun lepas ni hehe

Happy 9th anniversary to us. I love you. Ich liebe dich. Uhibbuka.

Note : If you notice, I didn't buy him anything...yet

Goodbye..yet It's Not Goodbye

I was greeted by this magnetic note on my board this morning. Token from a dear friend.

Another colleague left for good, 24hr notice. She joined the bank earlier than me. It's quite a sad Monday for me to read 3 farewell e-mails in 1 shot. Another 2 were transferred to another dept.

Goodbye my friend, Gee, wish you the best. Do take care while you're in faraway land. I started to feel 'lonely' in the office without my usual colleague to chitchat and bergelak ketawa, luckily I still have those from old days of I$$U yang makin lama makin sikit.

But I do agree with you, we're just buttons away. Do keep in touch. Mana tau, panjang umur in 2 years time, kami sekeluarga singgah melawat... :)

Jemput Datang ye..8 JUN 2008

Saya dengan berbesar hati ingin menjemput kengkawan yang melawat blog ni (walau sejemput cuma hehe) ke majlis perkahwinan adik ipar saya pada 8 JUN 2008 hari AHAD.

M0hammad Hafeez & JameeI Tyaibah

Tgk la petanya, dekat jek ngan MRR

Sori ye jemput virtual jek, jangan malu-malu...ni majlis menyambut menantu, akadnya dah lepas weekend aritu kat Kontan, tgh memilih gambar nak diupload.

From Tepeng With Luv 2-4 May

Update harga tiket Night Safari :

Entrance : Adult RM10.00 Child RM6.00

Tram : Adult RM3.00 Child RM1.50

We went up north during the Labor Day weekend for a family wedding in Bukit Gantang (hubby side). Earlier on, we asked our brother to book a hotel in Tepeng, anticipating the cramp-ness in rumah pengantin. We moved on Friday night after office together with my FIL & BIL. My MIL & SIL went day earlier. We made a stop at Rawang R&R for late dinner. We missed the akad nikah and reached the so called hotel / inn after midnight.

The moment we entered the gate, I sensed something was not quite right. Betul ke tempat ni ? My SIL was there, smiling and said that BIL buat lawak. Tak rasa apa lagi until we open the door…hahahaha…we were transported back to 80s…

Even my BIL who used to stay there before was quite amused with the room condition. Melangut aku tengok keliling.. ish ish sayangnya depa x maintain, the room is soo spacious, pastu dlm kepala mula la congak berapa agaknya nk kena invest klu nk tukar sumer2 tuh heheh. Hubby went to lepak@mamak with his bro & sis and bought some water + teh tarik for me. We had no choice but to stay there for the night, Seri Malaysia fully booked until Sunday, sib baik anak jantan ku x bangun mtk susu tgh malam, mana mau carik thermos. Next morning, another headache hit me. I’ve yet to iron my new tudung !! Luckily we brought our pressed baju from KL. So there I was in my nicely pressed baju kurung (TQ mr dobi) and tudung yg komot2 huhuhu. We checked-out before we left for the wedding.

Kat umah pengantin, umang aiii panas sungguh walaupun kami ada kat Tepeng yg terkenal sbg tempat paling lembab in country. Lencun baju aku, tau je la silk melekat2 kat badan. Kami blah dlm pkl 3 sbb MIL nk singgah umah her brother somewhere in Kamunting. Kami detour jap to try our luck in Seri Malaysia and yay yay we got a room. Apalaga…torus mandi2 tukar baju pastu baru menyusul ke rumah Pak Su. Mak & Abah ambik peluang jemput sedara mara untuk kenduri BIL bulan 8 nanti.

Came night, the kids bugged us for the most awaited visit that we promised them earlier.

NIGHT SAFARI !!!!!!!!!

You got to pay 2 tickets if you opt to ride the train. 1 for entrance and one for the train. Ada jugak org yg berani jalan, oh tidak..gulap gulita tempat itu…We made a mistake, we picked the seat right behind the driver and by end of the trip aku rasa mau hitam lobang hidung kitorang sedut asap kepala train tu Hahaha

That place can easily defeat Zo0 Negara la beb. Itu malam, belum lagi pegi siang. Tu la psl x dak gambor vinatang2 sbb aku x dak war-zone camera hehe Hannah melompat2 time nampak binatang yg samar2 and she was like speechless and amazed masa tgk gajah..(mmm that’s her 1st trip to zoo, no wonder)…tapi the one like African Safari tu memang best…We definitely will be back for Zoo Taiping plak to see the real thing. Lawak je masa Adan & Hanis confuse ‘kata nak pegi Night Safari, ni Zoo Tepeng’…hehe On our way out both kids asked for a visit to Zoo Ta1ping. Sure kids..ibu pun teringin nak tengok masa siang.

Next morning, received call from my SIL saying that we have to join rombongan mengantor pengantin because few others can’t make it. Dang !! Where got baju kurung lah, bwk 1psg jek, aku yg tembun ni mana nak muat baju kurung anak2 sedare aku Huhu So we rushed for breakfast only to find there’s no more food except for nasik goreng minyak and plain bubur with no kicap provided. Roti = no stock. Sabar je la but thinking that we’re in Seri Malaysia malas nak demand over sgt. Sib baik kopi dia kaw kapal api.

We made a round in pekan Tepeng to find butik that sell ready-made baju kurung. Tak psl2 aku dpt baju baru sepasang, ngan tudung lagi…balik bilik siap2, check out and blah. Lps kenduri, Hannah had a fever. Gave her some PMC and jelom kepala sikit before hitting the PLUS hi-way. Made a stop at Tapah to change and pray, bought some jambu & donuts. Sampai KL after Maghrib. Me and BIL start rasa tak sihat. Monday both on MC but BIL teruk gila. He’s fully recovered now but me still grappling with on-off fever and enlarged tonsil.

Fuh Lega...

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We are THE CHAMPION

See you in Moscow...

ADAN, Selamat Hari Lahir Ke-6

This entry should be posted right after the previous one, but I was too sick on Friday afternoon.
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Time flies when you're enjoying it, my baby son is now 6. Though small in size but he packs an auto-charging energy. Cuba suruh dia duduk for 30s pon blom tentu dpt. Jenuh...but he's truly a guy. He hates window shopping sampai boleh tarik baju ibu dia yg ala2 kena spell ngan 10% 20% 30% signs hahaha. He's simple minded, he loves robots and action movies (LOTR, Pirates, Ghost Rider blabla). He can deliver one line joke. He leave his shirts and towel anywhere he wishes...what else ?

He always pestered me with his request, a baby boy, as if it's as simple as making gulai ikan merah/jenahak (his fav dish).

Since we're not going to have any party, he brought cake and goodies for his classmates. That night we also bought a small cake (ambik syarat..but it turned out with pink frosting) and have a dinner at MIL's place. At the time the pix were taken, ibunya mengerekot dlm bilik.

I bought him additional Lego set, and Babah had to cancel his intention to buy Thomas & Friends becoz he claimed that he's now a big boy, amboi...he opted for another Decepticon, 1 big Decepticon with lights and sound.

Being one born with a special condition, we can't be blamed for getting a lil bit sentimental with him and the fact that he's very lah the manja boy make it even more hard. To my boy, Ibu love you so much, we need to stuff your face so that your weight won't yo-yo so much. Sesape boleh bagi tips camana nak bagi berat dia naik, please...

Tgkla kecekedingan dia

Farewell My Dear Friend

This week I had two makan2 sessions, 1 in Ch1lli's MidValleh and yesterday in opis Cafeteria to accomodate our x-boss very d bz schedule. The 2nd is more close to my heart, these are the people known as x-Section 3. My 1st examination team when I join this office. The boss is now a deputy director in another dept while 3 of them are now managers. The bonding is strong and this is also like our circle of trust. We have been through rounds of restructuring, reshuffling and transfer but in the end these are the people that stick together and still care about each other.

However, the makan2 was not to celebrate any joyous occasion but to bid our farewell to one of us who's gonna leave the office for good. She'll join her hubby in Ipoh.

Goodbye K.Mai (2nd on the left), I'll cherish all of our memories, memang heaven. You're one good soul, sifat kakak and ibu sejati (jgn la sapa mai tmpt aku time aku tgh syahdu ni, sedih siot).

Thx for the token, your letter made me cried...again and again.

Early Mother's Day Gift

I received this from my daughter yesterday. Walaupun bunga plastik, the thought that matters Sob sob...songgoh terharu. Luv you sayang. She asked for extra money from hubby in the morning. Kira komplot la ni...

I still have the card that she made at her pre-school displayed on my workstation and now I can add the flower to my collection.

Another one from my son, given last year. Aku memang sentimental bab2 ni, sambung sob sob..

Hannah at 22months

Hehehe...the glasses is not mine, i bought it for our staff day performance. Will give it FOC for those interested.

She's one cheerful-over-pampered-cheeky-little-lady. And also..bossy.

I Feel The Pinch...Kerchingg !!

Just came back from some minor shopping, not impulse buying one, need to replenish the kid's pyjamas. Semua sudah senteng...few pairs for each of them and I'm poor by RM200++. Sigh..and those were not from a major brand. We always need an extra pairs because of them staying with babysitter. Klu duk umah rasanya cukup lagi. Bila la nak dpt maid ni huhuhu

During our last groceries trip, the prices we hiked up to the maximum. Formula for both Adan and Hannah were up by rm7 !! Dulu naik 2,3 hengget jek, now melompat2....Teat that previously cost me only rm5.50 for 3 was raised to rm8.90 late last year and last week it was priced at rm12 !! That's not Avent babe...it's only Pureen. Luckily Avent teats still selling at rm19.90 and Hannah don't need that much of teat since she's still sucking from me at night.

Our total bill came to almost rm400 without us buying the beras, milo and wet stuffs yet. Diapers and formula pun x beli 1 month stock lagi tu, klu tak easily 6rat. Milo now reaching rm30. Very the mahal lerrr...