One Week

i was relieved to see both my children well settled in the new environment. yaya doesn't cry anymore. she became so excited to go to school. this is the first time she is being put in a place where her socialising skill is tested. alhamdulillah there was no complaint about her 'bekeng ness', i sincerely hope its not because nobody cares to give any comment or feedback.

ok, so the children settled, but i'm not. something happened on saturday. which made me feel uncomfortable to send my children to the 'school'. i've accepted that there've been some miscommunication, which led to a small hiccup on 'their' side. me and hubby was furious in the first place. but we give it a thought and for the sake of the children, honestly because we were left with not much choice, we decided to forget about it. to let it go for now, but we will still plan our next move.

our next 'plan' will be in place by next week. insyaAllah if everything goes well, by the 2nd last week of january, we would not have to send the children to the 'school' anymore.

First Day

Bibik return to hometown last Saturday. Leaving us maid less. Not that I mind not having her around, we were relieved to be rid of her. But it would help if we can have new maid immediately to take over running the house. Yes, aku belum serik with maid.

With the maid less state we had to make new arrangement and rules for the house. For instance, the kids have will have to go to a nursery. Yes, I talk about sending them to one particular nursery where sally sends her boys to. Hubby is car less now, and the weather is so unpredictable nowadays to risk having hubby fetch the kids riding his motorcycle. Meaning I will have to send and fetch them from the nursery, which I can’t afford to do, not everyday. There’ll be times when I have to stay late at the office.

So we change the plan and send them to one nursery in our neighbourhood. We send fahmi there once when he was 11 months old because his babysitter was sick at that time. I told the kids that they’ll go a school; I use the word school because they accept it far better than ‘nursery’ or ‘babysitter’ or ‘mak cik’.

Yaya was so excited about this ‘school’ thing. She got up early this morning while I was still in the bathroom. Fahmi doesn’t move an inch when I wake him up, he doesn’t want to go. He wants to stay at home, but I told him that there’ll be nobody at home to mind him anymore. In the car, yaya was still so excited, she recited all my pesanan to her about what she should say if she wants to eat, what to say if she want to doo doo etc. I address the child minder as ‘teacher’ so that she’ll think it is a real school. Liar! She was still in her happy mood when we arrived at the ‘school’, while fahmi protested by saying “sekolah apa ni?” when he heard a toddler’s cry. I had to nudge his shoulder and coerce him inside.

Once inside and upon noticing the unfamiliar faces and surrounding and soon realizes that she will be left for the whole day at this new place, yaya started to cry while fahmi too occupied with the slide he doesn’t even care that I’m leaving. I had to promise yaya that I would bring her to McD if she stops crying. Which she did dengan mulut muncung sedepa. sigh… i felt a sudden tug at my heart, hate leaving them behind like this.

Mum offered to mind the kids for a week or two until we find a new maid. That’ll mean leaving the kids behind with mum and gets to see them over the weekend. It’s not up for consideration though , that’s why I didn’t tell mum much earlier about the latest development in my household. Mum developed inconsistent blood pressure which at the same times causes dizziness. I can’t be burdening her with my problems can i?

It’s not too bad having to do all the house chores on your own kan? I could loss a few extra kilos I’ve put on ever since ada maid dulu. ;-)

Aidiladha

allahuakbar allahuakbar allahuakbar
la ilaha illallahu allahuakbar
allahuakbar lillah ilhamd...

semoga semua jemaah haji yang mengerjakan haji sentiasa berada di bawah lindungan Nya
dan semoga semua yang melaksanakan ibadah korban mendapat keberkatan dari Nya
i hope dengan limpah kurniaNya next year ada peluang untuk aku melaksanakan qurban

we'll be celebrating our 1st aidiladha at our own house here in subang. i'll be preparing my signature dish, nasi minyak with gulai daging, ayam merah and hubby's special request, gulai ikan tongkol. for those who feel like eating nasi minyak orang 'ganu, you are most welcome ;-)

selamat hari raya aidiladha

Waiting Is An Agony

I sat in front of my pc today, gazing at the alambudiman webpage for the hundredth times, (honestly i’ve lost count). The nest hunting is one strenuous episode and would be endless, until we set foot and make firm decision about it. It is not that we haven’t decided. The decision has been made; from the very first time we set eyes on the house. For the 1st time we (me & hubby) agree on something. We have so much differences and argument about so many things, except for this one; we both are together in to this. Been there 3 times now, we couldn’t find any flaw from the house itself, our affection for this house keeps on growing by each visit. The only thing that holding us back is the unavailability of a corner lot or even end lot!

We’re in a dilemma. We want so much to buy the house but at the same time we are not ready to settle for a landless house. . On our second visit after we came back from bali, I just can’t hold it anymore, I wanted so much to confirm for the intermediate lot. It doesn’t matter if we don’t have a garden to grow plants. It doesn’t matter anymore to me, but hubby doesn’t want to rush. He said there is still hope… the end lot from the new block. My heart blossom!

The sad thing is that we just find out that even their end lots are landless! They claim that the end lot comes with approximately 5 feet land, but when we go there what we saw was 3 feet paved terrace. Paved terrace! Where am I going to plant my keladi serawak and heliconia?

But we can still compromise with that as long as we can have a view (now, we sound so desperate). But… the new block where end lots are available is yet to be launch. Until then, we have to wait; with anticipation. Ughh… waiting is an agony… my heart ache so much.

Note: fahmi had a new haircut, another experiment by me, a new style indeed. with the help of the barber at the barber's shop, who helped to trimmed nipis both sides of tepi kepala which i didn't manage to do without the help of a trimmer (if such exist). thank you mr barber, who saved my son dari diketawakan... dua2 side tepi kepala macam ditobek2 oleh hairdresser amatuer (memang pon!). Am becoming obsessed with this hair thing!

ahh... i can hear yaya singing of tune... no not singing she it was more like S.C.R.E.A.M.I.N.G. at times she sing before fallen asleep. it amaze me sometimes how quickly she can fall asleep padahal baru je sekejap dia menyanyi. it's like one second you hear her singing, the next you know she's already pooff! gone to sleep. i wish i can do that too.

Tagging Game

sally tagged me again. maybe because she realised i haven't been writing that much lately. thank you, cos its kind of fun doing all this.

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?
Nobody did

2. What were you doing at 0800?
Getting ready to work, i was late!

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Updating my blog

4. What happened to you in 2006?
Remove my tonsils

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
"Abangggg…" (was at the brink of screaming at fahmi for the mess he did)

6. How many beverages did you have today?
Plain water and a glass of orange juice

7. What color is your hairbrush?
black with red end teeth

8. What was the last thing you paid for?
4 sets of wedding gifts, there goes my savings hihihi

9. Where were you last night?
Home watching tv while kepit'ing' fahmi

10. What color is your front door?
Yellow ochre

11. Where do you keep your change?
In my purse

12. What’s the weather like today?
slightly sunny in the morning, cloudy the rest of the day

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor?
Must be from baskin n robbins… can't remember the name

14. What excites you?
Right now, must be alam budiman

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
What? Again? No, I’m done with my tomboyish years

16. Are you over the age of 25?
ughhh... can't cheat can i? it's all mention here in my blog... yes

17. Do you talk a lot?
Only with hubby

18. Do you watch the O.C.?
What’s that?

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
no

20. Do you make up your own words?
Why would I do that?

21. Are you a jealous person?
Very little jealousy in me. I’m sure if I do it is not obvious… perhaps because I hide it well?

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’
ayu

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’.
Can’t think of any

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list?
House number

25. What does the last text message you received say?
Some invitation to watch a friendly football match at pulapol

26. Do you chew on your straw?
No, I don’t

27. Do you have curly hair?
no

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
To bed

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
Can’t think of any right now

30. What was the last thing you ate?
Fish n chips… yumm yumm

31. Will you get married in the future?
What? Again? No.

32.What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
none

33. Is there anyone you like right now?
Apart from hubby? If I say hyun bin & joo ji hon can?

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?
err... yesterday?

35. Are you currently depressed?
no

36. Did you cry today?
no

37. Why did you answer and post this?
Cos I’m having fun doing this! That’s why.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey.
Ila s2m3r, erin, shida, i want to tag azie too & watie

In Loving Memory

this may not be the best photo I have of my Honda civic 1.7 vtec but this is what’s left with me now, just a piece of photo. I’ve sold it last 2 weeks (hubby did). Meaning that hubby is now carless coz he’s been driving the civic to work all this while; I’m driving the other car. The civic was my pride, although it was a second hand unit but the fact that it was the first car purchased with my own hard-earned money, it marked a stage where I reached a point in my career. Of course comparing to any other person, when other people may have owned their very own car at much earlier age, mine considered nothing. Had i not married early, i would have owned a car and a house first before i get married. But things are the other way round for me. First, I got married, after 4 years of working only i managed to buy a used car and now after 5 yrs going to 6th year am considering buying a house under my own name with my own money.

This car may not be my choice at the point of purchase but i soon fall in love with it. It may not have many special features being an old model of the civic family, but i’m happy with it. Somebody at the office used to teased me coz he found the complex security features installed ridiculous. One has to be in possession of a security card in order to start the engine and keep the engine running. The engine will go off in mere seconds upon removing the card from the driver’s seat. Hubby senanglah just keep the card in his back pocket.

And now, i made the toughest decision to let it go. Am downgrading to a smaller car. We need more cash in hand for the ‘nest’ project! Hopefully... insyaAllah. Amin...

note: the pic was taken a couple of hours before it was sold. i only get to see the car for the last time via email. huhu sedeyyy...tak sempat peluk pun!

Wedding, Wedding And More Wedding

I shall describe December as the month for wedding, ton and tons of weddings. Seems like everyone all over the world is tying the knot before the year ends.

I received a handful wedding invitation this month including one invitation from Holland by mail sometime last week. The reception shall takes place today at 1900hrs Holland time. The groom, Jan as he is fondly known is a consultant at my office, very senior in age (almost 60!) but very young at heart. It will be his second marriage to an Indonesian born. I’ve know him for more than 5 years now, even before he join the company. Was never that close to him, pity coz he has a handsome son ;-). So sweet of him to include me in his list. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it to his reception (mana mampu sih). My best wishes to him from a far “it is a pleasant surprise. May you be bless with a blissful marriage” received a cheeky reply “…the old man starts a new future!”

And what a pleasant way to include us (in KL) in his celebration of love and merriment by delivering 3 delicious, sumptuous, mouth watering coffee table sized strawberry cake with fresh large strawberries topping today. He is one happy man and very proud to announce his wedding, very unlike our people here who ties the knot again at old age.

While ducking into two helpings of strawberry cake, I flipped through the invitation card again. It is not very difficult to figure out what’s in the card even though it is written in Dutch. But well, most cards must come with bride & groom’s name, followed by date of event, place and time kan? At least those in numbers senang nak figure out. So I went to do some searching on the internet, browsing for Orangerie Elswout, in Overveen, my wild guess that must be a restaurant’s name. Oh my, it is a breathtakingly beautiful place for a romantic reception. Mulalah nak berangan tu… hahaha

This weekend we’ll be in kajang attending the wedding of my officemate. Next weekend we’ll be off to seremban, again, this time to celebrate the wedding of an old friend … my childhood friend. On the last weekend of December we’ll be in puchong for the wedding of another colleague. So, now my weekends are full, again.

Quite Weekend

For the past few months (after hari raya) we had heavy schedule for our weekends. Our weekends were filled with open houses, weekend outings with the kids, window shopping, commute to mum’s house for the regular visit where at the same time pay a visit to my regular tailor, birthday parties and the house hunting, again.

This weekend were spent leisurely, at our small house. We didn’t really have any plan for the weekend. Initially we wanted to visit my niece at hukm on Saturday after I got back from work. But I got to know that she were discharge on Friday afternoon. She had been in and out of hospital for more than 1 month now. I bought some books and stationeries for her to kill the time. She must be bored having lying on the bed doing nothing except the occasional watching TV. I guess I just keep the books and stationeries with me until the next visit on Tuesday.

So the visit was replaced with… afternoon nap instead. It has been ages since I had an afternoon nap. I can’t remember when the last time was, and I can’t remember how tiring an afternoon nap can be. And today I had another nap which last for 1 ½ hour. Wow! Sungguh memenatkan! Feel guilty and I actually regret losing my time to a nap. I could have done many things in 1 1/2hour. Tapi takpelah, I really need it anyway, especially after the bali trip and the recent langkawi business trip.

One of the reasons why we choose to stay at home this weekend was because yaya is down with fever. Her temperature is high and she started to cough now. We’ve been giving her paracetamol syrup, but there were times when she simply refused to take, the times when she take she would end up throwing up segala isi perutnya termasuk ubat tu sekali. Sungguh penat nak bagi si kecil ni makan ubat, macam nak beragaduh pun iye!


she sat on my lap while i was uploading some pics and fall asleep atas tangan mama


bila baringkan atas katil dia jaga pulak. agaknya bila tak sedap badan nak tido pun tak selesa

And me… I am down with fever too. I’ve down with fever longer than yaya had. This is the cause of my fever… alam budiman. Aduhhh sakitnyaaa…