Ikano Shopping Spree & The Story Entail

i am no angel
i'm not 'immune' to temptations

it was supposed to be a 'survey' jalan session because we've never been to ikano before despite the close distance from our place.

so one fine sunday evening when we have no idea where to go for our usual outing with the children, i suggested to hubby why not we go to ikea, just to survey jalan je (konon!). it was already late, around 6pm kalau tak silap. hubby was reluctant to go, but as usual i used my persuasion power to make him agree to it. at least my communication studies dulu ada juga guna nya ye?

once there, i told hubby why not we take a quick peek at the 'brands' outlet yang sally dok sebut2 tu. hahah hubby gave me one kind of look "memang tak leh caya bini aku nih" hehehe

akhirnya, the result of saja2 survey jalan is these

there were many selection of kidswear, semuanya cantik2 belaka especially for the girls. rambang mata dibuatnya, if only i had tonnes of $$$ i'd buy each design offered. but price wise, not as cheap as i expected... i bought a pair of 3/4 pants and 3 blouse/t shirt for yaya from various brands i.e. oshkosh and tks. as for the boys, the selection were not as 'meriah' as the girls', i bought only 1 oshkosh t shirt for fahmi.

i'm supposed to save some money for the 'balik kampung' trip, instead ku hamburkan my saving for that month untuk baju2 si comel. godaan...

dek kerana sakan bershopping, we couldn't figure out which way to take to reach home. yang peliknya why every turn we took we'd never get back to where we come from? *frown* any answer sally? it took us an hour plus to reach home, we went from damansara to kepong and selayang, we almost emptied the petrol tank in search for the correct route if not for the petronas station in the middle of nowhere. seronok bershopping semua terbang, i'm tired, the kids were tired too... hubby pulak gelisah mencari jalan.

we reached home anyway, it was very very late, the kids were asleep. i myself could barely open my eyes to climb out from the car. we decided that next time if we ever go to ikano/ikea again, we'll makesure that we'd go during daylight. hubby tak puas hati, he said he'd be able to figure out jalan balik if only we went during the day.

so right after the picnic at tasik perdana last 2 weeks we went to ikea again. the funny thing is that even in the broad daylight he still couldn't figure out jalan balik. macam mana tu? :-) me and hubby, we laughed at ourselves.

moral of the story:

1. i'd stick to my usual shopping place, that is subang parade, confirm tak sesat!
2. kalau dah tak tau jalan tu, siang ke malam ke, tetap sesat!

Ti's Wedding

as i mention in my previous entry, this month we have a wedding to attend. it is Ti's (my cousin) wedding in KT.

came saturday morning, we left subang quite early taking the karak hi-way and LPT heading to pantai timur. alhamdulillah the traffic in kl was very smooth considering it was an off day for most people. since it was still early, i decided not to bath both fahmi & yaya, they'll be freezing, yelah our house takde water heater... heheh, we'll let them take their bath masa berhenti kat r&r temerloh nanti. that's our usual r&r spot, and there is one wakaf berhampiran surau & men's washroom that we always take our claim setiap kali berhenti rehat kat situ for breakfast. and yes as usual juga, i'd pack something for breakfast. samada sandwiches or nasi goreng or our all time favourite spaghetti, we never buy our breakfast from any of the kedai makan kat sana. lebih selesa sebab to have our meal kat kedai would turn the whole thing into a havoc dengan dua kanak2 riang ni. moreover, with my mum and my two nieces tumpang our car, it will create multiple havoc.

going back to KT means i'd be able to pamper myself with lots of sweet delicacies, mind you i have a sweet tooth. sesampai je ke bandar KT, pasar batu 6 yang kutuju dulu... hehe akok nesan, putu mayam (different from the putu mayam kat kl ni), jala mas, buah tanjung etc. ni sesi lepas geram lah kiranya. and the result of 3 blissful days of kuih2 manis is i add another 2kgs into my ever mengembang tummy. well done, myself!

as for fahmi and yaya, they had their own sesi lepas geram bermain pasir dan 'berumah' di reban ayam!

sesi lepas geram hubby pula bermula di pasar payang (i know hubby wouldn't agree with me, hahah coz i'm the one who dragged him here) haha. he got himself one batik shirt and a songket benang perak for his raya sampin, which means altogether now he had a collection of 3 pairs of sampin songket. and me? i bought a pair of handcrafted batik sutera to match hubby's batik shirt.



pengantin and my aunties sumer with me meng'interframe'


3 in the pics are my cousins and the remaining are my anak2 sedara


with my cousins & niece

and now we are back in subang, with piles of baju kotor untuk dibasuh, our kitchen is out of stock, i need to rush to the market for our weekly supplies, plus i'm not yet cured from cold, sorethroat and cough. aduiii sakitnya badan.

The After Effects

i just got back from the appreciation dinner, i don't know why but i couldn't sleep. surprisingly coz i didn't take coffee, just some tea which i would normally skip (i don't drink tea or coffee or any or the sort) but i made an exception this time partly because i was suffering from diarrhea since morning and partly because i was hosting the dinner.

so i thought maybe i can get a quick catch up with pcm. been neglecting the forum for quite sometime, plus i wanted to peek more snapshots of the recent gathering. adalah sekeping dua pics of myself and the kids.

i felt guilty leaving my children to attend the dinner. fahmi pleaded me not to leave, his usual line "mama janganlah kerja..." selalunya i would give him the usual explanation like mama kena kerja cari duit, this time it really tugged my heart. poor my baby, he's too young to understand why his mama have to work all day long and night. he can tolerate the days but not the night, i think. moreover with daddy not around (he's on outstation and only due to comeback hours after i leave), both of them had nobody to turn to except bibik. once i reach home, i quickly wash my face, solat and cium fahmi & yaya. i didn't know who put them to bed, hubby was asleep, i'm sure he had a tiring day driving all the way back from jb.

hosting the dinner was no picnic for me. pelik kan for someone with a background in communication studies. but that's me, i don't talk much especially not with strangers (yes i still regard the guests as strangers, i've never met them before). i express myself better in writing. perhaps that's the only part of communication that i master (yelah tu!). i guess i'm not cut for this job, i don't quite like meeting people and talk about business as if there's no end to our life but work, work, and work and money. there's something that money can't buy, that's eternal love. i am a family woman, i think most librans are. i've met ramai jugak librans yang sangat family type, men or women both are alike. having said that doesn't mean that others are not (family type), i'm merely comparing myself with other librans that i've met.

i would rather stay at home with my children. but i had to put up with the occasional dinner (entertainment) with the clients/bankers etc as part of the package kerja. not to mention the once in a while thrashing from the bod. like what my colleague said the other day "they give you a car, good pay, your own office, so you have to put up with whatever thrashing that comes with it."

this is the price i have to pay ? for... for what actually? kesenangan hidup? masa depan?

fahmi,
if you ever had the chance to read mama's blog satu hari nanti (if this blog still exist until then) i want you to know that bukan fahmi aja yang ada masalah to accept this situation we're in right now, mama rasa mama sendiri pun ada masalah to accept it, and it has been 6 mths now. please bear with me, bear with me... sayang.

I Feel ...

i feel worn out.
there's always something bad happen to me in august.
it's nothing personal... it's all begin at my workplace.
it is a curse?

Gathering Cum Picnic

gathering or i would rather call it a picnic at taman tasik perdana, kl.

it has been quite sometime since we spent our time leisurely by the lake side like this. the last time we went to a place like this yaya was barely 9 months old. she was learning to walk, fahmi was learning how to ride. our house is so crammed, so we decided to bring them somewhere with lots of space to move around. so we brought them to the lake garden in pj, nearby amcorp mall.

it's about time we bring them to the lake garden. asyik2 shopping mall je, mama sorang yang syok sendiri. so i decided to join the PCM Mommy & Baby Gathering pagi tadi. i'm quite surprised myself that i could wake up early on a rest day, this is really an exception. selalu nak buka mata pukul 8am pun susah! hahaha .... we arrived behind the schedule (gathering time at 9.30am, we reached there at almost 10!)... for someone who never saw the green grass of tasik perdana before, dapat sampai tu pun dah kira rekod lah tu!


packet drinks sumbangan one of the member... i presented my cheeky lasagna ;-)


mischievous Iman is on a mission


stay away yaya... 'faris wood' nak tee off ni. nampak tak 'bola' golf tu? miniature teddy jadi mangsa ... asal boleh


nad & baya & misz hazel




fahmi meets his new friend, faris


dania blowing up bubbles... sooo cute in her mini skirt

we really had our fun eventhough we had to move from one place to a better spot seeking shelter from the sun. we definitely not into sun bathing kan nad? that is sooo not melayu.
i have to mention this, we had a lavish breakfast dengan nasi lemaknya, bihun tom yam, triffles pudding, tepung pelita, lasagna etc.

we enjoy the company of other mommies and daddies and the kids too were having fun playing and making new friends. i like to see fahmi bonding with other kids of his age. as for yaya, with her boyish attitude, she played with who ever her bro make friends with or just playing by herself. is she a tomboy on the make? just like her mama used to be?

The Upcoming "F" Week

what's the point of doing the list for the "F" word when fahmi won't be attending the class next saturday?
yes, he won't be able to make it, he'd have to skip the class because by the time his class begins we'll be somewhere in dungun or marang heading further up to KT.
tapi no harm kan buat list tu? hehe

fire
fox
fountain
forrest
fish
fence
feather

Our Plan

hubby and I had been making plans, for our children.

although our current maid still have another year plus to serve her contract, we foresee that she might not live up to the 2yrs contract. and, though we don’t think we can afford to burn more holes into our pocket for new maid fees, we may not be able to hold our patience with her anymore. I have this feeling that she might want to leave after 1 year of service, which means that she’ll breach her contract and if we let her go we’d be the one yang rugi. even if we deducted the money that she owe us, that would not be enough to cover the cost I had to spend to bring her here. that money would not be enough to spend on new maid. sungguh menyakitkan hati. how come having a maid becomes a burden to the employer? when the maid is supposedly to ease our burden, help us to take care of the children, take care of the house while we’re out cari makan. in return we provide them tempat tinggal, food as much as she want/can eat, we pay them for doing all that.

okay back to our plan. we plan to get a local maid, it is if it can be arrange by my auntie, which during our trip to KT nanti, I’d discuss this matter further with her. I know the chances are very slim, as what my mum said. but why not to give it a try.

we also plan to stop sending fahmi to tumble tots. I can’t see much progress from the classes he attended. maybe it’s due to the language factor. who can I blame? me and hubby don’t speak English at home, we don’t speak English with the children. so their English vocab is very limited. we thought that by putting him to an English spoken environment he’d be able to pick up the language and finally speak the language. cerdik sangat mama fahmi ni… so we now thought of sending him to smart reader instead. let him learn to speak, read and write in English the proper way.

for his social development we plan to send both fahmi & yaya to a nursery. this arrangement would not be on a daily basis. they’d be sent off to the nursery for 3 days in a week. hubby fall in love with this nursery. thanks to sally, her testimonial caught hubby’s attention. which I think not a bad idea. the kids would enjoy the company of other children. i’m only worried of yaya, she’s a bit bekeng kata orang ganu. I hope she wouldn’t bite other children’s cheek.

I definitely need to pay a visit to the smart reader centre nearby our place. Most important thing I need to confirm is whether they do organize weekend classes or not. If fahmi have to attend the daily classes, there might be a problem. Unless if they provide pick up service.

So when can we start?

1. by the end of this month fahmi may not need to attend tumble tots classes anymore. the fees been paid up to the end of august.
2. which means I have to pay a visit to smart reader centre asap!
3. however, local maid arrangement will have to wait until after … we found one, of course!
4. after that we can ferry bibik home. Am I ruthless?