All abt me

On a break

2005-07-28T19:01:00.000+08:00

I think the urge for me to blog and bloghop has died down.

Don't ask me why. It just.... died.

So I'm taking a break.

Will be back. (I hope)

Dunno when.

New mattress

2005-07-25T15:57:00.000+08:00

I guess I spoke too soon abt the end of my shopping spree. Today, we went to buy a new (King Koil) mattress at Courts. Hehehe... Ada sale lah. Usual price is "S$699" (entah betul ke tidak, tak tau lah tu). Now they are selling it for S$199. Plus delivery, total is S$228.

Ok lah tu kan. Buat pakai for a few yrs more. Mana lah tau kot2 hubby nak beli katil king size pulak in the near future. Hehehe....

2moro, we are going to watch Fantastic 4 kat GV pulak. Shopping lagi..... Hehehehe.....

Guess who.

2005-07-22T19:14:00.000+08:00

Can u guess who I'm with?

She's very famous u know...

New Sofa

2005-07-21T08:02:00.000+08:00

This is the old sofa.

Notice the koyak2 spots? Sape punya kerja? Well.... mostly Erynn lah. But sometimes I join in also sebab macam syiok gitu tengok dia peel off the blue skin. Hehehehe....

This is the new set.

Wanna make a guess, how long it can last? Hehehehe....

End of shopping spree

2005-07-19T17:34:00.000+08:00

My shopping spree has officially ended today. And as the penutup, we bought a new sofa set (S$600).

The one we have now is PVC sofa and dia dah mintak ampun. Sana koyak, sini koyak. This is actually our 2nd set ah. The first set is PVC with cushions. Then we see, not suitable for us. So we switched to a total PVC. Pun tak suit us. Haiz.....

For this new one, it's back to the old wooden with cushions type. What to do... Hopefully boleh lah tahan bertahun2 lamanya.

Delivery will be done tomorrow. Will post the pics then ok.

New bicycle

2005-07-17T23:59:00.000+08:00

Yesterday

Niat di hati, nak pi sewa Citreon Berlingo. Nak pi Careffour & Mustafa Centre lah konon. Nak beli my basikal pulak.

Sekali, the Berlingo is not available for rent out for the next 6 mths. Punya lah sedih. Haiz.... tak tau nak buat apa.... then tiba2, idea datang kat kepala.

Called up my dad and ask him not to drive his taxi. Instead, we go jalan2. He was reluctant cos that will mean he will have to fork out the daily rental and diesel monye out of his own pocket. But I told him that we will pay for it. So he agreed. I tried asking mum along, but... as usual... she tak nak. Buang karen betul.

Come to think of it, whatever I suggested, mostly he agreed leh. My sis also say that. So at time when she wants to go anywhere, she tole me to tell our dad cos she's sure dad will not say 'no'. Apa saja entah pompan tu tau. Hahaha...

Anyway, got my mountain bike. It's so cheap leh. S$69 only. We bought a basket (for the front) and baby seat (for the back) too. And the guy fixed it for us. He also told us that if we purchased S$150 woth of items, there's gonna be free delivery. And since we also beli a cabinet for detergents, and the total amout is S$220, therefore, they will delivery it to our house tomorrow. Heheheh... Best giler... Sampai tak sedar dah 4 jam kita kat sana. Bila dah settle semua, we went to Beach Road for dinner and bring it back to dad's place.

Today:
Around 1.30am, we went to Mustafa Centre. Kalua dah kat sana kan, menggila jugak lah nampka gaya. Walaupun tak banyak beli barang, still menggila jugak. My bro ans sis tag along too. Bro bought a new DGcam. Power seh.. So nice.... harga pun boleh tahan. Hehehehe.... And he is forever saying that he "tak ada duit". Apa saja entah. Tak ada duit boleh beli2 barang eh. Hehehhe.....

Anyway, the delivery of my bicycle and cabinet came at 1.30pm. Terus kita mandi and went out cycling. Dah lama seh tak cycle. So karat one my skill. It doesn't help that the seat is very high. A few times I almost langgar itu tembok/divider. Hahahhaa.. Malu seh muka. Takpe takpe... korang ketawakan aku eh... Nanti aku dah polish balik aku nya skill, tau lah korang. heheheh...

So now, I've got a new hobby.... cycling... My long lost love.

Thanks to PPM for dropping by my place to send the Ferrari (wink wink). Lawa lah Ferrari tu... Aku suka... Erynn lagi suka.... Hehehhee... Macih lah banyak2 yer.

My Swatch

2005-07-15T17:21:00.000+08:00

I've been eyeing for this Swatch watch when I first saw it. As luck have it, it went cheap for SIA staff. I gave hints to hubby and jual mahal sikit when he guessed my hint.

Today, he came home, pulled out something from his back and said, "Surprise.."

This is what I got.

Food display

2005-07-14T12:32:00.000+08:00

Selalunya, being a heck-care person, I will serve dinner with the gravy all in 1 plate. Senang kan. Tak yah nak cuci banyak2, angkat pinggan banyak2 etc etc etc.

Tapi, semenjak dua menjak dah ada Corelle ni kan, food display pun macam "Wah" gitu. Ini kalau compare to the pre-Corelle days lah. And I can see that hubby is pleased with the new way I serve dinner. Hehehe...

Ye lah, dia suka, azab nya aku, nak kena mencuci segala pinggan mangkuk tu sume. Tapi kan, as long as my man is happy, mak tak kisah lah nyah... Cuci pun cuci lah. Aku tau, cukup masa, dapat upah. Kahkahakhakh....

Anyway, this was yesterday's dinner:

Corelle & Cornell

2005-07-08T18:47:00.000+08:00

The trip to Orchard Road has been a great one. Hehehe... Ye lah kan, dah dapat apa yg dihajatkan. Mana tak great nya. Hahahah...

Anyway, instead of taking the MRT as planned, we ended up taking SBS no. 65 instead. Which, conveniently stops at my bus stop. (Entah bila aku ada bus stop sendiri pun aku tak tau...)

So we sui2 stop at Taka. Survey lah Corelle kat sana dulu. Tengok punya tengok, macam tak banyak choice. The kita pi Wisma. Lagi pekak badak. Tapi sempat lah hubby beli seluar jeans dia kan. And then tu, jalan2 lah kat sana sekali. Lepas ni, entah bila lagi dapat jejak Taka & Wisma lagi pun aku tak tau.

Then, we saved the best place for last. Tangs.... Yippee... I was told, this is the place to buy Corelle cos they have lots of designs compared to other places. True enough, I am spoilt for choice. Naik juling mata. Tengok tu lawa, tengok ni nak. Hahahhaa...

Aku berkenan yg satu ni. Lupa pulak nama dia apa. But hubby said it's too pale. Haiz... Then lagi satu hijau pun lawa. But that one doesn't come in individual pcs. So kalau I want to add some more items to it in the future, jgn harap lah ye.

But kan, kalau kat US kan, designs dia laaaaagi lawa2. Tak caya, pi tengok website dia. Haiz... kempunan lah aku. Kalau nak tunggu dapat pi US, alamat sampai tua kah aku tak ber-Corelle. Hahahaha.....

But I ended up buying the "Serene Vale" design. I tot the price is the same as the rest lah (S$159). Sekali, the lady told me that it cost only S$109. Apa lagi... takde hegeh2, terus beli. Hahahah... And I add 6 additoinal individual pieces too. The individual pieces has av20% discount. I added 2 oval plate, 2 noodle bowl and 2 piring yg melengkuk ke dalam sikit. Lupa pulak apa nama dia. All that cost me S$173. And I got a cooler jug free.

And, for the first time in sooooo many years, I come across products that is NOT... I repeat, NOT made in China. Hahahaha... This one is made in USA.

Anyway, apart from Corelle, hubby bought for me a Cornell bread toaster. Dah lama nak beli, tapi tak terbeli2. Akhitnya, beli jugak. Hehehehe...

And another thing is, Cornell juice maker. It can be used to make smoothie also. And can crush ice. Hehehe... Actually, yg ini hubby yg nak, more than I do. And since it's only S$49, we grab jer lah.

Then bila dah bayar sume, baru teringat. Macam mana nak pi makan with all these heavy things. So we asked the cashier if we can leave the things there for a while. And she told me that we can actually leave it at the Customer Service Counter on the 2nd level. Hehehhe.... Selamat. Bila dah letak jer barang, terus kita pergi Far East Plaza. Buat apa lagi, sapedek ah. Dah lapar seh lepas shopping. Hehehe...

And with all these stuffs, ada reason lah to go home by cab. Hahahaha....

Wanna see the items, it's here.

finished kek

2005-07-07T10:49:00.000+08:00

Wahai kengkawan (Especially the GHIGs....heheheh....) yang disayangi, yang dirindui, yang dikasihi, yang di.... eerrm... di.... diingati, hehehe....

Dengan dukacitanya, dimaklumkan, bahawa......

Befday kek saya telah HABIS dimakan. Kekeke... Jangan marah ah....

Kempunan lah korang ye. Takpe takpe, next year, aku beli yg laaaaaagi besau punya noh..... Boleh lah kita makan ramai2 ok? Set.

Anyway, THANK YOU for all the wishes. It makes being 30 so wonderful. Hehehe....

Tomorrow, we're going to Orchard. Yup... ORCHARD ROAD. Ini lah first time kita bawak Erynn pi sana. Mesti dia macam rusa masuk kampung kan. Kahkahkahkha... Kesian ini satu anak.

Our intention of going there is to look for.... jeng jeng jeng.... Corelle dinnerware. Maklum lah... tengah GSS ni kan... Mana lah tau kot2 harga turun. Kalau dapat around $150 pun jadi lah kan. Itu pun kalau ada design yg aku berkenan. Kalau takde, alamat beli yg plastic suah lah. Hahahaha....

Not bad.

2005-07-06T13:01:00.000+08:00

Today, I avoided that mamak shop. Heheheh... So I went to another mamak shop instead. Got "the look" also. But no talk.... juz look. I think I better start giving ppl that 'anggek' kind of face ah. Hahahah...

Anyway, like I said b4, maybe being 30 is not so bad afterall. Especially with these. Hehehehe....

Nothing's change

2005-07-05T11:45:00.000+08:00

You already know how I feel to be stepping into the world of the BIG 3..... In my mind, everything's gonna change. I'm gonna be more makcik2 in my look and dressing and will be out of sync with the young generation.

But..... something happened that lift up my spirit a bit... Ok ok... so not a bit. Maybe a little more than a bit. Oh u know what I mean. And that happening comes in a form of a stranger. To be exact, in a form of mamak prata. Hahahaha.... I shall hereby call him MP. He's maybe around less than 35 yrs old.

For the past week, after sending Erynn to school, I went to buy myself some prata. And since that shop sells quite yummy prata's, I frequent that shop quite often. And this mamak have been looking at me but I never took a glance at him. I only saw him looking thru the corners of my eyes. However today, he decided to talk to me.

MP : Tak sekolah ari nie?

me : Ah? (eyes big big, cant believe my ears)

MP : Niari tak sekolah?

me : tak ah.. (giving him a "i'm-not-a-student-anymore" look)

MP : Abis tak kerja?

me : Ah? (with my eyes still big2)

MP : Tak kerja ah?

me : Ahh... tak.

MP : abis?

me : housewife. I'm a housewife.

This time, it's HIS eyes that is open big2. Hahahaha......

MP : Umur berapa? 12 ah?

Siak ah.... buta ke kero. Sebesar2 aku gini, dia kata aku 12. Mak oi... nak pancing pun agak2 lah man.... tak kan sampai 12 tahun kau teka umur aku.

Anyway, I just laugh, shake my head and walk away, leaving him dumb founded. Hahahaha....

You think I should buy prata again tomorrow? His prata is yummy you know.

I'm 30

2005-07-05T00:00:00.000+08:00

Midnight....!!!

THIS IS IT!!!!

I'm Officially 30.

*Gonna go hide under a big huge rock*

fully toilet trained

2005-07-02T22:15:00.000+08:00

It's Official....

Erynn has been fully toilet trained since 7 days ago. Yip-pe-di-du....

I don't want to announce it earlier cos I mite jinx it. Juz wanna make really2 sure that it's not juz hangat2 tahi ayam... you know.

Now she will go to the toilet when she need to urine and poop. And.... she don't even need to wear one when she sleeps. She even stay dry the whole nite. Isn't that wonderfull....

I've been waiting so long for this day to come. Finally.... now I only have a few pull up pants for her - in case she needs to go urgently while we're in the public transport.

And the extra 10 normal pampers, I gave it to my malay neighbour next door - since her girl is still wearing pampers.

Damn Aunt Flo

2005-06-30T23:42:00.000+08:00

It's the end of June. And I really dread it. Why? Cos July is coming. So that means, I'm gonna step into the world of the "BIG 3" soon.... *Gasp* I know age is juz a number, but I am SO NOT looking forward to that.

And if that's not enough, mother nature has to pull me deeper into the pits. I received an advance birthday present from her and I tell you, I rather NOT have it, thank you very much. My present came in a form that I dread monthly. Yup..... Say Hello to Aunt Flo. *Darn you*. And as usual, I'll be burying myself deeper in the gallows for the next few days.

Oh... and Please please please.... don't say, "Hey, at least u have Erynn" to me again. I know that fact and I am grateful. But it's juz not the same... Sigh.......

And hubby, yet again, told me to make an appointment with my Gynae. This time, I will.

Phoon Huat crazy

2005-06-26T23:51:00.000+08:00

Finally I manage to dash to Phoon Huat Bedok Central. I went crazy there. Spent $50 worth of items. And I need to go back there again, to do an exchange of one of the items, to a smaller size.

Oh.... and I also bought the digital weighing scale ($39). Yippee... No more kero-ness when I want to do weighing of ingredients. Hehehhee.......

I'm now going crazy over agar2 making. From milo agar2, to fruit cocktail agar2 to cendol agar2. Hahahaha.... Next is the longan agar2. Yummy... cant wait.

And I'm dying to try out Zu's steamed cake recepi. Wish me luck.

Spoke too soon

2005-06-24T22:41:00.000+08:00

Well well well.... waddaya know... This evening, Erynn poo-ed in her potty. Initially she did ask for her diaper. But I scared the shit out of her. Hahahah... No pun intended. I told her that if she continued poo-ing in her diaper, ulat will come out of it. Hahahaha.... And that is enough to scare her. Hahahaha... Jahat nya aku.

But it's a very fast event ah. She sat, she did, she stand and I washed her. All done in less than 5 mins. Hahahha....

Let's hope she keep this up.

Dry thru the nite

2005-06-24T16:49:00.000+08:00

I finally manage to muster enough courage to let Erynn go diaperless thru the nite. Cos I've noticed that sometimes, the diaper is dry when she wakes up in the morning. So I tried it out yesterday. I did remind her to wake me up if she wants to go to the toilet ah - juz in case. And......... she stayed dry the whole nite. Yaahhooo.....

Next step. Train her to poo at the toilet instead of in her diaper. Wish me luck.

Off to Queensway & Ikea

2005-06-21T23:52:00.000+08:00

For the very first time in 4 yrs, I stepped my foot at Queensway Shopping Centre. Hubby wanted to get a new soccer boots lah. The last time I went there was before Erynn was even conceived. Hehehe... We also went there by bus. Yup.... BUS. No. 33 to be exact. Punya lah lama the journey. Boleh tido seh. Erynn pulak, sampai muntah dalam bus. nasib baik I ada standby plastic bag. And a good thing that we sit right at the back. Haiz....

Anyway, apart from buying hubby's soccer boots, I went crazy at this 2nd level shops selling kids clothing. The price is reasonable and the designs are so cute. I ended up buying 4 tops, 3 pants and 1 suit for Erynn. It all comes to a total amount of S$90.20. Hahaha... Terbeliak biji mata hubby. Hehehe.. Tapi dia tak boleh nak cakap apa ah. Anak kesayangan dia punya apa. Hahahah...

After that, we proceed to.... mana lagi.... Ikea lah. Dah dekat seh. Within 5 mins walking distance aje. Bought a new plastic toy-cum-bench box for Erynn.

Also ended up buying 2 bar stool for the kitchen.

Other things that we, or rather I, bought:

Juz the clothes cover for this one.

Somehow, I feel that what I bought, is NOT enough. Hhhmmm.... maybe I need to take another trip there......

so no mood

2005-06-19T16:44:00.000+08:00

I've got so much to blog abt.... but so no mood to update at all.

Sigh.....

All I can say is, my sis and I received excellent services from the different sales person we met at Compass Point yesterday. Here are the ones that is so clear in my mind.

The 'lembut' sales person at the Hello Shop - Excellent service rendered by him.

Singtel mobile CSO (1626) - excellent phone service also.

Pushcart auntie selling beads bangle for kids - gave me a discount and help me take out the various designs that she have.

Ice cream promoter at Cold Storage - allow us to sample all 6 swensen flavours ice cream. Some of the flavours were tasted twice. heheheh...

Shopper at Cold Storage - pass me an open plastic bag when Erynn vomit there. We said thank you to her many times.

taxi driver - a friendly chap. Made us laugh thru the journey.

malu nya

2005-06-10T19:52:00.000+08:00

When Erynn was a baby, I remembered how I always wished that she would talk faster. So taht it will be easier for me to communicate with her. Rather than have to make a guess all the time, she can go straight to the point and tell me what she wants.

Now, I wish I never made that wish. Hahahaha.... Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed my conversations with Erynn. But it seems now, she has outspoken me. Hahahah... Those who have been thru it, should know lah kan.

A few days ago, we went present hunting and a mall. Then we passed by the lingerie dept. I was shocked when suddenly Erynn said is a loud voice that can be heard up to 4 meteres away. She said "Mama mama.... look... coli... mama punya... ". And she was also pointing the the bras on display. 3 kali pulak tu dia cakap gitu.

Mak oi.... peh malu muka aku..... Nasib baik tak ramai sangat orang. But still..... sigh... ini satu anak... lazer betul lah.....

Weakness

2005-06-01T17:02:00.000+08:00

Ok...I must confess. I have a weakness for stationery shops. I can't step into one of those shops. I will end up buying stuffs that I think I need, but I actually don't.

Like today, I ended up buying a scotch tape dispenser that I definitely don't need. And apart from that, I bought a bubble blower and an additional 2 bottles of bubble liquid, 6 colouring books, a paint set and a 24 pc color pencil. Luckily this time, most of it are for Erynn and she will need them - eventually. Her colour pencils are getting shorter and shorter - especially the colour yellow. It's just a matter of time that I need to get a new one for her. And she is also almost running out of colouring books. Really. And I also bought a small folding umbrella for Erynn to bring to school - just in case. And the size is small enough just for her size.

Oh and I almost bought another sharpener, another pencil case, another pen, another pencil, another eraser and the list goes on. Sigh... They should put a warning sign 100 metre away from ALL stationery shops.

New light

2005-05-30T18:21:00.000+08:00

If you've been to my house before, then you might remember my 2 "chandelier". The one on top of the dining table, now only shines with 2 bulbs. The remaining 4 has gone kaput.

6 years ago, I fell in lurve with it so much. So much that I don't mind the price of it. But I never knew what I was getting into. A few years down the road, I began to have regrets cos;

1) the bulbs doesn't last long (altho it's energy saving);

2) the bulbs are expensive;

3) It's hard to get the same design of bulbs.

If you also notice, all the 6 bulbs are of different design. And that makes it so ugly.

So finally, hubby decided it's time for a change. Since we have 2 centre piece cornice (where the lights shd be), it's impossible for us to use the normal ceiling lights. So we will have to cut the centre part of the cornice to fit in the new lights. But before we can cut it, we have to buy the lights first.

So off we go along Serangoon road, by bus, with Erynn in tow. We walked from one shop to another shop and patah balik to the previous shop. And being fickle minded (us both), we took a long time to decide on the one that suits well.

Finally, we got it. It's a size 40, has a blue flower shape frame and frosted glass. It cost S$59 each. We add another extra S$5 each for an extra bright tube light. Apart from that, we also bought 4 downlights for the corners. Currently we're using halogen lights for the corners (with dimmers). But since we hardly use it cos it's hot and use up lots of electricity, we decided to change that too. The new ones gonna be using energy saving white light. And I believe the bulbs can last longer when use as downlights as compared to the main lights. Let's hope I'm right.

Sandwich

2005-05-28T01:23:00.000+08:00

It's amazing how, the way we fold a slice of bread, could produce such a different reaction by the same person.

Usually, when Erynn ask for bread with kaya/cheese/peanut butter/jam, I will fold a slice of bread into a rectangle shape. And she will eat without any complain whatsoever.

But, during the Sentosa outing, I made some egg and cheese sandwiches and instead of folding the slice of bread into a rectangular shape, I fold it into a triangle shape. And how did Erynn react to that? "Wah... sandwich..." and eat it dengan penuh semangat. Bila dah habis, she will ask for more and more and more.

Kirakan, selama ni, yang aku kasi dia roti rectangle tu, rasa tak sama ah. Just because the shape is different, she thinks its the different thing.

And also, when I gave her the rectangular one, she will just say, "Thank you mama" and walk away to eat it. But with the triangle shape one, she will go, "WAH!!!! Sandwich... Thank you Mama...."

And I tell you, the tone is also different ok. This time, tone dia penuh dgn keghairahan. *roll eyes* Apa saja lah budak ni.

Nak oi... benda tu sama. Inti dia pun sama. Tapi rasa dia lain ke...???

no updates

2005-05-25T16:56:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the no updates and Thank you for still taking the time to drop by here - even tho I haven't been doing much blog-hopping.

Ok, the trip to Sentosa went without much glitch. A good thing we went with the school cos Erynn was afraid once inside the tunnel. She asked to be carried all the way inside there. At least tak rugi jugak sebab we only pay a small sum compared to going there by ourselves. So kira ok lah kan. And to bring Erynn there again, well, give us 2 more years perhaps. Hahahaha....

Today pulak, we went to watch Star Wars III. Gerek I tell you. Before, I was never a fan of Star Wars. until I got married, then hubby influence me to watch it. Now I'm hooked. But I still can't figure out the family tree - until now. Altho I still can't recall their names, but at least I know the story from the beginning. On how Luke and Leia were twins who were seperated at birth, and how/why their father went over to the dark side. Hehehehe....

And we brought Erynn along too. And since she is 2 cm taller than the height limit (90cm), she still have topay for the ticket - S$7. As for me and hubby, we use the free tickets that I won last year. Hehehehe... Ticket tu expire next month. This month baru kita use it. Bukan apa, saja nak tunggu a movie that is worth it baru pi tengok. Hahahah....

And surprisingly Erynn tau duduk diam. She sat down, singging at times, and eating her popcorn - sampai habis kau...

Lepas ni, entah bila lagi lah dapat pi tengok wayang pun aku tak tau....

Keyboard..??

2005-05-18T19:03:00.000+08:00

Part of the conversation went like this:

Him : Kak, you want my keyboard or not?

Me : Lah... I just bought a new one.

Him : HAH!!! You buy oredi?

Me : Ya. It comes with a ball-less mouse.

Him : Oh... not that keyboard. My music keyboard.

Me : HAH!!! ........

And the conversation went on a little longer.

I must say that his offer didn't come quite as a surprise. This is not the first time mind you. I have receive an electric guitar + the amplifier and a mini keyboard (about 33 inches long) over the years. It all ended with me cos he find them of no use any longer (meaning he no longer have the desire to use them). Hahahaha... Well, his loss is my gain. Frankly speaking, I prefer it that way rather than he sell it off at some auction.

Lets put it this way - if one day, he happens to have the urge back to start having a use for those items, he can always take it back from me (provided it's still working lah. Hahahahah...). If he were to sell it off (at a price much lower than what he paid for), then he will have to buy a new one which will cost more.

So... I'm doing a good deed right? Like safe keeping it for him. Afterall, my house have all the space in the world. Hahahaha....

Hhhhmm... hey bro... if you're reading this, you might want to consider buying a drum set (my dream instrument). You'll look cool....serious. And if mum's place is too small, my doors are always wide open for you. Hahahahah........

Item from bangkok not found

2005-05-17T23:35:00.000+08:00

Bro returned safely from Bangkok. But he couldn't find the item that I asked for. He bought me something else, but of the same brand.

Thanks anyway Bro. And Sorry for all the trouble I caused. Making you go on a wild chase hunt (is that even the right term?)

Anyway, to my Dearest Mummy Jam, I forgot to tell you that the Sentosa outing is this Friday. Hehehehe.... I ni pun kancheong jugak. Lagi seminggu pun, dah panik on what to wear. Hahahaha.... Jangan marah ah.......

Will definately post all the pics. And I promise to take lots and lots of pics ok. *wink*

Order from NZ

2005-05-15T14:55:00.000+08:00

To YOU...

Thank you SO VERY VERY MUCH for all the trouble.

Have Fun....

Bro at Bkk

2005-05-14T14:48:00.000+08:00

Receive an sms from my brother. He has safely reached Bangkok. And he ask me if I want anything. Hehehehe... So apa lagi... Ada lah benda yang aku surh dia cari kan. But I'm not gonna say what ah. Nanti menggundang controvesi. Hahahaha....

Anyway, this is his first flight in his 20 odd years. He told me he is nervous. Who wouldn't be right. But I guess it all takes getting used to. Can't wait to hear his stories and see all those pics. He will be back on Monday.

Bro borrows DGcam

2005-05-13T20:51:00.000+08:00

Went over to my parents place when Erynn is at school. As usual lah kan... syiok sangat dapat naik motor berdua-duaan. Lomatika Di Amour.... Hahahahha...

Anyway, went there cos a few days ago my bro called up and said he wants to borrow my DGCam. He plans to go to Bangkok for a shopping trip. Aku ingat DGCam dia dah rosak, rupa nya, according to him, mine is better. His is the older model. Tapi aku tengok... sama jer.... Or aku yg bonggok pasal DGCam ni sume.

Tapi walau macam mana pun, aku kasi lah dia pinjam. Adik sendiri kan. Lagipun he has helped me a lot. Especially when my PC need major repairs.

When I went over, he is at work. He told me he will be at home today. Well... maybe something urgent came up. Oh well... there goes my chance of asking him to buy something for me. Hehehehe...

Jigsaw puzzle time...

2005-05-12T16:53:00.000+08:00

A few days ago, Erynn manage to find a jigsaw puzzle from KFC. I got it abt 2 yrs ago. At that time Erynn was too small to understand the whole concept of jigsaw puzzle. So I kept it until now....

Once opened, hubby decided to complete it. For the first few minutes, he did it by himself. Erynn did help, but her help comes in her own version - putting whatever pieces that fits, not taking into account whether or not the pic fits.

Then after about 10 mins, I too feel the urge. macam gian pulak tengok hubby buat kan. I also tumpang sekali lah. And for the next 50 mins, we completed it. Maybe, just maybe, we can try for a bigger puzzle now. Hehehehe....

click on the puzzle for the before and after pics.

Then I glued them together with pva glue. Now trying to figure out what to do with it. Hang it up the wall perhaps. Or maybe I can try making a frame for it. We'll see.....

Gathering on Monday - not going.

2005-05-09T08:48:00.000+08:00

The gathering is supposed to take place at her place. But her kids fell sick. And so somebody else offered her place. That's where the problem lies with me.

If I go, my intention is to see the rest of the mummies and also grab the chance to see her one more time before she fly off again.

But then, if I attend this gathering, I will set tongues wagging. People will start questioning my integrity - after all that has been said and done in the past. People will accuse me of apple polishing and butt licking - NOT literally of cos. (Eeeww... gross).

People will ask, "Why now? Why after so long? Why after she came on TV?" And other people will start having doubts about me. They will wonder, "Am I trying to hitch a ride on the journey to stardom?" And then all kinds of rumors will spread like wild fire. I've been thru that and it sure is UGLY. If you ask me, I would hate to have to go thru it all again.

But then again, there will also be other people who will say, "Why give a damn about what other people think? You are not even in their list anymore." Good point there mate. And also I wasn't inform of the change. Somebody else had to pin point it to me. Maybe I'm already not worthy of their friendship. Who knows right. But I'm NOT gonna make any judgemental assumptions on that.

The point is, most of the time, I tend to think about others before me. If I can just be selfish and think only about myself, I would have great holidays too. But Noooo.... I have to think about what others think and give in most of the time. Maybe that's why people tend to step all over me. Or some people might also think that I don't have a mind of my own. Always following what other people want.

Sigh... it's impossible to please everybody isn't it. Whether I do it or not, people will still find fault with it. So where should I stand? In the middle? Do you know how damn difficult it is to be in the middle? How suffocating it can get?

I'm really at a crossroad now. Which way I should go, should depend on me right? But what's stopping me? You guessed it... The people around me. There are people cheering for me on both sides. And if I choose the other road, the opposition party will jeer me like there's no tomorrow.

So, while I sit here at this crossroad, deciding on which path is best for me and my future, you ladies have fun ok. I know you will.

Don't worry about me. I will be fine. Just need the extra boost to take the next major step.

Happy Mothers Day

2005-05-07T12:09:00.000+08:00

Happy Mothers' Day
To ALL the Mothers out there.

Have a great weekend.

Diaper woes again.

2005-05-03T12:40:00.000+08:00

First and foremost, i have to warn you. If you are sick and tired of reading about Erynn's diaper woes, then you should stop here. You have been warned..... STOP NOW....

If not, then by all means, go ahead and read it. Hehehehe....

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After a successful attempt of letting Erynn go diaperless when out shopping, I muster enough courage to let her go diaperless to school. but not before I remind her many many times to tell her teacher when she needs to go. You see, at home, she will usually say, "Mama, kencing". Imagine she saying that to her teacher (who is Chinese). Tak ke menggaruk kepala teacher tu nanti. So I have to teach her to say, "Teacher, toilet." Jadi lah kan. Asalkan ada word toilet, teacher mesti faham punya.

So today, I also warn the teacher beforehand. Don't want her to get surprised if alih2 Erynn terkuncil kat seluar pulak. Hehehehehe....

Then I tawakal and leave her. Sempat pulak tu pi Bedok Interchange. Pi beli stokin lah, tukar barang yang tersalah beli lah, beli keychain lah, sarung tilam Eyrnn lah and also, sempat pergi Sheng Shiong lagi. Ingat today nak masak Bubur Kacang Durian ah. So I manage to buy ALL the things that I need, in time too - thanks to my 2 superb driver (the Comfort man). Hehehehe.....

Anyway, when I fetched Erynn from school, even before I can open my mouth to ask the teacher about Erynn, the teacher smiled and me and said, "Ya got. 1 time. Then I bring her go lah." Hehehehe...

So, in short, it was a success.... Yiippeee....!!!! I called hubby the minute I reach home. So excited you know. So now, Erynn will only need diaper when she is asleep.

Jemputan

2005-05-01T15:34:00.000+08:00

I really don't like going to jemputan where the male and female are seated separately.

I know that that is the right way. But with Erynn...well, she will want to follow us both. If she doesn't get her way, she will throw tantrums no matter where.

So imagine my horro when I went to Erynn's classmate's sister's wedding today. Male and female were seated separately. Hubby and I panicked. Oh no... how will Eyrnn handle it? Worse still, how can WE handle Erynn? We were in dilemma. To eat or not to eat. To take the risk or not take the risk.

In the end, we did not take the risk. So we look for the mak pengantin and just salam her. When she asked me if I've already eaten, I told her 'no' cos Erynn wants to follow us both, or else she will throw tantrum and spoil people's ceremony. So she ended up giving me (or rather forcing me to take) some food home. Altho it's not much, but it's still nice of her gesture.

The food was yummy I tell you. Alamak..., if only the seatting arrangements were not separated. Imagine the other dishes that I can have. Sigh... sometimes, things are just not meant to be.....

Spring cleaning

2005-04-30T23:59:00.000+08:00

I simply love it when hubby does the vacuuming. Why? Cos he will go to every corner that no man dare venture. Hahahaha.... Today was one of those days. I purposely asked him to vacuum the house while I volunteer to mop up after him.

True to my expectations, he went to every nook and crannies of the house. From the bottom of the bed, to the top the the cupboard. Habis semua habuk dia (or rather the vacuum) sedut. We did major spring cleaning. Those outdated magazines are thrown out. But not before I tear off the recipes and household tips and placce them in a clear folder.

And when hubby saw the mags that I plan to throw away, he shook his head and ask me, "How much does all that cost?". I simply blushed. Hehehehe... I know it looks a lot now, but at that time, it doesn't look that much to me. Nasib baik cuma once a month punya mags. Imagine kalau tiap2 minggu ada new edition. Tak ke bankrupt.

But I have to admit, I have a thing for mags. Dunno why. Mesti nak beli. Nanti, by the time the next edition came out, yg dah beli ni pun tak terbaca. Kalau lah hubby tau, mampus aku. Terus kena ban dari beli more mags. Hehehehhe....

Back to the spring cleaning. We started from around 3pm till abt midnight. Itu pun belum habis lagi. Bilik Eyrnn kita belum kerjakan. Besok baru sambung - after balik dari jemputan. Have taken off the spongy alphabet mats in her room. I think she have outgrown them ah. Need to get more ideas to redecorate her room.

Looks like more sneezes can be heard from my household this long weekend.

Wearnes Warehouse Sale

2005-04-29T22:42:00.000+08:00

Went to get the epok2 that I ordered from mum's place. By right we were supposed to go to Popular Book Store at Toa Payoh Central. Entah macam mana, TER-singgah Wearnes Warehouse Sale pulak kat Toa Payoh Lor 7 (beside Toa Payoh Polyclinic). Hubby's colleagues (6 of them) were there also. One of them sms hubby and told him of the Q. We thought they wer ealready Q-ing. But no... they were standing at the side gate, deciding whether or not to join the Q.

The sale started at 11am. When we reached there at 11.10am, the Q is indeed soooo long. Dah lepas dari Toa Paoh Poly also. Mak oi.... Dah lah tu, they tak kasi semua masuk sekali gus. They will let in the first few hundred (maybe ah) in the Q first, while the rest will have to continue Q-ing. Imagine yang dapak masuk dulu tu sume kiasu giler. By the time the rest of the Q masuk, dah dapat yang belen2 seh. And also the place is so small and so chaotic. Tak organise langsung.

So we ended up not going. Terus balik rumah. Sigh....

It's been a month

2005-04-28T23:50:00.000+08:00

It has been a month since we last went to my parents place. Bukan nya apa, hubby wanted to go there only when it's his off day. He said tak syiok bila pergi sana and he have to go to work. Altho he don't mind lah but he wld prefer it that way. Actually, I also prefer like that. Cos sometimes my sis won't be at home and it's only gonna be my mum, erynn and me. Boring giler seh kalau gitu. At least if hubby is around, I can kacau2 dia kan. Hehehehe...

Anyway, this week is the week where hubby is off on both weekends (it only comes one a month I tell you). And then, we MUST have a wedding on THIS Sunday also. The wedding is so very near to my place lah. And if I were to go from my parents place, macam jauh gitu. Dah lah nak kena turun naik bus, nak jalan pi bus stop, jauh jugak. Abih tu, panas terik pulak. Ish... boleh cair siak muka aku. Nanti sampai tempat jemputan, hilang glamer aku. Kahakhakha....

Anyway, I told my sis to hint hint to my dad ah. Cakap is it ok if I leave Eyrnn there and naik motor pi jemputan. As expected, dad said no. I dunno why. Agak nya dia takut kena jaga Erynn tak if anything happens to both of us. Because he ever forbid us to go riding together. He said if anything happens, what's gonna happen to Erynn. Cet... ke situ pulak orang tua ni tau. Doa kan lah yang baik2 ke. Ini tidak.... But me being me, bila Eyrnn kat sekolah, kita laki-bini merayap jugak naik motor. Kekekek... If only dad knows how many times kita dah buat keje gitu, he's gonna flip I tell you. Hahahaha...

Anyway... (eh berapa banyak anyway dah....), when my sis told me the result, I terus pendek tongkeng*. (* An "affectionate" term my family use to mean merajuk). In my mind, I have this thinking that my parents are not willing to take care of Erynn for a little while. She is afterall their one and only cucu right. I feel kecik hati lah. Apasal my parents tak macam orang lain yg suka bila nak jumpa cucu. Mine macam tak suka gitu.

So I made up my mind. I'm NOT gonna go over there this weekend. And the next round that I can make it (mid May), I will consider also. If by then I'm still sulking, then I'll not go also. That means the next time they will get to see Erynn is in mid JUNE. Hehehehe... Padan muka. That's what I told my sis ah. Little did I know, my sis went to tell mom what I said.

This morning my mum called and said we can leave Erynn behind and they look after her for a while. I said no need lah. Then my mom said, my sis said I merajuk. I just laughed to hide my pissed. In my heart, I was saying, "Oh... bila tau orang merajuk, baru cakap boleh. Tak Ikhlas aje". So I turned down their offer.

And then, what do you know. At 12.20pm, while I was leaning over the corridor, I saw a very familiar motorcycle goiong towards the parking lot near to Eyrnn's school. By that time, Erynn is already home. I called my sis and ask if dad is at home. She said no. Hah... it's him that I saw. So I called his hp and ask him if he is downstairs and he said yes. So I told him that Erynn is back from school. He said, "Ah? Alamak... ok ok nanti bapak naik."

And came up he did. Hehehehe... I wonder why he came. Must be mom told him of my pendek tongkeng-ness lah tu. He bought some titbits for Erynn and went excited when he found out that Erynn is diaperless and no longer drinking milk from the bottle.

And since tomorrow I ordered epok2 from my mom's neighbour, I am suppoed to go over to collect it. But dad offered to send it to us instead. But we said no, cos we need to go to Popular at Toa Payoh to get some files for our dot dot dot collection. Hehehehe....

Before dad went home, I ask him if he could bring back the items that my mum ask me to buy from Sheng Shiong or not. he said 'can'. Ni mesti takut aku pendek tongkeng lagi tau. Kahkahkah....

Last minute meet-up

2005-04-27T23:59:00.000+08:00

Got a last minute call from Bulan. Imaan is back from Pakistan and wanted to drop by Nor's place. So Bulan called me up - since it's very near to my place. Or is it because Bulan takut aku merajuk lagi like last time.... Hahahahaha.......

Anyway, as usual lah kan... kecohrable.... especially kalau si bulan ada. Korang tau ah dektu kan... Yang paling kecoh antara yang terkecoh. Hahahaha...

We were served with Briyani - courtesy of tuan tanah... Thanks Nor. It was yummy... Makan sampai kenyang kau... Sampai tak ingat laki. Hehehehe....

The story time was hilarious too. I like the chocolate story. Sha-klet-dah.... Cute ah si Nor dgn telo2 dia. Hehehehe... But I forgot to ask Nor to do her trademark doll wink. Aiseyman... rugi seh... Takpe... there's always a next time.

It was a blast meeting with all of them, especially Imaan, since dah lama tak jumpa kan. lagipun, she's gonna flay back to Pakistan next months. lepas tu, tak tau bila lagi she's coming back.

And bila kita nak pi Mustafa Centre ah? Boleh kita borong sampai pagi. Hahahaha...

And the meeting is not complete without henna session - altho only Nor was targeted. But I still have that 5 tubes with me. Hehehehe....

Dah lah dapat makan kat sana, dapat pulak tapau bawak balik. Thanks again Nor for the foods. best ah.... Jgn serik2 tau.

Ok then... go see the pics here....

Outing w/o pampers

2005-04-23T20:44:00.000+08:00

Went to Tampines Mall yesterday. We were not sure whether or not to let Erynn go without diapers. What if she wants to go to the toilet in the midst of our shopping, or while we were queing to make payment. What if we can't reach the toilet in time....

Finally we decided to take the risk and let her go diaperless. Of cos I brought along an extra pair of clothing, wipes and diaper - just in case.

And you know what...?? She did not ask to go the the toilet for the whole time - that is about 5 hrs. Phew..... That means she is ablt to control her bladder oredi ah. But when she wears the diaper, she will naik lemak and not tell me when she needs the toilet. So the minute the wakes up from her sleep or return home from school, off goes her diaper.

So now, from 4-5 diapers per day, we only need 2. Save sikit duit. Hehehehe....

And to think that on 7th April was the very first day I re-start her potty training. I guess I must have started too early - especially when she herself is not ready for it yet. But when the time comes, no accident whatsoever. Alhamdulillah.... I've been waiting for this moment for so long... glad it's finally here.

It's approved - MUP

2005-04-21T23:11:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the no update. Hehehe... Been very busy with "stuffs".

Anyway, yes, we did vote for a "YES" for the MUP. But not before asking loads of question to 3 different staffs. We did get a slight different answer from each of them. But mostly, it did give us a better understanding.

Today, a letter came at our doorstep. 87% of the residents have voted "YES" too. So that means, the MUP & LUP will proceed. They will now call for tenders and ground works will begin probably early next year.

Yiippee.... now we can start saving money to renovate our kitchen too.... and dream of that oven.... Hehehehe....

All abt voting

2005-04-17T14:00:00.000+08:00

The final day for voting is tomorrow. Until now, we have still not cast our vote. We just needed more time to really really think it over. Hence the decision to vote on the very last day (after sending Erynn to school).

But just now, their representative came by. He was asking if were are free today to cast our vote. Hubby told him that we will do that tomorrow as we are going out today. Hehehehe.... And a few days ago, we receive a letter at our doorstep (left there by their staff too), informing us that majority of the residents have voted and if we have not done so, please do it before 18 April 2005.

Geesh... talk abt desperation. Why are they so like that...?? Kita tau lah bila nak pi vote. Ish... Kang aku tak vote nanti kang, baru tau....

Pics for the event

2005-04-13T12:59:00.000+08:00

As promised, the pics of what they have turn my void deck into, is here. Sorry it took so long. But now u can roughly see what's it like downstairs.

Not sure if I should bring my dgcam for the opening tomorrow. Macam paiseh pulak nak snap snap snap eh.... Hehehehe......

What say u?

Upgrading plan

2005-04-10T08:05:00.000+08:00

Usually, when people come knocking on my door, I'll just play dead and ignore that person - unless I know him/her lah. I just take a peep thru the view finder and see who's outside.

Once, there's this middle age man that I don't recognise at my door. He was holding what it seems like a folder and some stacks of paper. I strongly believe that he is a salesman. So I ignored him - even when he tap on my window. Then he left, after sensing that I would not, by any chance, open the door to him. He could obviously hear the sound coming from the TV set tho.

Then, the next 2 days, he came by again (both times I was alone with Erynn at home). The same thing happened. In my heart, I was saying, "Tak give up give up ke salesman ni."

Yesterday, when hubby was at home, he came yet again. So I decided to open the door. And if he ever mention about coming there twice, I'll tell him off.

Boy was I wrong. he was actually from the Town Council. He went around passing a thick A4 size envelope to every household. Only when I opened it up that I realised that it's actually a folder that contain the detail information about the upgrading plan to mine and the blocks surrounding (MUP & LUP).

We have already voted on April 2003 but then they decided to postponed the upgrading due to the Iraqi war and SARS (making Singapore's economy topsy turvy). And according to them, since our economy has stabalised, they decided now's the best time to continue with the plan. And so we have to vote for it once again.

The last time, I voted against the upgrading. But what I just found out (somehow I missed their February 2005 letter) is that majority of the residents here are in favour of the upgrading.

This time, after reading the brochures, we kinda like the idea. They are gonna change the bathroom floor and wall tiles to a water-resistant type, change the toilet bowl, sewerage pipe (hopefully...gonna check with them later on), sink, doors and even all the window grilles.

I know I ever said that we die die must shift house. But now that we have to pay 4% cash (about S$8k), we have been doing a lot of thinking. Afterall, the facilities here are great. There's a PCF, Primary and Secondary school nearby - all within walking distance. And that is important to me. I hate to waste money on primary school transport. And we both are kinda attached to this house. No problems so far and both my left and right neighbours are great people.

There'll be an opening speech this Thursday at my void deck and we plan to go. We want to see the mock flat that they have set up for us, to see roughly the outcome of the flat after all the work is done. And also the miniature plan of the whole neighbourhood. Tents have been put up at my void deck. (will take the pics tomorrow).

For all these, we have to pay S$4k. We can either pay in an installment of 5 or 10 year period (S$51 and S$27 per month respectively). Or we can either pay by cash thru CPF. Isn't that great. We'll sure go for this option.

The downside, it's gonna take 3 and a half year for ALL of it to be completed. Sigh.... Now we're in dilema. Should we vote "YES" or "NO"...???

Potty trained

2005-04-08T08:00:00.000+08:00

Finally.... after numerous failed attempt, she did it...

Yesterday, she manage to say, "Mama/Ayah, nak kencing", twice. And when she sat on her potty, she did her business. And then we'll go, "Wah... Pandai ah... So clever... Dah big girl seh..." and give her a big clap. And she in turn will bow 4 times (with 1 hand in front and 1 hand at her back), and saying, "tankiu tankiu much" ('very' dia hilang tak tau ke mana). Hahahahah.....

But there's only once where she gave a false alarm. After she already sat don on her potty, she said, "Eh...! Ta de..?" and then laughed. *roll eyes* Ini satu anak.... buat lawak pulak....

She's a late bloomer ah. Anak orang lain yang sebaya, dah fully train, she baru nak terkial2. Sigh.... But at least she's trying now right. Better late than never. Hehehhe....

Anyway, I've only started potty training her a couple of hours a day. From the time she reach home from sch, until her bedtime. We'll see how long it takes for her to completely master the skill, shall we.....

Addiction

2005-04-05T08:37:00.000+08:00

I'm addicted to doing this

It's all your fault lah...

She came by my hse the other day. I told her to buy 3 tubes for me. But when I checked later on, I saw 5 tubes inside.

But I'm sure happy to see it all.... Thank you so much Bulan....

Ironing

2005-04-04T08:27:00.000+08:00

After what it seems like ages, I decided to do my ironing yesterday (Sunday). So, placing the ironing board in front of the tv, I watched Disney Channel. And, after 3 hrs (seem like eternity to me), I got these ironed:

Hubby's tees - 11 pcs, my tees - 4 pcs, hubby's jeans - 10 pairs and only 1 pair of mine.

Didn't know that by doing all the ironing and leaving the laundry basket empty, feels sooooooo good.....

Hhhmm.... maybe I should do the ironing more often.

A dream

2005-04-03T18:26:00.000+08:00

Last night, I had a dream. I dreamt of what I've always dream of in real life. I wonder if I dreamt it cos of the constant thought of it, or becos......

Hubby had the same dream a few months back too. The only difference is that, my dream is the initial stage while hubby's dream is the end product....

"Please hope... don't pin yourself up so high.... You'll hurt really bad if you fall...."

Sigh....

It's here

2005-04-02T16:35:00.000+08:00

Ok... from the advice of some (ie to upload pics at fotopage during the day), I've finally completed uploading it. You can now view the pics here. Not many pictures I must say. My holiday was wrecked and all plans cock up. Hubby said we could go back there again - this time alone, without any partners (like we did in Paris). That way, we can go to all the places that we miss and take as many pics as we want to, without any distractions.

But..... I'd love to go to South Island instead. Hehehehe.....

Late entry

2005-03-31T18:26:00.000+08:00

Hi all. I'm so so very sorry for not updating and keeping all of you in suspense. Hehehehe...

I've been busy converting my video and pics to VCD format. Since it's my first time doing it, there's lots of adjustments that needs to be done. Lucky there's CD-RW. I can do a trial and error before I burn the final product to the CD-R. But a single process took about 2 hrs of my time.

Anyway, the photos are up at Multiply (id : ainn75). I tried using fotopage but it just doesn't seem to co-operate with me. Sampai dah give up gitu.

If you have problems viewing it, tell me ok. I'll see what I can do.

We're off

2005-03-08T06:00:00.000+08:00

Here I am.... at 6 o'clock in the morning.... (deja vu). Macam pernah dengar itu lirik eh. Hehehhee...

FIrst and foremost, THANK YOU ALL for still visiting. I'm SO VERY VERY SORRY for not doing the same. Been busy and all. I hope you inderstand. And I hope that after I return from this trip, the mood for me to update my blog daily (like I used to) will come back to me.

Anyway, today's the day. In (less than) 9 hrs time, we're off. I'm sure I'm gonna have a great time - at least I'm gonna try. Not gonna think abt anything that's gonna pull my mood down. And since we'll be driving (Thank goodness), there's no need for me to "suffer" in the hands of their public transport. Some of you know the love/hate relationship that I have with public transport right.... hehehehe....

So, pray for me guys, for a safe journey to and fro. Hopefully there's an internet access at the wherever I'm staying, so that I can update my blog. Can imagine the long long entry that I am suppoed to write later - not forgetting the pics as well. Boleh pensan my fingers you know. Heheheh...

If there's anything urgent, I can always be contacted thru my hp. Thanks to hubby for sponsoring the International Auto Roaming service for me. Hehehehe....

Anyway, Auckland, Rotorua and Taupo..... Here we come.....

Unexpected visits

2005-03-07T23:46:00.000+08:00

She was supposed to come over to pass something to me. But at the last minute, her transport is nowhere to be seen. And I've already cooked a pot of something to eat. Luckily I can give lots to my neighbour as I need to return her bowl as well.

But then... at the very last minute, while I was busy doind my henna, I heard someone giving Salam at my door. I took a peep at the view finder (is that what you ppl call it..??) and took almost a minute to register who is that person on the other side.

Lo and behold... it's her alright. I got a shocked. I mean, thinking that she is not coming, I was in my worse. And when said worse, I meant as in, I'm in my thin almost (I said ALMOST people....) flimsy nightgown, w/o ....... oh you get the picture.

Anyway, she came with the youngest and also with the Rojak - as promised. Then she did the henna on my left hand (since I'm right handed) and also add some touch-ups for my right hand (since she's itchy hand) kekekeke....

Anyway, thanks girl, for coming all the way as promised, even tho it's last min and I'd love to kill you for seeing me in that state. Hahahaha..... And abt that request, Insya Allah, I'll try my best to do it ok.

That morning, dad also came to Erynn's school. He called me to confirm that we're leaving tomorrow and ask if Erynn is at school today - and I said yes. Then I asked him where he was cos the background sounded so windy. That's when he told me that he's at the void deck of Erynn's school. Lah.... So I went down and saw him sitting at the round stone chair, rolling his rokok gulung. Hehehehe.... He bought some titbits for Erynn. Yayi nanti rindu cucu lah ni... sebab tu datang jenguk before we leave for the whole week. Hehehehe....

Family day

2005-03-05T23:12:00.000+08:00

Supposed to have Family Day at CHangi Beach today. (Hubby's company obviously). But I decided against going cos very the paiseh to meet up with his colleagues and all.

Then that night, his colleague called us up, persuading us to go. He even offered us a ride there. So hubby in turn, persuaded me to go. I relented of cos, seeing how eager he is to attend it. And we're supposed to be ready in like.... 10 mins time. *gasp*

I simply HATE last minute getting-ready. I will sweat a lot I tell you (face area). Maybe it's due to nervous..!!?? I don't know. But it always happens.

Anyway, we were late. By the time they called from the void deck, I'm still decided on what to wear. When they called, I just picked up what's available to me for that time. Thank you for the invention of jeans and twinset. Heheheheh.... And I apologise to the husband and wife for being late.

And as it turns out, I had fun there. The wives are a friendly bunch. And Erynn have a friend to play with (the daughter of the person giving us a ride).

The food was great and so is the company. Hubby won a thumb drive on the lucky draw. And we brought back a whole lot of apples. Hehehe.... In other word, I'm glad I agreed to go...

2 things Settle

2005-03-02T16:40:00.000+08:00

The motor company called. The total amt that we need to pay them is S$2544. Nasib baik jugak tak sampai S$3k. Hubby have voluntered to pay back the balance S$544 but he refused to accept. So I told him, "Alah... I just transfer the money into your bank account. Once in, you cannot do anything..." Hehehehe..... Now I can have a peace of mind when I go off for my holiday.

Speaking of holiday, we're going off this Tuesday. Everything is set. All that is left are those last minute items that needs packing. Can't wait....

We're 6

2005-02-25T09:17:00.000+08:00

It's been 6 yrs.

Thank YOU.

DGcam is ready

2005-02-23T11:39:00.000+08:00

Yyyiipppeee.... so so happy. Canon guy called me up and said that my DGcam is ready for collection. Yeeehaah.... Besok jugak aku pergi collect. Hehehehe....

New "toy"

2005-02-22T14:47:00.000+08:00

We will be changing to another ISP. It's rate is much cheaper than what we're using now and there's staff promotion for it too. *thumbs up*

After work, hubby went to Sim Lim Square to purchase this...

Logitech Internet Pro Desktop Black.

Our old keyboard is begging to be change and I've had enough with the traditional mouse (with balls). The new one is an optical mouse (with wire tho). Yippee.... So happy...

Canon

2005-02-21T14:37:00.000+08:00

The Canon guy called my hp yesterday, looking for hubby. But little did he know, it's my number that hubby wrote down on the form.

He : Hello, can I speak to Mr J pls.

Me : Where are you calling from?

He : I'm calling from Canon.

Me : Oh yes yes. It's me.

He : Mr J? MR..???

Me : (laughing) He's my husband. But you can talk to me.

Kahkahkah.... lepak lepak... Agak nya dia pun heran eh. Nama lelaki, suara perempuan. Hehehehe... Nasib baik aku tak play along and said I am Mr J by name only. Kahkahkahkah....

Anyway, after 2 weeks of agony, I was told that the part for my spoilt DGcam has still not arrived yet. Mak oi.... duit cepat diorang nak tak? Cet.... So I told him to please please rush it on urgent basis cos I need it by 5 March for travel. He said he understand and will try his best.

Aiseyman... sedih betui ah... Kalau by then takde DGcam, how to take pics of my trip?

Things change

2005-02-20T17:21:00.000+08:00

Changes can be felt. The awkwardness, the distance.

Somehow, things just aren't the same anymore.

Sigh....

New fan

2005-02-16T23:50:00.000+08:00

Due to the hot hot weather, we can't put it off any longer. Since both our standing fan is getting on our nerves, we decided to get a new one. We've been eyeing the one like my mum's. It's National brand. We have searched almost the whole of Singapore for it.... Almost. But to no avail.

As our last resort, I called up CitySearch and ask them which is the company that manufactures National brand products. I was told that Panasonic is in charge of it now. So I got their number and (thanks to my sis), gave them the model no. of the fan at my mum's place.

As it turns out, that model is an old one and they don't carry it any more. But the guy gave me the phone number for Panasonic's agent and I can call them to check of there's still stock for it.

Too bad, there isn't. But the lady told me that they do have a similar type of fan. But instead of National, the brand is KDK. After I clarify a few more queries, we decided to purchase it. The gd news came next. The lady quote me S$157 (incl GST) for the fan. But since her staff will be making delivery to Ubi area, they can deliver it to us at a minimal charge. How much? S$3. Hehehehe.... Yup. Including delivery, we only need to pay S$160. Thanks Ms Wong. *wink*

And since it's a 'virgin' fan, the performance is superb. We absolutely adore it. Hopefully it will stay this good for a long long time....

Hidden cost

2005-02-16T14:11:00.000+08:00

We went to the bike repair shop to place a deposit. When we got there, we were informed abt something unexpected. The S$2400 that the guy quote us, was for the repair of the external damages. If there are more damages in the internal part of the bike, the cost would definitely be more than S$2400. Mana tak nya.... semua original parts. From Italy some more (Aprilia).

He said, if we are agreeable to that, then he will take our deposit and proceed with the repair work. We were undecided. It's a tough decision. What if they guy cheated us, making us pay more than expected. To go to another shop would mean that we have to call the victim over and take his bike along. That will cause further delay and anguish. So we decided to agree with the terms. But we're praying hard that the total cost won't reach S$3000.

This is getting from bad to worse....

The guy's expensive bike

Money matters

2005-02-15T23:02:00.000+08:00

Just when we thought everything's going smoothly, we were awaken by the harsh reality - financial wise that is.

Everything about our trip is confirmed. But at the last min, things happen. First, our faithful DGCam broke down. According to the staff @ Canon, it's due to wear and tear. Mana tak nya, tengok lah sape punya kerja. Asik2 snap snap snap. Tak ke jahanam benda tu. For that, it cost us S$140.

Second, our 'industrial' like standing fan broke down also. Hubby tried to weld the wires back but when we switched it on again, the power for the whole house trip. And it's not just the minor trip where we only need to re-set the circuit box ( if that's what u call it) in the house. But the main one which is outside the house, needs to be re-set too. Looks like we have to get a new fan. And to get a new reliable brand, it will cost us S$100 plus.

Third, there's an accident involved (not hubby tho). Prefer to settle it amicably w/o making a police report and claiming insurance cos it will spell disaster for one of the parties. So, the one at fault offered to pay for the victim's medical expenses and cost of repair of the vehicle. Medical expenses cost S$63. Repair of vehicle, cost S$2400. Hubby and I felt bad for not being able to contribute much. Somebody else offered to pay for it tho. But we were thinking of splitting it into half. That, we have to liaise with that person personally.

It really makes me wonder if we should even go on this trip. Sigh....

Bad news on Friday

2005-02-11T11:21:00.000+08:00

Why do I always receive bad/sad news on Friday? Why why why....???

They were supposed to change their girl's school on the 3rd term. But just now, the mother gave the teacher a letter and I overheard the teacher saying, "So second term not here lah." I then ask the mother. She said yes, her girl will start in the new school on the 2nd term instead.

Oh man.... that means, there's only 3 weeks left to see and talk to both mother and child puas2. After that, I'll be left alone. No friend to look forward to when I send Erynn to school. No 'informer' to tell me what's happening at school when Erynn miss school for 1 week.

CNY Eve at School

2005-02-08T23:57:00.000+08:00

The kids are allowed to wear home clothes for school. And instead of the normal 2 hrs, it's only 1 hr today.

This is what the kids did.

Her positive

2005-02-06T19:50:00.000+08:00

For the past week, I've noticed that she's not her usual self. She's been rather quiet and somewhat moody. Talk to me also sepatah dua kata aje. But I don't want to probe further. Don't tell me she's .......... Hhhmmm... Boleh jadi jugak eh. Better not make any assumtion until I hear it from her.

Then curiosity got the better of me. Last friday, I approached and salam her, and ask, "Are you ok?" That seem to work. She apologise for not talking much to me. It's just that she is moody. All due to hormone change. Yup... I guessed it right. She's pregnant. 2 and a half month already. She said, her first pregnancy is also like this. Hey... I understand.

I'm happy for her. Sincerely.... She's been trying for a baby for 1 year too - just like me. I guess her luck is better than mine.

And when I woke up this morning, I broke down. I cried my heart out. Hubby and Erynn manage to console me. How can I not cry, when I know that I failed again. Hubby then suggested that we try doing like what we did when trying to have Erynn. It's worth a shot. But we'll have to wait for another week tho. In the meantime, I'm going into isolation.

Busy Bee

2005-01-31T17:00:00.000+08:00

Firstly, a BIG THANK YOU to all of you who still tag me & drop by here without fail. I apologise for not returning the gesture. I'm just not into bloghopping & blogging these past few weeks. Jangan kata nak blog, nak dok depan pc lama2 pun, macam malas gitu.

Actually, it's been a busy week for me. Lots of research, brochure reading, planning and homework needs to be done - for March. I have printed out the prayer time for that country, SIA office address and contact no. over there - in case of emergency, and SIA flight schedule (return trip). Hubby's leave has been approved. With which friend we're going with, have also been decided. We still need to decide on accomodation and which transport co. to choose from. We will self drive and most probably will rent MPV. So if I'm lucky enough to be in front of the pc for a bit longer, my time here would be spent going thru their official website for more information. Yup.... that's how kiasu I am. I just want to be prepared. Especially when travelling with kids. Can't take any chances. But the thing that I hate to do most, is packing. OMG.... just the thought of it is enough to give me a headache.

Here's a short summary of what's been happening since I'm away.

- I no longer stay outside Erynn's school to wait for her for 2 hrs. If hubby is at work, I'll go home. If hubby is around, we'll either go marketing or mini shopping. Yup... So far we have been mini shopping 3 times. I have to list down the things that I need to buy, the night before. So that I will know where to go and what to grab. No more dilly dally. If there's time, then I might get to window shop - but that's hardly the case. And we went "jalan2" on hubby's motorcycle. It feels soooo good. Macam time baru2 kahwin gitu... Oh sungguh lomantik... Hhhhmm... besok nak pergi mana pulak eh....

- I once caught Chen Liping and Edmund Chen shooting for a scene, while I was sending Erynn to school. The shooting took place at the block next to mine. And I got to see them close up - as in 1 arm's length away. They both look so good. Too bad I did not bring along my camera. And too bad that I cannot stay and watch the shooting cos we need to run an important errand. And by the time we fetch Erynn from school, the crew is away for lunch break. But I am able to see it from my main corridor. They were shooting on the rooftop of that block. So I took out my binoculars and teropong them while they are in action. Hehehe.... I saw Chen Liping jumping off from the water tank. And there's another guy who dress up exactly like her. He must be the stunt man. It went on till almost 8pm I think. At one point, I can hear ambulance siren at the carpark in front of my block. I thought there's an accident but when I look out, the crew and actress are still there. Many people were hanging around watching too. But I dunno what's really happening lah. Macam malas pulak nak pi turun tengok kan. Nasib baik ada teropong sakti.

- Bought a pair of rings from Yahoo Auctions. But the sizes were too big. It's not the same as in the size chart that the seller told me to refer to. But I am able to do an exchange. So send the rings back and the seller will re-send a smaller size for me. In all, there's 3 registered postage price that I have to pay. Sigh.... what to do.... I've got no choice. Kalau nak pakai jugak, I risk having it fall off from my finger. Oh well.....

After this, I dunno when I'll update again. I'll try my best tho - but no promise ok. If you miss me, you know where to find me. Cet... perasan pulak eh...

Till we meet again....

Slightly better

2005-01-18T21:40:00.000+08:00

Erynn is slightly better - Alhamdulillah. After her medication, she will cough out all the phlegm. Altho there's still some more inside her, but I can see that it's not as bad as initially.

I've been sleeping2 chicken (tidur2 ayam dah....) these 2 days. On the first night, I slept at almost 4 am. That's when her cough is really bad. To keep me occupied, I read a novel (Danielle Steel). As a result, I finished up the whole book (288 pages only lah) within that few hours. It's so addictive I tell you. Anyway, Erynn did woke up many times during the night. More like wake up due to her cough and then vomiting at the same time. Sigh....

But during the day, she's so active. Hardly look like a sick kid. But reality sunk in when she started to cough. Can hear the phlegm in her. I don't think she will be fit to go to school tomorrow also. Aiyoo... ini budak kalau dah sakit... soooo long nak baik. Sigh.

Off with the old

2005-01-17T23:59:00.000+08:00

Hubby & I cleared our cupboard. His clothes that are too 'obit' or too small, will be given away.

My clothes that are too small, will still be kept. I still habour the hope that one day I might fit into them again. Entah bila lah tu....

But all those baju yang ada sentimental value will definately be kept lah - no matter how small they are now.

As a result of all that cleaning, our cupboard now have much much more space for new clothes. If not.... I tell you... sampai tak muat nak letak baju2 baru. Now I can have more reasons to buy more clothes.

Sg vs Indo

2005-01-16T10:37:00.000+08:00

Singapore vs Indonesia.

Hubby's gonna go watch it at Singapore Stadium. Since it's gonna be the final match and God knows when Singapore is able to go so far again, I let hubby watch it live. And since hubby's in the morning shift today, he'll go there straight after work with his colleagues. I predict that he's gonna reach home around 11pm. Wah... satu hari seh tak nampak muka dia. Oh well.... sekali2 ok lah kan. Tak kan lah aku nak perap dia kat rumah jer macam jeruk.

Erynn pulak, dah start batuk2. Phlegm pun banyak. Kalau batuk, biasalah, sampai muntah. Tapi yg keluar, phlegm dia lah. That's a good sign I know. But still...macam kesian gitu kan tengok. Kalau besok tak baik jugak, alamat, ponteng sekolah lah dia.

Switched Line

2005-01-15T23:47:00.000+08:00

Yesterday night (7 plus pm), a man called my home, looking for "Khairul". At first hubby said it's a wrong number and hung up. Almost immediately, the same person called again. This time, he asked, "Is this the telephone no. 6****407?" Hubby said no, the person say thanks and hung up. 1 min later, came the 3rd call. By this time, hubby dah malas nak layan. So I picked it up. I tot it was a prank call lah. So I answered in a harsh tone. Again he asked the same Q. "You've got the wrong number.." I answered impatiently. After I hung up, the 4th call came in again....!!! This time he said, "So sorry. But I know I dialled 6****407. But how come it went to your phone. I think I'll call Singtel. Sorry." This time I sounded friendly. I said, "Ya ok. U better call them then."

Abt 10 mins later, Singtel called me up to verify my number and told me that they will look into it. Hubby and I then made our own possibilities as to why that happened. Then I told hubby that we'll use the 'Do Not Disturb' service for tonight.

So at 8.30pm, I keyed in the code for the 'Do Not Disturb' service. But what I heard was a funny tone. Not the normal 'line ready' long tone when u pick it up to dial out. Mine is 3 short beeping tone and 1 long tone and it's repeating. That's strange. I then straight away called Singtel.

The Operator confirmed with me that a complaint has been made abt it too from the earlier caller. They also told me that they will send their men over to check immediately.

Around 10 plus, 2 guys knocked on our door. They are from Singtel. They said, one of the cable has snapped and thus causing the line between 6****407 and my number to be switched. That means, whoever called the number 6****407 will be directed to my house and whoever called my number will be directed to the 6****407's house. But.... only the line in my house is disconnected for the night. Sigh.... They also told us that their man will come to repair the cable this morning between 6-11am and that they will call me once everything has been rectified.

This morning, about 10.45am, I received a call from Singtel to test the line. They confirmed my number. Around 11 plus they called to confirm with me that the problem has been solved. Phew... So glad it's all over.

Erynn's another first

2005-01-13T23:59:00.000+08:00

For the first time today, Erynn stepped on her foot at Orchard Road. Now now... before you go all excited, we only bring her to Takashimaya. Hehehehe....

Actually, we went there for a purpose. We went to an Embasy to collect some brochures. I don't want to mention which one, just incase I jinx it. But if YOU already knew, Please keep it to yourself ok..... Takut nanti, plan tak menjadi lagi, like previous years.

Anyway, I was also looking for a pair of shoes that I have taken fancy recently. These:

It's great for travelling as it's lightweight and also it goes well with smart pants and jeans. That means I don't have to wear jeans for flight anymore. I can wear my pants and these shoes as well. So no extra space needed for my sports shoes, cos I won't be needing them. You understand?

Ok ok... selalunya if I go overseas, I will wear jeans cos I need to wear my sports shoes. Tak kan lah pi jalan2 negeri orang nak wear sandal kan. Autumn kau.... nak mampus pakai sandal. Tak beku jari kaki aku pun nasib. Hahahaha....

So, if I want to wear pants, with sports shoes kan tak kena. That means I hv to wear proper shoes/sandals/pumps up the plane, and I have to carry my sport shoes in my luggage bag. Makan space kan gitu. So leceh also. Hehehehe.... Hopefully with this new shoes, my problems will be solved. Will see how it goes. Will update again when the right time comes ok.

Before kita cari lah itu kasut kat Taka, kita singgah Library@orchard. I need to borow books to keep myself occupied, just in case I decided to wait for Erynn at her school instead of going home. Buku apa lagi kan.... Danielle Steel lah.... Heheheh..... Kat dalam library pulak, Si Erynn ni, tak tau dok diam. Jalan sana, jalan sini. Abih suara macam speaker pulak tu. Entah berapa kali aku Shh Shh kan dia pun aku tak tau. Nasib baik tak terkukncil kat situ jugak (Sebab banyak sangat Shh) . Hahahaha... Ok...that was lame.....

After that satu Taka kita round. Itu kasut punya pasal. Punya lah penat. Then hubby pulak receive call from his colleague. Nak pi tengok soccer match (Singapore lwn Indonesia). Dia ingatkan aku tak kasi pergi, so last min baru dia tanya. Sekali aku kasi.... Lah... kelam kabut member cari ticket. Kawan2 dia ramai yg dah beli ticket. We we suggested to go to Tampines Stadium to buy the tickets. So we did. At the same time dapat lah singgah Tampines Mall & Century Square to hunt for my shoes.

To cut the story short, tiket dah habis, kasut pun tak de. Sedih betul. But hubby said maybe kat Bedok Central ada lah. He ask me if I wanna go. By that time, kaki dah penat. But alang kepalang kan, dah penat, penat kan sekali. So off we went to Bedok Central. Dari satu kedai, kesatu kedai, tak jumpa. Yang ada pun design untuk lelaki. And all the shops said, this design memang untuk lelaki aje. Aku dah hampeh betul bila dengar. Rasa2 macam nak order jer kat US website tu (US19.99) Then hubby said there' s another shop. Kira itu last shop ah. Bila pergi.... jeng jeng jeng.... Alhamdulillah... ADA lah..... Yahooooo..... Yiippeee.... Punya lah happy. So beli lah. Harga dia S$19.90. But of course tak sebranded kasut mahal lah. But kira ok lah kan. Pakai pun bukan selalu. Kalau tengok2 it's great for travelling, then I'll invest in a better brand lah. But for trial usage, yang ni pun jadi lah kan. Hehehehe....

Dah happy, kita singgah Ya-Salam sebab hubby nak beli Nasi Ayam. On the way sana pulak, terpandang kedai baju2. Sekali tengok, like normal kedai baju ah. Kedai2 yang sure takde size aku. Sekali, entah macam mana, hubby boleh stop kejap sebab dia nampak winter jacket size Erynn. So time he belek2, aku pun belek2 lah jugak. And you know what...? This shop is like Factory Outlet. Big size punya baju ada and it so damn cheap. Aku pun apa lagi, tengok tu, ambik tu...tengok ni, ambik ni. Hehehe... total up, we spend $63. But berbaloi ah. At least now aku ada lah lebih baju & seluar untuk hantar ambik Erynn dari sekolah. Hehehehe....

Then we beli makan and took a cab home. Tired, but satisfied with our shopping items today...

Mission Accomplished

2005-01-12T15:47:00.000+08:00

Hubby & I have 2 pillows and 1 bolster each. But as the years go by, the pillows have become leper and leper. The color of the kain pun dah faded. From pink & white, now dah jadi brown. Abih tu, kalau pakai 1, tengkok sakit, kalau pakai 2 pun tengkok sakit.

So I decided to turn 3 pillows into 2 pillows. I cut them up, find an old unused pillow case and stuff the filling in. I divided the fillings of the 3 pillows into 2 parts equally. Then I sew it up again. And what did I get? 2 nice, full and fluffy pillows.

And now, I don't have to get another matching set of pillow case for each new set of covers I buy. You know lah, inside the 1 set comes 1 mattress cover, 2 pillow cover and 1 bolster cover. So leceh you know, have to find a matching set for the other 2 pillows and 1 bolster. Now I only need to sew 2 maybe 3 bolster covers for that extra 1 bolster. And I can choose the color that can go with any color set. Hhhhmm...Am I making any sense here?

Anyway, apart from doing the pillow thingy, I also sew a bolster cover for Erynn's bolster. I just got a new one for her. It's much bigger than her old bolster. This new one is also taller than Erynn. Tak pe lah kan... janji sedap bila dipeluk.

Once finished, I went around the house, searching for anything that needs sewing. Aku gini lah... kalau itu mesin jahit dah keluar dari itu kotak, kemaruk giler. Semua aku nak jahit. Baju yang koyak pun aku kerjakan.

Tapi once itu mesin dah balik masuk kotak....., alamat duduk lah diam2 dalam kotak tu sampai tahun depan.

Wasted trip....?

2005-01-10T13:23:00.000+08:00

Ingat kan, lepas hantar Erynn pi sekolah, hubby & I can singgah pasar beli ayam etc etc lah. Sui2 punya plan. At first hubby keberatan jugak nak tinggalkan Erynn. *roll eyes* But after kena physco ngan aku, he relented.

So, kita pun jalan lah...berpimpin2 tangan, berganding2 bahu...bergurau2, ketawa2, sambil jalan pi pasar. Cewah.... Teringat time baru2 kahwin dulu.... *mentel mode on*

Pasar tu kat Bedok North lah. So kita kena cross PIE thru an overhead bridge. Jalan punya jalan, cakap punya cakap, gurau punya gurau, ketawa punya ketawa, tak perasan satu perkara. Bila dah dekat pasar tu, dalam hati, hubby berkata (he told me lah later) "Asal today macam tak busy gitu... Lenggang aje..." Sekali bila sampai pasar.... lah... *tepuk dahi* Pasar TUTUP.....

Today Monday lah dok.... Aiseyman....wasted trip betul.... Tapi kan, tak lah wasted. We still singgah kedai melayu tepi Sheng Shiong Bedok North tu and buy sarapan. Aku pun singgah lah kedai murah and buy myself a track pants. Surprise...surprise... Ada pulak size.

So looks like tomorrow baru lah kita pergi pasar. Itu pun kalau tak hujan lah....

Shop in peace

2005-01-07T14:30:00.000+08:00

After I send Erynn to school, I stood by the window until Erynn settled down. Once the teacher is ready to conduct the lessons, I went off. Yup....went off....as in, not hang around her school.

Did I go home? Nope. I had a date with hubby. We're going to Sheng Shiong for grocery shopping. Hahahaha.... Soooo syiok I tell you.... I mean, going grocery shopping without Erynn tagging along lah. We can shop in peace and both hubby and I can go around together to find our things. If Erynn tags along, hubby will have to wait at one corner with her.

Looks like from now on, I can definately look forward to more shopping in peace. Hehehehe.....

Letting go...

2005-01-06T14:46:00.000+08:00

Starting today, parents are not allowed to peek and stand by the classroom windows anymore. So that the kids can get used to an empty window. And I did just that. But, Nadia's mum called out to me twice, saying that Erynn stood on a chair and look out the window, saying, "Mama....mama..." Hehehe... But she did not cry ah. Just called out to me aje.

Hhhhmm.... looks like she can handle my disappearance. I also notice that the teacher won't let the kids out of the classroom selagi the parents themselves are not ther to collect their child. Hhhmm...Looks like I'll have the chance to go home ah, instead of waiting there for 2 hrs. Hahaha...

Kalau dok sana tunggu pun, bukan nya ada kawan. Boring ah dok sorang2. Kalau hubby ada ok ah. Kalau tak, baik aku balik rumah seh....buleh jugak rasa aman kejap. Hahahaha....

Today I started talking a lot to Nadia's mum. We have so much in common. Too bad she's gonna shift to Tampines in March. And by the 3rd semester, Nadia might change school also - if there's any vacant place at the PAP near their new home. If not, then she'll complete her nursery here and change school next year. Kesian Erynn....dah tak de kawan (malay girl) nanti...

Hopes dashed...

2005-01-05T12:58:00.000+08:00

Once Erynn start school, I was thinking that I might be able to have some time off. Even if it's only for 2 hrs. Boy was I wrong.... especially since the news came up abt kids went missing lah, attempted kidnap lah.... Hubby was the nervous one. He told me to stay and keep a look out for Erynn from a distance - everyday.

Erynn is not scared of strangers. She might follow them if they know how to lure her. That's what hubby's afraid of. Daddy's girl oi... mana tak nya. I tried telling him that the teacher won't let any people come and just take her away from class. Doesn't help. He can come up with all kinds of scenario. Sigh.... So what to do.... terpaksa lah aku dok menangok around her school area for a whole year.... Sigh.... But when hubby's not working or still at home, I'll make sure he comes and accompany me too. Hehehehe....

2nd day at School

2005-01-04T18:53:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah....her 2nd day is just as good.

Today however, Erynn got pushed by a boy named Firdaus. Erynn sampai jatuh terduduk. She merengek/whine until the teacher came and help her up. Menyampah....drama Queen betul... like who ah..? Hehehehe....

Anyway, Erynn made 2 friends today. One is a boy named Fadzrin. Whenever Erynn goes to the cooking station, Fadzrin will follow her. Hansem boy you know... Hehehhe... Mama Erynn yang over eh? Hahahaha...

The second is a girl named Nadia. Mana Erynn pergi, she will go also. And then mana dia pergi, Erynn pun ikut. Hehehhe... So cute.... At one point, both girls were comparing the smiley face that they hand on their neck. Nadia's yellow while Erynn's blue. So Erynn took hers off, put it back at the blue station, went to the yellow station and took a yellow smiley face. All these while, Nadia was following her. After the change, Erynn showed her to Nadia and said, "Look...same.." Then Erynn do a thumbs up and Nadia followed. And what did they do next? They 'ching' their thumbs together. Hahahah... kelakar seh. Menyesal aku tak bawak Video Camera. But I manage to snap some pic with my camera phone ah. The boy is Fadzrin and the girl is Nadia.

First day at Nursery

2005-01-03T18:45:00.000+08:00

Wah...semangat eh korang nak tau pasal Erynn's first day. Hehehhe... Ok...here goes....

Erynn's first day was great. We did not expect her to cry cos so far, we notice that she likes to make friends and is independant in her own way. We were right. She certainly did not cry. In fact, she was eager to go to school. Kept on saying, "Mama...school.... Mama school...." *roll eyes*

Once inside the classroom, she went straight for the toys. Yup... Toys. Even when the teacher was busy taking down attendance and collectiong student's book for safekeepint at school, Erynn was busy choosing her toys. When hubby ask her to sit down, she pointed to the toys section and said she wants that. Aiyo ini satu anak...

In her class, I noted that there are only 5 Malay students. But semua muka macam cina - kulit putih2 punya. So I tak tau which ones are the Malays, until either I saw their name tag, or saw them with their parents. Hehehe...

Then one kid started crying. And that started a chain reaction cos one after another started to cry too. Parents began to go back into class to console their kids. It took abt half an hr for class to resume to an orderly manner (read : no more crying). Well...maybe 1 or 2 still cry lah. And all these while, what did Erynn do? If u guessed she continued playing with the toys, you guesses it right. Phew. I panicked also when the chain reaction started. Takut jugak seh if Erynn were to follow suit. Nasib baik tak. One (chinese) lady beside me was saying to me, "Your daughter is very independant. You must be proud of her." All I could mutter was a "Thanks" and a smile. Padahal dia tak tau, Erynn punya independant tu lah yang selalu menaikkan darah aku. Hahahaha.....

Tengah syiok2 capture Erynn's every moment thru Video Camera, tak perasan pulak my father came. Terperanjat sekejap. Yayi pun nak tengok cucu's first day at school.... Hahahaha.... And one of my SIL also drop by after seeing Kiki (her son) during recess time. Sempat seh. Hehehhe...

By now, Erynn have shifted from one table to another. Tak tau duduk diam betul. Why she shifted table? She ikut the toys that's on the table. When she feels like playing with masak2, she'll sit at the table where there's masak2 toys. When she feel like playing puzzle or lego, she'll go the the table that has them. Aku tengok aku pun pening. Heheheh... When the teacher's assistant sat at Erynn's chair, Erynn went up to her and said something. I can't hear what Erynn said, but after that, the lady said, "Oh..." and stood up. And Erynn victorously took her seat again. Hehehe....

And there's a reading corner too. Did Erynn go over? You bet. But students are required to take of their shoes and sit on the mat. A few pillows were available too. Sebab tu lah kena bukak kasut. Bila dah penat baca buku, she continued playing the toys.

Remember I said Erynn did not cry? Well, she did cry a bit afterall - towards the end. My father wanted to go home. So I called out to Erynn, telling her that "Yayi nak go home. Say bye bye". and maybe Erynn thought I said, "Erynn, nak go home, bye bye". Terus she run towards the door and cry a bit. Not the wailing type lah. More to the merengek type. I have to tell her thru the window, "not yet...not yet...go and play first." It took her 5 mins to register my words into the brain. Hahahaha..... And then she continued playing.

When the teacher told her to start putting the toys away, she did. And when she saw other students start collecting their school bags, dia pun sibuk amik. Abih tu tak sabar2 nak keluar. While other students tengah sing a good bye song, Erynn dah standby kat depan pintu and tapping a lady, asking her to open the door. Hehehehe....asal boleh aje budak ni tau.

Once the teacher buka pintu, Erynn try to selit sebelah teacher dia and try to squeeze her way out. When she fail on the first atempt, she did a meneran-sound in frustration. Hahahaha.... Once dia dapat lepas, siapa she run to? Her Ayah lah.... siapa lagi.

So that's her first day. I do have some pic of her. Tak banyak ah cos I was busy using VideoCamera. Lagi best kan kalau take motion pic. Hehehhe.... Here's the pics. Sorry ye sebab tak upload kat Fotopage. Itu Fotopage memang nak mintak kena jotos agaknya. Hehehehe...

All set to go.

Rainy day

2005-01-02T16:31:00.000+08:00

Sigh.... kalau dah hujan.... asik hujan aje.... Baju nak kering pun makan masa a few days. By the time baju dah kering, washing machine pun dah penuh balik. So back to square one. Dryer pulak dah lama rosak. Nak beli baru, hubby berbelah bagi cos he memang tak minat dryer2 ni sume. Nanti bill electric tinggi kata dia. Sigh.... Abih kalau kasut sekolah pulak? Sempat ke nak kering by 2 days? Nasib....nasib....

Bercakap pasal sekolah ni, besok Erynn's first day at school. And I really mean first. It's also the very first experience for me. Kalau yang dah ada anak 2-3 orang tu, kira ada jugak lah experience sikit2 kan. Altho all kids are different, at least they know what to expect.

But since it's the first time for me, nervous gila seh.... Can she take instructions? Will she conteng2 her buku sekolah? Will she gaduh with the classmates? Will she be able to understand what her teacher tells her to do? Oh man... I'm having butterflies in my stomach now....

Changes are also going to be made in this household. Lots of adjustments I must say. More discipline and more rules.

By tonight, I'm gonna make Erynn sleep at 9.30pm. That means no more TV & PC for me too, after 9.30pm. If there're any gd shows, I'll have to record it and watch it the day after. But by 9.30pm, all lights and gonna be switched off.

And no more late mornings for me. No more waking up at 12 noon on weekdays. Oh boy... Now I wonder how I'm gonna cope. Hehehehe....

Happy New Year

2005-01-01T12:59:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year All....

Today has been great. Father belanja us makan luar. My parents and sis came to fetch us at 5.30pm. Off we go to East Coast Food Court. We had BBQ Stingray, BBQ Sotong, Nasi Ayam, Satay, Mee Hong Kong and Tahu Bakar. I also ordered Tehcino. Power kedema I tell you. Fuuuyyoo..... I finished up the whole cup halfway thru the meal. So I ended up ordering again.

Once full, we went to Mustafa Centre. Father bought himself 5 shirts. And this time round, he only choose one blue color. Phew.... I'm bored seeing him wearing blue shirt everytime. Seeing him in green, yellow and even pink, will be good for once.

Since it's a public holiday, as you might have guessed, Mustafa Centre is jam packed with people. Too jamed that we had to shop in a hurry. But frankly speaking, macam tak puas gitu. If can, I want to shop around some more cos I only maage to buy 2 items. Can you believe it. The main thing that I am looking for, I did not manage to find cos by that time, father is eager to go home. Sigh.... Guess I have to drag hubby there on of these (week)day.

Erynn's first saloon trip

2004-12-30T20:45:00.000+08:00

Her hair is so messy. And she hates to have it tied back and prefer it hang loose instead. But I still love her hair. So wavy and soft. Then I thought abt it. Not once, not twice, but many many times. I always tell myself that it can always grow back right.

Afterall, school's starting real soon and I sure don't want her to go to school with messy hair. So I made up my mind. Her hair's gonna get cut.... today....

Before

After

Neater right...?

Break making at Zu's

2004-12-29T20:35:00.000+08:00

Even tho I don't have an oven at home, I'm still eager to attend the break making session at Zu's. And it turned out to be sort of a pot luck get together too - cos we each brought something to eat.

The kids as usual... - a riot. A lot of cries can be heard. 2 kids even got smacked. Heheheh.... Anak sape eh yang kena?

And surprisingly, this time, I came without my DG. Yup... without.... Kelakar kan. They all say that that is so NOT me.... What to do.... I just don't feel like snapping that day.

Anyway, while waiting for the breads in the oven, we had henna.... Yiippee... my fav part. I got one done on my right hand. When the henna's fading away, I'm gonna trace it again with new paste. Then it'll be as good as new.

Thanks Zu for accomodating us and showing us how to make bread. And also, habis mainan anak2 u kena keroyok. So sorry about that.

And thanks Yati for the henna. Beautifully done I must say. So kau tak boleh marah kat aku sebab aku tegur ur first attempt. Teguran yang membina kan. Tengok...now dah terror kan kan kan.... hehehehe....

And thank you all for coming too. I had fun, as always. Kalau nak tunggu for the next gathering, in March lah nampak gaya. Sigh... macam lama gitu eh.

Buying mistake

2004-12-27T23:42:00.000+08:00

My intention was to buy my shampoo and shower foam. But I ended up buying 2 shampoos instead. *slaps forehead*

And tomorrow's plan to go Jurong Swimming Pool, will have to be shelved. Why...? Don't ask.... *sigh*

3rd attempt ins hair dye

2004-12-26T23:56:00.000+08:00

First attempt - failed. It's not obvious at all.

Second attempt - failed again. A bit obvious tho. But still not to my liking.

Finally today, I decided to give a third shot. This time round, I added some extra boost. Well... it worked.... Yiippeee.... So happy... The outcome is so much obvious. I loike..... And hubby seem to like it too.....

Ssshh.....

Cukur rambut

2004-12-25T21:18:00.000+08:00

Initial plan was to go there by bus. Then yesterday, they plan for us to go there by cab. Then last min, he called and said go by MRT instead. Then at the last last min, he called and said go by cab pulak.

Aarrgghh..... Eh bila nak confirm dah.....?? In the end, we went by cab.

Time balik, my 4 anak sedara (3 of them yg kat dalam van time raya tu) went home by bus with us (my BIL yg share cab with me). While their parents tumpang kereta my driving BIL. My BIL, his wife & their daughter drop at Harbour Front cos they nak pi melawat orang sakit kat hospital. Their 2 sons choose to go home straight with us. So we singgah lah Bedok Interchange. I belanja them ice cream apek (itu yang diorang nak) and drinks. Nak makan, semua dah kenyang. Hehehehe...

But we made plans to go to Jurong Swimming pool on Tuesday. Gonna ask my driving BIL and my other 2 SIL's. My other BIL dah set. So once kalau dah confirm the number of people going, boleh lah arrange transportation pulak. Hehehe....

In between

2004-12-24T13:19:00.000+08:00

Aaarrggghhh!!! I hate being the middleman. Your family problem, settle it yourself. Don't get me involve. You are a Man, for crying out loud. Handle it yourself. She's been my friend for 11 years. Don't make her hate me for this. Do us all a favour and Go take a hike will you....

I'm back..

2004-12-23T01:48:00.000+08:00

I'm back.... How long has it been? 3 weeks? I think so....

The time away has been great. I've never felt relaxed for a long time. No 'pressure' to update and all.

However, other kinds of pressure paid me a visit - which I rather not have, thank you very much.

Since I've been quiet for a while, rumors has it that I have been up to something bad. I was suspected for causing a rift between 'friends'. But all thru my 'disappearance', I've spend most of my time with my loved ones. So how could I possibly cause that rift? Is this person trying to put the blame on me when the fault lies elsewhere?

Whatever it is, no matter what I say, people will still have doubt. I know my conscious is clear. I have done nothing of that sort, so I don't have to be afraid. Hopefully one day, the truth will prevail and we'll get to see who's the bad guy then.

Pray hard for the day to come will you....

Depression Bug

2004-11-30T16:04:00.000+08:00

Was hit by the depression bug....

Will be back once I've mended my broken heart.

Cancelled plan

2004-11-26T02:03:00.000+08:00

By right, I am expecting the arrival of some of the mummy bloggers. Semua dah set ah. Dah plan nak masak apa also. Sekali tuh... kena cancel.

Father called me up yesterday at noon and told us to go over there. He need us to help him settle his motor insurance thingy. Sampai he said the words "tolong lah" a few times leh. Desperate sungguh father ku itu. Hehehe..

So we have to go there today. If not, sure he panik punya. Today also hubby free sebab off day. Kalau next week hubby dah keja petang. So die2 also have to go today.

Sorry eh mummies. This was really unexpected...

Jalan Raya last punya.

2004-11-25T12:59:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah.... everything went smoothly. The Belingo that we rented was superb. So next time, boleh lah rent from the same person.

Today we concentrate on rumah kawan kerja hubby. We left the house at around 1pm. Dapat lah jugak 10 rumah. By the time we reach home, dah almost 1am. Hehehe... wah wah wah... raya sakan eh.... Hahahaha....

And then, almost every house ada makan pulak tu. Ada yang serve mee hoon & mee kuning india, mee hoon putih, rojak india & sabsuka. Fuuyyoo... power kedema... Tak berasap lah rumah aku hari ni.....

Si Erynn ni pulak, kat every house, terus dia cari geng nak ajak main. Budak2 besar (primary sch) pun dia boleh buat kawan. Nanti dia cari lah mainan2 yang dia boleh main. Cet... sungguh kurang sopan. Macam tak pernah tengok mainan pulak. Padahal kat bilik dia, berlambak mainan - bukan nya dia nak main. Orang punya jugak yang dia berkenan. Ish ish ish....

The last house yang aku pergi, is the house of hubby's friend yang jalan dengan kita today. Kat bawah blok dia, punya lah wangi... bau bungu tuh tuh tuh... Aku dah seram sejuk. But buat dak jer lah... Kepala otak paksa fikir abt a happy place. Bila time nak balik, I tanya lah the wife, bau tu selalu ada ke. She said ah'ah. Memang bau pokok tuh macam gitu. Even siang hari pun ada bau tuh jugak.

Tapi, memandangkan aku ni penakut besar, keluar aje lift, terus meluru jalan pi kat van. Hehehe... Kalu boleh tak nak stay there for an extra minit. Bila dah keluar dari carpark dia, barulah lega rasa hati. Hehehehe.....

Hubby's friends house

2004-11-24T23:21:00.000+08:00

Hubby and one of his colleague plan to go jalan raya to their other colleagues houses tomorrow. This friend of hubby will be driving his father's/brother's van. He suggested to hubby that we go together in their van lah. But I told hubby, it's better that we rent our own transport. Bukan tak sudi lah....cuma tak nak termakan budi.

We dah kena a few times. One time, his friend ada recommend a shop to us. We like the service rendered by the shop ah. Then after that, his friend act as if we owe him - BIG TIME... I mean, memang lah we appreciate his kindness and is grateful to him. Tapi tak kan lah sampai dia pun nak take advantage of the situation kan. Sampai suruh hubby fetch him to work and send him back home. Memang pun they are both in the same team - meaning, sama shift ah. Tapi tak kan sampai gitu sekali. Kalau aku kat tempat dia, aku pun paiseh seh nak mintak tumpang kawan almost everyday.

So this time, we made a pact, never ask a favour from normal friends. Kalau kawan rapat kira still ok lah kan. But if normal friends, kirim salam jer lah. Tak nak lah kena macam gini lagi. Serik seh...

So, we will be renting a Citreon Belingo just for tomorrow. Kan senang ada transport sendiri. Kalau kita nak cabut halfway pun no prob. Kalau lepas jalan raya, nak singgah tempat lain pun senang kan janet kan kan kan....

Cut on lip

2004-11-22T01:43:00.000+08:00

Today, time baru bangun tido in the morning, entah macam mana, si Erynn dah pi menunjal kan kepala dia, and it hit my lip. I was crying in pain and shouted for hubby who was asleep beside me. In his half awake mode, he gosok kan my pipi. Aiseyman...salah tempat lah dia gosok. Yang kena my bibir...bukan pipi.

Then I touched my lip with my thumb and then look at my thumb. In the dim room, I saw a darker shade on my thumb. Start panik. Terus bukak bedside lamp to confirm my suspicion. Dah sah lah... my lip is bleeding. Hubby punya turn pulak panik. By that time, I was already crying like crazy. Hubby told me to wash my lip while he went to take some ice for me to tekap kan. Sakit jugak seh...macam perit gitu. Biasalah kan, my pain tolerance is very the low one.

Bila darah dah kering and all, I berani kan diri to see the cut thru the mirror. It's 0.5cm long.

Nasib baik jugak tak de jalan raya, kalau tak, how to wear lipstick like that? Silap haribulan, orang ingat ini case family violence pulak...ish... Selisih Na'uzubillah....

Hubby was very angry at Erynn that he tak nak hulur tangan bila Erynn nak salam. Dia suruh Erynn said, "Ampun mama..." to me first. Only then he let her salam him. Sape tak sayang bini oi....

Actual jalan raya with hub's family

2004-11-21T02:19:00.000+08:00

Janji nya pukul 9.30 sampai rumah aku. So aku adalah bangun pagi2 buta, siap goreng mee and ayam semua. Sekali, pukul 10.15 baru the first family came. Time diorang datang, aku masih nak make up kat bilik. So hubby lah yang kena layan.

Aku dah prepare kan paper plate and paper cup. Kalau nak makan ke, minum ke, ambik lah sendiri. Self service....

Hubby was wearing baju kemeja today. But his siblings told him to wear baju kurung. Dah aku kena gosok baju dia. Dah lah muka full make up... habis cair semua. Ish.... Haru betul....

Bila dah nak jalan, as usual also, semua kepanasan kat belakang van. Erynn pun, sampai merah leher dia. So aku bawak lah Erynn dok depan with me. Dapat jugak rasa aircon. Abg HS, Kak Y and Kak ML naik kereta Abg HS. First stop is rumah MN.

By right, hubby Kak Sd tak ikut, sebab dia kena kerja. Dia kerja delivery barang ah. So he's driving a van with a chiller at the back. Kerja dia is to deliver pre-pack food for the company. Tapi entah macam mana, last min, boss dia call kata tak yah kerja sebab quotation belum siap.

In the end dia pun ikut lah jalan raya. And memandang kan semua orang komplen sebab panas kat belakang van, he pelawa diorang naik van dia. Very the sejuk lah... cos chiller kan.

So semua ikut....dengan Erynn2 sekali ikut sebab ada banyak geng kan. Aku biarkan jer lah. So for that 1 trip, cuma hubby and me jer kat van.

Bila dah sampai the next hse, Kak Y suggested that my anak2 sedara, M, K & S (all 16 years old and very close to each other), naik our van. Since it's only the 3 of them kat belakang kan, jadi tak lah panas sangat. I assume mesti they cannot take it ah... How wrong was I. They really like it there cos hubby and I crack a lot of jokes and we were laughing all the way. I called them "monyet terlepas".

Then I decided to test them. I said, "Tak panas ke duduk belakang? Kalau nak ikut diorang, pergilah. Sana sejuk sikit." Their reply... " Tak nak ah. Nak ikut Cik Ainn. Sini best ah..." Boleh gitu....

So, sambil hubby drive, we made jokes, laughed and I took some photos too....

Tak sempat aku nak senyum sikit...

I'm closer to the one in purple.

Sampai terbaring sekali... (this time, Kiki join them)

This time, Erynn joined them too.

They all singgah rumah my parents too. My mum goreng mee kuning. Tapi punya lah pedas... mak oi... berapa kilo cili dia sudah pakai...?? While we were there, my sis ask M to show her his gf's pic. M terperanjat ah cos my sis tau. He then found out aku yang tell my sis. Mampus.... I then chatted with my sis at the kitchen. M, N & S join kita sekali. Kita berlima ketawa kat dapur, macam nak gila. We were teasing M on his gf. Then I spoke to my sis using our secret language. I was telling her something abt S. That made M, N & S "angry". They then pakat 3 orang, nak "attack" me. So they said, "Nanti Cik Ainn.... Nanti..."

Bila nak balik, M, N & S were the first ones in the van. When they saw me coming, they jumped out and try to make me sit at the back of the van with them. Giler ke apa... ada kang aku kena "attack" Dengan pantas nya aku masuk kat passenger seat. Selamat... They then said, "tak pe... tak pe... ada time lagi..."

Bila kita ada kat rumah mak mertua MN, we duduk on the floor. M duduk to my left, N in front of me and S to my right. They were all massaging my shoulders, hands and legs respectively. Sambik urut tu, sambil cakap, "Cik Ainn.... cik Ainn..." Dah tau lah aku... ni mesti diorang ada plan apa2 lah ni nak kena kan aku balik ni.

Dengan cepat nya aku make peace. Aku cakap, "Ok ok... nanti Cik Ainn belanja korang ice-cream Mcdonald ok." That is enough as a bait. I was let off the hook.

At the end of the day, Kak Y & Kak M with their whole family (minus their hubby) went home in our van cos we are staying 2 blocks away from each other. We sent them home first ah. As promised, they paid their share. I quote them $30 each. But I salah kira. Hubby did not tell me that he fill up the tank minyak twice. So they paid less ah. Kita yang have to pay double ($60). Tapi tak pe lah kan... at least we get to keep the parking coupon.

Hubby's side

2004-11-20T02:09:00.000+08:00

Seperti biasa, the first weekend of raya, we will jalan raya with hubby's siblings. And as usual, hubby wazs given the task of finding a van for them to use. By right they want to rent a van for Sunday only. But since banyak kedai yang tutup on Sunday, thus it is impossible to do so. We can rent it from Saturday to Sunday and return it back on Monday, When hubby told his sisters, they agreed.

And so, off hubby went to buy Straits Times and hunt for an available van to rent. Alhamdulillah... dapat jugak.

Bila we call Kak Y, she said, she's waiting for Abg HS to balik kerja, Then we can start jalan ah. And since hubby tak nak waste renting time, we decided to go to rumah Abg M dulu. From there, we call Kak Y lagi. This time she told hubby that Abg HS will only go out after Maghrib.... Apadah...janji berbelit...macam ular.... So Abg M suggested that we go to Kak Sd and MN's house first. So we did.

As usual, since it's a hot day, sape yang duduk kat belakang van tuh, jadi macam cacing kepanasan lah. Nasib baik semua dah come prepared. Bawak hand fan sendiri. Bagus bagus bagus....

THe last house kita pergi was rumah Kak ML. Around 8, Kak Y and Abg HS reached rumah Kak ML. Berbual punya berbual, dah pukul 9 malam. Nak jalan hape gitu... So semua agree to start jalan raya pi rumah makcik2 besok.... And as usual, they will berkumpul kat my house first. And another usual, I was expected to cook something for them to eat..... Sigh...........

All abt raya

2004-11-19T16:28:00.000+08:00

Aiseyman... macam dah lama gitu tak update kan. Bukan nya apa... very the busy lah. Busy jalan raya.... By the time sampai rumah, dah almost midnight. Besok nya pulak, bangun lambat. Then bila bangun, terus kena siap2 untuk jalan raya lagi.

Ok lah... since ramai nah yang dah rindu kan, (ceh... perasan pulak) I update lah sikit2. Sikit aje tau...

RAYA EVE

Tahun ni kan, semangat berkobar2 konon nya nak tido awal. Jadi pagi raya tak penat. Konon nya lah.... In reality, langsir belum gosok, baju raya belum gosok, carpet belum vacuum & kuih belum isi dalam botol. Mana ngan si Erynn ni mengacau. So by 11.30pm, we decided to tido kan Erynn. Then bila dia dah tido, dia boleh lah buat kerja dengan aman nya. So langsir yang dah gosok, aku letak kan jer atas ironing board. Ingat bila Erynn dah tido, boleh gantung ah. Sekali... bukan Erynn jer tido, tiga tiga beranak sekali tido.

Bila aku sadar, tau2 dah pukul 1 pagi. Terus kejut hubby. Bukan nya dia bangun. Dia cuma cakap, "Hhmm...hhmm..." Aku pun apa lagi... terus tido balik. The next round aku tersadar, dah pukul 4 pagi. Alamek.. kelam kabut kejut hubby. Hah... kali ni baru dia bangun. Apa lagi, pasang langsir lah terus. Tengah halfway kemas2, Erynn pulak bangun. Ish.... Tapi nasib baik jugak time tu dia masih senoneng. Jadi dia tak de mood nak kacau. She just rilek one corner and jadi tukang pemerhati.

RAYA PERTAMA

Bila dah siap nak keluar, sempat lah mintak mahap ngan hubby dulu. Ingat nak control emosi lah. Konon nya tak nak nangis sebab takut make up cair. Hancus... baru cakap 3 patah perkataan, dah hujan.... lebat pulak tu... Tapi masih nak try maintain.... At last dapat jugak go thru. Then hubby punya turn pulak. Dia of cos lah tak nangis kan... cet... apa lah rahsia dia eh..? Then lepas tu, dapat lah kiss kat dahi satu. Aisey bedah.... syiok sungguh...

Then Erynn punya turn pulak. Dia tergamam tengok aku nangis agak nya, sampai tak terkata2. Kahkahkah.... Tapi dapat lah kita ajar dia cakap, "Erynn mintak ampun..." Jadi lah kan...

As usual, our first stop is supposed to be hubby's eldest sister's house. But this year, she went to sambut Hari Raya kat Tioman - rumah mak angkat baru dia. (Aik....tua2 pun masik nak ber-mak2 angkat??) Hubby give up oredi. He said, "adik beradik ramai, tapi semua tak sepakat." Orang hari raya patut nya dok berkumpul ngan famili sendiri, ini tidak, pi dok ngan mak angkat pulak. Sigh... is that her priority?

Whatever it is, we settled for the next eldest. Stayed there for 3 hrs. Itu pun masih ada 1 sister (and family) missing. They came by late. Kita pun tak sempat tunggu sebab nak kena pi rumah my mum lagi.

Around noon, my sis called and said that father wants us to bring butang baju kurung, cos his dah buruk. Aiyoyo amah.... bukan nya nak cakap siang2 tau. Macam gini, kita dah nak kena patah balik rumah lagi lah to take the butang. Nasib baik cuma 2 block away. Kalau tak... tak kuasa aku nyah..... In the end, hubby sorang jer pi amik. Aku ngan Erynn tunggu kat bawah blok my SIL. Then we took a cab to my parents hse.

Family aku ni pulak, ada weird sikit. My father memang kekok bila bab nak mintak maaf dgn famili sendiri. So kita 3 beradik, dari kecik memang tak pernah di train untuk mintak maaf the traditional way. So imagine my kekok-ness bila first time beraya with my In Laws. Time tu my arwah FIL still around lah. So bila nak mintak maaf, kena line up ikut pangkat. Time tu lah aku nervous giler. First time siol.... tak tau ah nak cakap apa. Nasib baik aku 2nd last in line. Sempat lah draft speech.

Tapi yg pelik nya, my father ni, kalau ngan adik beradik dia (my uncles & aunties) boleh pulak tu mintak maaf. Bila ngan anak bini sendiri jer dia kekok. I asked mother, did she mintak maaf kat father. She said ada, but father like kelam kabut gitu. Ish... apa saja itu orang tua. Jadi, dah 5 tahun lah hubby pun tak pernah mintak maaf ngan father. Hubby pernah try sekali ah tapi my father mengelak. Boleh gitu....??? Hairan bin Ajaib sungguh itu orang tua.... Ishh....

Then pukul 3.30pm kita pun pi lah rumah father punya abang2 & kakak2. This year, without fail, aku mesti kena bombard ngan satu set soalan... "Satu aje ke? Bila nak ada lagi?" Aku cuma senyum kambing jer kat diorang. Tak kuasa nak jawab. Buat penat mulut jer. Lain kali aku gantung lah sign besar2 kat leher aku ni. Jadi orang tak yah tanya. Tengok sign jer dah nampak jawapannya. Sigh... If only they knew.....

The most popular statement pulak, "Kau ni, tiap2 tahun jumpa, tak pernah kurus." Aisey Bedah... Asal diorang susah hati ah? To that statement, I reply, "Abih laki kasi makan cukup..." So kalau anak diorang kurus kering lepas berlaki kan, pi lah tengok apa menantu diorang dah buat kat anak diorang tu.

Abih tu, ada jugak muka my sepupu nya wife yang setonyeh. Tak senyum langsung. Salam pun ngan muka setonyeh tu jugak. Aku ni, ada habit. Kalau salam, mesti kasi firm handskake. Sometimes the other party cuma salam gitu aje. You know... not firm punya. More like hands brushing aje. Itu yang aku menyampah tu. Tiap2 tahun aku nak try to give that kind of handshake to those people. But I just can't bring myself to do it. Nampak gaya, next year I'm gonna force myself to only give my firm handshake to those who deserve it.

to be continued.....

Selamat Hari Raya

2004-11-12T12:45:00.000+08:00

Sigh.... I miss Puasa again. It came 2 days ago. The worst part, it's Super Duper Heavy Flow...

Ni yang leceh ni. I'm praying hard that by Raya time, it's gonna be back to normal flow ah. Baju aku kaler terang siak. Imagine kalau tembus.... Malu nya muka...

And the extra worst part, I miss out the last few days of Ramadhan and all the benefits.

Nonetheless, Wishing all of you

Maaf Zahir & Batin...

2004-11-10T11:22:00.000+08:00

Oh.... nak tau pasal Erynn eh? Hhhmm... ok.

Erynn jalan all the way. Stroller pun tak pakai. Terbengkalai kat boot kereta. She ada jugak lah merengek mintak barang. Taqpi sekejap aje, sebab Ayah dia tak sanggup dengar she whine. So apa dia mintak, Ayah dia belikan. Sigh... Belon lah, wind mill lah, chocolate lah. Tapi main nya sekejap, makan nya sikit.... Ish.... bingit betul.

Time kita tengah duduk berehat kejap, Erynn was playing with her balloons. She throw and catch it. Then ada satu kali tu, itu belon fell to the floor lah. Instead of picking it up, she hempap kan badan dia on top of the balloon. Terus meletup itu belon. Terperanjat member......terus lari kat Ayah dia.

Abih time buka puasa, she kasi tumpah air pulak. Ish... Dia sengaja letak itu cup slanting at the end of the tray. Bila dia lepaskan, apa lagi.... tumpah lah... Kan ke nak mintak kena sekel. Nasib baik dia duduk sebelah Ayah dia. Kalai duduk sebelah I, memang dah kena dah....

Time kat dalam kereta pulak, asik nak ikut Ayah dia duduk kat depan aje. Gile ke apa.... orang tu tengah drive. Dia ingat jalan raya tu Ayah dia punya agaknya. So I told hubby to marah, saki dia nangis. Guarantee she will come to me. But hubby tak sampai hati. But bila dia dah bingit, he did what I said. True enough, Erynn menyelit ngan I pulak.

Budak...budak....

JB Trip

2004-11-10T09:16:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah.........our JB trip was a success.

Kita keluar rumah dalam pukul 8.45am gitu lah. Mula2, seram jugak tengok hubby drive itu kereta. Ada lah jugak jerk sana sini. Kereta yang kita dapat is Nissan Sunny Ex-Saloon. Baru 1 year old. Seram jugak seh nak bawak kereta baru gitu pi JB. Nak2 first time driving there alone. But kita tawakal aje lah kan.... Kalau tak, sampai bila2 pun tak sampai sana seh.

We went to fetch my sis first and then go from there. Bila dah masuk JB baru kita cari money changer untuk tukar duit. Kita pergi tempat biasa punya lah - kat tepi jalan. Sekali tu... ada TP pulak. Dah dia halau kita dari situ. We are not supposed to park there. By that time, my sis dah tengah tukar duit. We panik jugak seh. Then ada satu pakcik ni (passerby) pekik kat kita, "Pusing satu round ah". Ahh... bagus jugak kepala otak pakcik ni. Hubby cakap kat me, dia tak tau nak pusing kat mana. Sekali salah pusing, sesat pulak nanti. But we took the risk ah. Nasib baik dapat jumpa tempat keluar balik. By the time kita dah pusing 1 round, my sis pun dah habis tukar itu duit. Selamat lah.

Sampai kedai tailor tu around 10.30am. We tried the baju there and then. I'm happy with the outcome of the baju's. Jahitan kemas, pakai pun sedap. Looks like I'm gonna start sending there every year.

Then we singgah Angsana untuk cari langsir. Ada lah yang kita berkenan. It's very the nice lah. But fikir punya fikir, kalau next year confirm pindah, abih rumah baru tak de tingkap 5 panel, macam wasted pulak. So we decided on a simple pattern aje. The price is RM128. Itu depan punya lah (pendek). As for the background (plain putih), we use yang ada kat rumah punya. Ok lah kan... Then we rounding2 lah kat Angsana. Nakc ari baju Erynn, tapi takde yang berkenan. We hunt for kerepek2 instead. Banyak jugak beli. Borong habis........ Dapat jugak kita beli Dunkin Donut. Since kat Far East Plaza punya dah tutup kan, aku tak tau kat mana lagi ada. So bila nampak kat sana ada, grab lah... Bayar niat....

Dah puas jalan2, we proceed to Giant Pelentong next (around 12.30pm). Sana lah kita jadi "gila". Beli barang, satu trolley penuh. Paling banyak kita beli is Chocolate. What to do kan... kat singapore tak de flavour ni. So bila pi sana, menggila lah... Beli air soya bean 4 kotak, baju Erynn, dulang air etc etc.

Time tu, kat tangan cuma tinggal RM320. Rasa2 macam cukup lah kan.... Sekali kat counter, our total item cost RM289. Alamak... panik panik.... Hubby dah panik... Dia takut kalau kena tahan ke apa, duit takde. Abih nak buka puasa lagi... My POSB Atm card aku tak bawak pulak. Duit kat hubby punya account, semua aku dah transfer kat my account. Mampus..... Hubby cakap, "Alamak... kalau tau, sign tadi." Aiseyman..... Then we ingat balik suah lah. Buka kat kereta. Kita ada beli roti sikit kan.

Then...Hubby suggested to get my bro's help. So I called him. He's at work time tu. I ask him if he can access his Internet Banking from work. He said can. Then he asked "Who are you?" Eh... boleh gitu... tak kan aku pun dia tak kenal. I then said, "Kakak kau lah". He ask again, "What is your name?" Biar betul budak ni... So I said my name. It was later I found out why he asked. No. hp hubby tak keluar kat his mobile. I guess it's considered overseas number ah cos we use Malaysia punya service line kan. So no. tarak kuar.

Bila he dah confirm it's really me, then I told him to help me transfer S$100 (my sis heard I ask for S$200) to hubby's account. I gave him the account no. and he told me to wait for his call. So sementara tu, kita tunggu for his call while standing at the ATM machine. Sekali entah apa punya bad luck, a man was opening up the machine and godeh2 the receipt section. Looks like he was test printing the receipts. I tot he cuma nak tukar receipt lah. Then bila dia close the machine cover back, the word "OUT OF SERVICE" came out on the screen. Panik lagi.... Mampus..... bila dah ada hope, machine pulak mogok. I then suggested that we try the ATM at R&H or R&HB bank kat the other end ah. Bila kita sampai, tak nampak pulak ATM machine. Rupanya tercerok kat 1 corner. Doa punya doa ni.... Mintak2 lah ada Cirrus punya logo kat situ... Alhamdulillah ada.... That means we can draw money from our POSBank account with our own POSB Atm card.

20 mins later, bro called up and said he have transfered S$400 to my account. I told him, I only ask for S$100. He said, "Hah? I heard you say S$400." Ish budak ni... pekak jugak rupanya. He then ask me to check, juz in case he keyed in the wrong account no. Hubby went to check and viola..... it's there. I called him up to tell him that the money is in and say thank you.

Lega sikit.....dah ada duit kat tangan. We draw sikit aje ah. Ingat nak beli barang lagi, but by then mood nak shopping pun dah hilang. So we waited for time buka instead. Sementara tunggu, we jalan2 sana. Ingat nak simpan barang2 kat kereta dulu. But hujan lebat pulak. Jadi kita tunggu lah sampai hujan reda. By 6pm, we dah start letak barang in the car. Ingat kan tak muat. Sekali muat satu boot kereta. Of course kena penyek2 ah. But the kerepek is safe.

But I was really touched by my bro's gesture. He heard me asking for S$400 and he gave it to me. No Qs asked on why I need so much, when I want to pay back etc etc. No excuses given also. I know S$400 is nothing to him (he can spend S$500 for 1 remote control helicopter or remote control racing car) but it's the goodwill that moved me. Sigh....

By 6.15pm, kita dah cari tempat kat food court there. Kosong jer tempat dia. Tak ramai orang pulak. But se choose to sit there and wait until azan ah. Nasib baik kita duduk situ diam2 cos abt 15 mins later, dah ramai tempat tu. Orang pun dah start order makan. Hubby tanya mat jual air, waktu berbuka puasa pukul berapa. He said it's at 6.56pm. Then kita pun pi lah order. Dari jauh, my sis and I tengok ada satu stall ni yang jual hotplate kuay teow and chicken rice. Nampak sedap. So we decide to buy there lah. Sekali bila pergi dekat2, alamak... tengok gambar display, sunggu tak menyelerakan. So we cancel. Muka mat tu boring seh. I aksen pi kat hubby and ask him something while making hand gesture pointing the direction of the stall. I was trying to make hubby geleng his kepala. It worked. So kalau dari jauh, it looks like I was telling hubby what they are selling at that stall and hubby decided not to have it.

I then settle for a centre stall yang ramai orang beli. I bought Claypot Chicken Rice. I guess mesti sedap lah kan kalau ramai yang beli. To my sis and I, one of the guy yang cook the food is so cute... muscle dia pun... fuyoo... Pak kal aku dah kahwin beb.. But time tunggu my food to be ready, sempat lah aku curi2 tengok kan.... Hubby pulak beli Hotplate mee from a stall near the washroom. Situ pun queue panjang gila. While my sis beli normal chicken rice at the opposite end. It turned out, apa yang kita order, so sedap... and we notice the first shop yang my sis & I pergi tu, tak de satu orang pun order from them. Nasib baik kita tak jadi beli from the stall.

Dah puas makan, apa lagi.. blah lah. We send my sis off and singgah jap kat rumah my parents. Pukul 10.30pm baru kita balik. And malam tu jugak hubby send the car back. Sigh... macam syiok gitu eh ada kereta. Taqpi tiap2 bulan nak bayar pun syiok lah kan.... Gaji dia kalau beribu ribu ribu lemon tak pe ah... Makan tak habis punya. So kalau kepingin nak drive/naik kereta, sewa jer lah nampak nya.

Weaning off milk

2004-11-08T20:46:00.000+08:00

Erynn have always been a fussy eater. She hates to eat also. She can go without rice for the whole week. But she can't go without milk. She's still drinking it from her milk bottle also. One day, she can drink her milk up to 6 times - 7oz each time. Altho her weight is on the normal range, I still worry.

Today, I started to wean her off her milk. Don't worry. I'm not being cruel or depriving her of her vitamins, calciums or minerals that comes with each serving. I just let her drink it twice a day. Once in the morning and once before she goes to bed. In between, whenever she asked for her milk, I will switched the teat with a broken one and show it to her. That is enough to scare her off. She will run of, shouting, "nanak....nanak..."

And since she can't get much milk, naturally, she will ask for other alternative... RICE.... Alhamdulillah... She even finish up all the rice on her plate. Something that has never happened before.

Hopefully she can keep it up.

Survery JB's road

2004-11-07T20:42:00.000+08:00

Since hubby is not sure on how to go to Giant Pelentong from Angsana, he decided to go there today, just to find which is the right way to go. He don't want to get lost - especially with passengers.

Alhamdulillah.... he managed to find the way. He also asked a shop pwner if we can get our framed Pintu Ka'abah changed - cos the one we had is senget on the inside. Quite obvious ah. Lucky the man said can. So we'll bring it along on Tuesday.

My sis is coming along too. So we'll fetch her from mum's place in the morning and go straight from there. Hopefully the journey's gonna be a smooth and safe one. *bites fingernails*