Wednesday, January 30, 2008

#382

Ani,

Im very sleepy right now.
But had to stay awake for the sake of the arabic spellings, all alphabets look alike when im dozing off.
Im yawning while typing, no amount of caffeine will help. its been quite some time im feeling like this...then i was so caught up with household chores, studies and work...now!? i had lesser to do yet im so unproductive and slacking....buck up lah!

How are you feeling today? I need to update you on one bad news.
Loloq - the famous lyrics writer who work closely with M Nasir passed away this afternoon.
Alfateha buat almarhum, semoga rohnya ditempatkan bersama mereka yg solih.
Just amost a week ago, i watched him on tv during the Anugerah Juara Lagu, never thought his time was up so soon.
He was in coma, there was a clot in his brain.

I was speechless when Mun told me. He was a gem in the music industry, we had lost a great talent.

shall blog more later, im so damn sleepy...aoooooohhhh!

Monday, January 28, 2008

post no # 381

Ani,

I ran out of ideas to title the blog entry, hence naming the number of posts I had published so far.
FYI, Alia & Risha came yesterday by surprise. I was having my afternoon nap, thought i was dreaming seeing the both of them in the living room. Since they were here quite late, I didnt get to chat and entertain our lil angle, soon it was bedtime. They had just left 2 hours ago, after waiting for me to return from work....how sweet.

Yesterday, I was very tired but had to wake up early because the whole family was going to Geylang market. It was a hot sunday....and to have to be in that market, the heat was to the extreme. poor najmi...he was covering his face most of the time. Frustrating! I could not find the stall selling the Muslimah swimwear. Looks like I have to get Alia to purchase it for me. Been going round, cant even spot the stall.

Eddris was so sleepy due to the night shift he was on earlier, he had to sleep in the car, leaving all of us on our own.
Ezzaty had her motion sickness again, just when i thought she had overcame it. She turned pale and was perspiring cold sweats.

Our intention of going there was to purchase Ezzaty's madrasah attire, to replace her worn serkup, get her new skirts and increase her collection of hijabs. she got them all...yeah a very happy person.

Due to Eddris' lack of energy ( terrible guy....he was so weak to even utter a word), we didnt get to have our lunch at D Tanjong katong... I was so looking forward to the the Fish & Chips...instead we headed to Jalan Kayu, tapau few dishes cos Mak was definitely not cooking. Mun was eyeing for the Madjack...maybe we should go there one of these days, shall wait for your return....and will have a great reunion there.

hhmmmm...The sunday left us with nothing great to do except to catch up some sleep (for me especially) after that.
Oh yes, I watched Anugerah Juara Lagu - 22...not sure what made me watch after so many years of missing it...
but it was such a disappointment...

Im sure you will agree that nothing comes close as spectacular and entertaining as those shows in the 80's - Francessca Peters, Gersang, Ramlah Ram, Aishah..i missed u guys!

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Ani,

I had a good sound sleep last night but was not able to sleep longer. I was up like as if I had to work. Well, as you know how Najmi was fascinated with Hi-5 videos. yes, it was so loud this morning, my dreamland was shortened....sigh.

Ustazah H started her class today after almost a month of absence, you would be surprised that we didnt skip the Faraidh lesson..I manage to absorb more than usual and my understanding on the concept is getting better. Mak has been good this time, she didnt doze off but i could not jot some of the important notes, had left my stationery at home!

Eddris picked us up with Ezzaty, and dropped Mak off before the 3 of us left to AMK for the family thing. Najmi would be able to join us soon, not now..it will be so handful. Guess what, I bumped into Cikgu Sinah at Al-muttaqin while perfoming our Asar , she asked about all of us and was reminding me to invite her for our youngest sis' wedding...heheheh! I guess she was thankful that all of us attended her children's wedding. Yeah, she's expecting her first grandchild in April from Siti's bro, the one who shared the wedding reception with her....told her about you, she was hoping that you will be getting ur PR soon. I hugged her and told she's the only teacher we had left, the rest had passed on and i dont wish to meet CIkgu M either.

We decided to pray for Magrib at An Nadhah before proceeeding to Toa Payoh..(takut tak sempat). It was the first for me and Ezzaty, small yet complete....modern yet historical...one funny thing, Ezzaty perform 4 rakaats instead of 3. I was wondering why she took longer. She realised her mistake too late, told me that the Imam was distracting her with the loud doas....should see her expression - guilt and sad, just needed to blame someone as usual...keep asking me, "how ah Ibu, then how ah"...(how then you expect me to answer diplomaticly)

while waiting for the Azan, I had a brief taste of being behind the wheels...with the tons of support, of course. Dont worry, we didnt do anything illegal..if you are wondering :-)



Friday, January 25, 2008

Finally.
The closure of the Dec accounts will be finalised on Monday and im totally done with the parallel run.
The past week was a challeging yet stressful. Captivating yet heartbreaking. Mersmerizing yet tedious.
Im so glad i dont have to go through another run again for the longest time.

Im not anticipating anyting new the coming months, not till the new management's annoucement in April. Be at it, Im complacent with the current situation. Does not matter if SM is not helping at all, Im happy being given the space to decide and analyse..whatever speculation, it does not bother me anymore. Importantly I must know my stuff and im learning it the hardest way. No mentor. No guidance. Poor support. Backstabbing seem to be a must in ANY working environment. You name it - MNC, SME, local, foreign...they have it. I give up.

Oh well, another centre will be opening soon, which means an additional account to care for. It will be the first for us to be handling infant care..im so thrill for the response...the outcome... .Alhamdulilah, I will not be involved in the set up. Im so busy, let the experts do their thing.

For now, I want to have a good sound sleep, ample rest and yes, revise my stuff for the March test. Im hoping for miracle to suceed this time. Im so clueless. My imagination is bad, i cant seem to visualise the situation. and the text is damn thick..im still at page 59 out of 190..its been a week!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

mencari jati diri

just the things i do when i have so much to do but yet have trouble to start doing them...
thanks to blogthings, it's more than passing the time, killing boredom, its about finding the real you...the inner you..

Your Life Is Worth...

$707,500

cheap eh...less than a million!

You Communicate Like a Man

When you communicate, you like to get to the point.
You're not afraid to say what's on your mind - and leave it at that.
Talking about your emotions drains you. You rather keep them to yourself.
You prefer solving problems to wallowing in your sorrows.
oh yes, tell me about it.
Thanks Mun for this...really Im flattered and at the same time, totally CONFUSED.
me - suave, sexy??


What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?
***What Noorhasana Means***
You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.
You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.
You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.

usual

Ni,

Mak & Eddris had left for the monthly grocery thingy, how time flies, i thought it was only days ago that i had gone with them and there you were at home lazing around, remember?

The kids had gone to bed, unusually early. Najmi was very cranky, obviously had been skipping his naps during the day. Ezzaty is getting herself to wake up as early as 5.40am from now onwards. she will be taking the school transport again...Getting Yati to send and fetch her caused a huge hole in Eddris' pocket....way too expensive compared to the school bus.

Just that Ezzaty has to learn to endure a little bit more...control the motion sickness and always aim at the right spot..the plastic bag not the seats! Hope all goes well, cant think of a better way.

We have no solid plan to go anywhere during the long CNY holiday....Eddris may have to work on those days...if only there are many resorts nearby, where i dont have to cross the causeway, dont have to board a ferry even....I would bring the whole family there to rest & relaz...too long not having a break is just so..demotivating..i guess Sentosa is the nearest so far.

brought another stack of documents..my mind is too blank to start on anything. my back is aching. its been days that my eyes are teary, too long at pc - all the balancings and reconciliatings strained my sight.

I hope this mess will end soon...everything is backdated, been clearing the backlog but it keeps coming back, sigh!

I've got a crystal tray and a tote bag from the colleagues at the centre last night....surprised, very surprised with the thought and the choice of gift, what make them think im the type who collect expensive cystal for display..heheheeh!

got to go....hope ur day is as wonderful as the snow there - maybe one of these days you might want to take up skiing lesson...heheh!

Monday, January 21, 2008

Ni,

Today was not a good start for the week.
The system died on me.
Even the software engineer could not solve the problem.
Half of the day wasted waiting...urgh!

Both SM & A were on sick leaves and it was supposed to be the best time to expedite but it turned out to be the opposite.
And the GM meeting took another hour of my precious time.

Oh yes, at 9pm later, Art Central will be showing the unedited video recording of the late Princess Diana...
I had my mobile to alert me...too good to miss. but too bad i was not able to record it for you.

On a better note, Ezzaty will be promoted to read the Quran by this week. She had one page of the muqaddam left to complete. She only started last year and I thought she will take longer to complete especially with the poor feedback I received from the guru ngaji - she was being soft-spoken and read too fast, at times had to repeat those pages but Alhamdulilah.

I have plan to let Najmi has an early start to read the Muqaddam. hopefully early next year, he will be 3 then, before he starts his nursery...

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Not looking forward to a rush week.
Deadline was extended but for another 3 days. How impossible!
So many things left undone due to the reconciliation.
If only I have extra hands, all could be done concurrently.
Im not sure if A is dependable to carry out some of my work.
He sounded eager and enthusiastic but uncertain if SM will approve.

Things should be done by procedures.
But we all know at times rules are meant to be broken.
I guess the time is now.
Ani,

Hows ur day?

Yes, its different without you around on our birthday.

Its just like other days except that the phone & inbox are busy receiving SMS birthday wishes.

Najmi knocked on my bedroom door wishing me with his mouth full of ....food!
and Ezzaty asked me how come no cake.....and smiling sheepishly when i told her i cant be possibly buying my own cake hahahh... (anyway, told everyone no cake for me this time)

And Our dear friend Raz congratulate both of us from delivery suite!
We ought to be feeling touched with all these wonderful gestures.
Thank u everyone for the thoughts!

my day :-
We spent the morning at AMK drive in Macdonald for breakfast. just the 4 of us.
It was crowded and we were lucky to get a seat beside the window...but the sun was shining fiercely through the window glass, the blind was not of much help. (maybe it was the reason why the table was not taken up..nevermindlah)
Didnt spend long there, off to the nearby playground and Najmi was eager to try on the swings! i was running around from one end to the other trying on the slides with Najmi while Ezzaty was happily spending the entire time swinging...and Eddris was enjoying his Cappucino at the side.....

We proceeded to the Library. I let Najmi and Ezzaty to be on their own, while I watched from far.
But Najmi was more comfortable to follow me around, picking up booksfrom the shelves and dropping them all over the place. I had to sit on the floor to make him sit and read....but he was not interested to hear me reading either, instead busy arranging the books. Thank God, there wasnt any Librarian/officer who caught him doing that or else..big trouble.

Gave up and I let him do whatever he was doing. so I re-arranged the books whenever he was not looking. (very exhausting to keep up with him...urgh!)

I think, he was pretending to be reading and doing some research.
He was mumbling something and shaking his head each time a book was picked..hmmmm....
Eddris borrowed 3 books...not the type which we love to read...its all bout fixing and repairing -typically him.
Books which the children and dad borrowed

Friday, January 18, 2008

Advance

Ani, I would like to be the first between us to wish you a happy happy birthday. may all your dreams come true. may all the good things in life be with you. may Allah s.w.t bless you and your family. may many good returns coming your way. and i have this quote stuck in my mind like forever which was written on my authograph book during our p6 (sadly it was gone). then, it was nothing but now it is such a sensible quote to be shared....

MAY YOUR PROBLEMS BE LIKE AN OLD MAN' TEETH - FEW AND FAR APART (remember?)

My colleagues gave me this blouse, told them that I will only wear this to office after I had enough wearing them outside. its too formal for work. It's made from Thai silk and suitable to be worn with jeans....and boots!
dont you thinks its similar like the one u had?

Anyway, my gift comes abit later.....sorry!

I hope Adib has something special in store for you like he always did.
Eddris? No element of surprise at all. shall update you if he ever give me a surprise heheehh!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

aint over till it sover

I could only enrol after the July 08 intake.
Disappointed. Wanted to start fast and end soon. Somehow, it IS a blessing in disguise.
After the talk with SM during the appraisal, gave her explanation much thought, and yup, its rationale.
She reasoned out why the against of me taking the 3 years route from UOL on the basis of the bonding thingy, in fact it's a win-win situation. Knocking some senses into me, I have actually diverted from the initial plan to continue with APMI.
NW gave me the assurance that im on the right track.

And these 6 months, I shall focus on my other mission, 1/3 of it had been achieved. I hope everything falls into places, sails smoothly and completes within the time frame.

Yes, yesterday's marked the end of my 6 months probation period.
I'm a confirmed employee.
I can take leave. Entitled for the incentive, staff welfare and benefits.
It's been a loooooooong day for me. Am i glad that its over!
I have a reason to smile about but i have a better reason not to.
I have passed but my other half didnt made it through.
Through thick and thin together, I shall have my joyous moment to be reserved for later.

Another sad note, Mimi had called to cancel our appointment. Earlier on, Yvonne had brought her around the city, and so what she needed to see had been fulfilled. I guess she doesnt want to impose on me. I wonder when we will be able to meet again. The company is not doing that well, she has decided to look for better one, all the best but she may not be coming down here as often as she did, and it does mean we will not be meeting for a long long time unless we visit each other. But how often do I travel down to KL and God knows if she ever want to come here on personal basis. all these time, they were purely on business.

Keeping in touch via sms and email is not the same, much different when we are no longer colleagues.
I miss my time there mostly because of our friendship, other than that everything sucks.

speaking of sucks, work has been bad and harsh on me. I could not reconciled for almost 2 weeks. been bringing home the paper work but it does not help at all. Time is against me. ALLAH, I seek your help to get over this horrible period. I need MIRACLE.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Im CONFUSED. Is it concern or plain kaypohness?

Thank you but we dont need them.
not interested, then,now or forever.

we are better off on our own. we trust our judgments and our capabilities.
action speaks louder than words. isnt it obvious?

Monday, January 14, 2008

with him alone

Ni, one of the weekends would be the time i spend moments alone with my favourite guy. it will be a short walk around the neigbourhood but last week we ventured 'further' - community centre..heheh!



our cutie pie

Ani,

the last 2 days, Alia & Risha stayed with us really brighten our home. her infectious laughter, her curiousity and her selamba questions never fail to make me smile. oh yes, she could not get along with Najmi at times but it all changed when Hi-5 is concerned.

some cheeky poses from our lil angle.....she had lots of things to ask and i could not think of better ways to satisfy her...




Saturday, January 12, 2008

Ani,

Didnt update on Friday. Alia came with Ms Kaur. We've always enjoyed each other's company. Persuaded her not to go back today and they will stay on till Sunday morning.

Alia used the lappie to update her friendster and multiply (finally). Mostly updating her photos (what else, lah)! She was on it for so long ( i forgive her since she was at this "budak baru belajar'mode) that I abandoned the intention to update this blog. well, anyway nothing much to update, Friday night is just about lazing around.

This afternoon was our final class for the year with Ustaz F, he finally able to show the slides. The earth is not round but oval! and the shape is like an ostrich egg...He informed that only a decade ago, the scientists found out about it but Allah S.w.T had said through the Quran much earlier. So many things we had overlooked due to our negligence for not learning and understanding the Holy kitab.

I seek HIS guidance and help to be able to understand and practise it before my time is up. To be a complete pure Muslimah - Ameen.

Everyday is very routine. Work->home->family
I had brought home the paperwork to be completed but still have not touch a single one of them. work is tense lately due to the chaotic system migration. deadline is a craze for everyone...its all about not having enough time. sigh!

Ani, the salad prepared by Adib looks nice...yummy!

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Ani,

Sorry, didnt get to talk to you last night. Ezzaty took charge and immediately hang up after she had enough chatting with Azimah.

All of us fast today except for the 2 Ezzs and Mun. I lost my temper minutes before breaking fast, Ezzaty stepped on my foot real hard. She was stamping on her way to the toilet to brush her teeth, I was right in front carrying Najmi and she had to run over as if I was invisible.

Ya ALLAH!, sakitnya, urat kaki aku cam nak terkeluar dibuatnya. As you have guessed, she got it from me real bad. SINGA LAPAR JANGAN DICABAR, BURUK KESANNYA!!!

It has always been, if I am fasting, things don't go right.
Everything seems to be against me and against time, shall not bore you with details.

Alia was supposed to come over and spend the night here, had to cancel due to the heavy rain. I shall just have to wait for tomorrow. she's been trying to view your multiply, told her umpteen times that she had to log in to view because you would only post it within your contacts. she is still as clueless. Have to really sit down next to her and see how she did it. She can be such a bimbo, hehehe!

Mak is recovering, Ezzaty has fully recovered, Najmi is putting lots of weight - his diet changed tremendously. He refuses to have porridge, he wants solid meal - must be rice and some dishes exactly like what we are having. And he laughs a lot nowadays. every little thing tickles him - giggles like nobody's business. even when i sneeze, he would LOL!

Mun is tutoring Ezzaty now, Im using Mun's lappie, took the test just now. The actual test would be next week-Thursday. Pray for me, thanks!

Got to go, its Friday tomorrow...I'm so looking forward to have a good long sleep over the weekends.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

updates

Ani,

The artise from Mediacorp by the name MC King had passed away at the age of 40 due to heart and lung failure. yes, it was sudden. I read in the news today, about his funeral wake.....life is unpredictable as it is.

CT Nurhaliza has a new image after her pilgrimage, but she was not fully covered, i mean her head and neck...i will email a pic of her wearing the black scarf. step by step, sis.

Zul Yahya and Arash Mohamed ended their bachelorhood, getting Masters in Applied Home Economics soon.

Our sis Alia, started her unpaid leave today, hope she will get plenty of rest and time well spent with her adorable kids. she sounds cheerful nowadays and full of nonsense- as usual.

Halil will be moving to a new home soon (he's looking for one in our area).
He's happy to be near us but im happier to get to see the baby girl. i dont see the connection with the moving. heheh!

Ezzaty had started her school term - very busy. school, homework, tuition, ngaji. I pray for the best of both worlds for her - Ameen. Her life goes back normal and me abnormally disturbed with her spellings and problems sums.

Mak is very stress about her test. Now nursing dizziness spell and yes, fever.-demam peperiksaan lah. sigh! take it easy Mak, kalau fail pun kita tak dera, the most go back to buku satu.

Mun is continuing another semester of German Language, bravo Monika!
Eleesabeth is following suit soon.

Mimi wil be coming down for the whole week next week, ask me to show her around clarke quay, she chooses 16 January. Hang nie tak abis2 nak merayap, tak jenuh ke kaki tu....

I had missed watching CSI even before you left.
Today, I shall not miss it but is Miami one....haiya! That Horatio guy again too soon.

Tomorrow (wednesday here), we will be reciting doas for the awal and akhir tahun.
Dont forget to do so the day after next for you. I confuse myself telling you and even so confuse as to which year for Maal Hijrah - 1427/1428 or 1428/1429....

Monday, January 7, 2008

Ni, its 9plus, me & the children are waiting for Mak to return from her Iqra class. I managed to escape from Najmi to perfom prayers, he was very cranky the moment i reached home. I guess, he must've been missing me alot, didnt get to bring him out yesterday. I was very sleepy on Sunday morning, slept till noon and he had slept while waiting for me to bring him around, poor Najmi! We even had to leave him with Mak when sending Ezzaty to the GP.

Ezzaty was down with a bad cough, so bad that you could hear the squeaky sound. Doctor advised no cold drinks, no aircon - the moment she has those, she will get close to asthma. she kept asking when will be the time she will get to have cold icy drink. you could see her disappointment nowadays, we've been giving her hot stuff, heheh!

I received your sms about ur transition glassess, funny how for you, it always slips through and mine, cracks and breaks. Glasses pun ada telepathy thing. This is my 2nd 'mishap' - first was my Bonia handphone pouch, and now this. wonder why?!
yeah, been wondering, the glasses seem too big for you, or your face has shrinked??

Nothing much happened in the office, only that I have to be very careful with my words and be more mindful of the people around me. you know that I came in here with a great impact on someone. The one who wishes to stay, decided to leave when all efforts fail and even more discouraged to have me with a higher post.

I should not be blamed for all these. She must be positive and acknowledge the presence of rezeki.
Rezeki dan tuah orang tiada siapa yg tahu. but for sure, her departure had created an opportunity for me.
Both of us have to move on with different perspectives.

Well, actually it's not her but some of her buddies who think highly of her. who think that she had done a job so fine that all the work here is easy for me. who think she deserves better that what i should be having and who think she should come back and be my boss instead.

Good thing its not for me to decide, someone higher did the job.
someone who had seen it all and he didnt wish to counter-offer and retain her.

should i say more?
for all you know, its been 6 months and im doing fine and well.

but i have my weaknesses, of which I feel sorry easily. Highlighted about the new centre, and was thinking if she's interested to be in-charge....like i mentioned earlier, its all REZEKI.

p/s: Mimi is coming to town for the whole week, asked if i would be free to bring around. told her im only available after work or earliest would be on 17 Jan after the test.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

we were only 8!

Our fave

Celine's live performance back in early 90's. One of her early performances, looked different but her voice is pretty much the same. The hairstyles - both male and female were alike! cool...

Ani, dont you agree she looked like Rina...heehhe!

The BIG video

Ani, I've been listening to this song frequently, all because its the playlist in this blog.
Didnt get the chance to watch this video back then and never cross my mind to search for it till now.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

the other girl

Ani, I was flipping the old album, found these photos of young Mun.

She was very attached with Eddris, she went up to him for help - practically everything.
When she was late for school, must get Abg Eddris to send. Could not solve this problem sum, can Abg Eddris to do. Feel like eating fast food, ask me to get Abg Eddris to buy....and had to change school, its Abg Eddris who beg the officer to let her in :-)

And Eddris would also remember to bring her along for our dates...we even had to watch Lao Po Po because Mun wanted to watch it.

There was once Mak was hospitalized and it was Eid, Eddris brought both of us for visting to his side..I would be like Mun if I was younger, no brother to call my own...so sister's boyfriend also can, hehe!


At Sentosa, one of our many outings together after Mak was discharged from hospital - this should be in 1998
First Eid w/o Mak, in 1997
Mun's happy moments with her companion...oi, older man ah!

discovery

We found these flowers along the roadside, rare, wild yet attractive.
I have not seen them before, new species maybe.


Pictures taken by each other. I see no resemblance.

just the 2 of us - part 4

on our way back to UOB plaza for Magrib prayer.
Raffles Place definitely changed alot. New facelift.
More than 7 years here, starting out my first job in 1993 at Battery Road and when I finally had to leave for greener pasture nearer to home when I first married in the late 90's.
so much to be remembered, so many changes and so many developments in the process, Im glad to be able to inform Ezzaty the humble knowlegde I had of this place....like some of the gone makan places that I used to go for lunch.





We were surprised to see the lights!

Just the 2 of us - part 3





I missed Republic Plaza! used to work on the 30th floor for almost 4 years and every year we had this fire drill, we had to walk down the spiral staircase and never failed to feel dizzy, cold sweats and my face turned pale.

Had fond memories here, it was during this time I met Eddris, our courtship began and once a week he would come down to fetch me for movies at Marina...I guess maybe that's why Ezzaty loves this place too.

Just the 2 of us - part 2

our local tourist, most of these pics were her initiative..
some were exactly like those a year ago...only this time, she was in hijab and definitely taller.





Just the 2 of us - Part 1

It was quite a rush.
Reaching home from office, I ate, prayed and off to Istiqamah for the weekly class. Nothing unusual, only this time it was raining cats and dogs and brought Ezzaty along. I had promised to bring her out for our supposedly bonding time which I had neglected for quite sometime now. The last time was last year in Sep?

Our initial plan to head for Vivocity was cancelled, the rain was just impossible. We were wet all the way waist down. I was shivering in the train and prayed hard that Ezzaty did not catch a cold. (well, she did, now coughing bad)

Ezzaty had this thing for Esplanade and Raffles Place. She didnt mind at all when I told her the alternative.
Also, I could not find a better place that allows us to perform prayer conveniently. Others would be along the staircase or some carparks.

Studied the translation on one of the Quran Verses. So looking forward to a slideshow when Ustaz realised he had not completed the materials for the presentation. sigh! to be continued next week
On our way to the mosque just behind UOB Plaza, Ezzaty wanted to snap a pic of these huge Xmas tree and toysoldiers
one more time
Had our early dinner at BK@OUB centre.
our meal..while waiting for these burgers, we finished up the fries and onions rings...syukran, very full.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Ani,

People here who knew that you've left were curious to know how's your life there. I could only offer partial of it, most of the time, my voice cracks close to tears. dont know lah when i could overcome this emotion, alahai like the minah jiwang.

we will be 34 in about 2 weeks time.(why cant it be 24?)

I had informed the rest of the family that I shall not be celebrating my/our birthday this year. Last year's still fresh in my mind. It was the 'grandest' ever, celebrated on the day itself and in conjuction with Maál Hijrah, very happening-33.

A year had passed with so many unexpecteds and gone through a roller coaster of life's ups and downs. Now that being away from you, im definitely not looking forward to the 20th. Missing the other half. Everyone is not keen, i can tell.

(p/s: kalau teringin sgt nak potong kek, Prima Deli had re-open, bolehlah aku tumpang sekaki masa birthday Abg Najmi, i think he doesnt mind, on 2nd thought, he shouldnt be since I will be the one buying - then the theme shall be Hello Kitty)

You dont have to buy for me anything there, i know you've been looking high and low for the things I'm fond of. A call is just the perfect gift,nothing is more precious than having to hear your voice. funny how we could be sounded so alike. even my colleagues here could not tell the diff...dorang kata the kancheongness is our signature tune.

oh yes, we try not to call you that often, Mak kata bila penting je, it will be costly to have long distance calls often. Just have frequents updates on our blogs and if time permits, please upload photos. I dont have many either to display, busy and malas. nak ambik aper, U know SG all ur life....

Mak, Ezzaty & Najmi are in Mak's room now watching that horror movie I mentioned earlier on. Mun & Eddris are not home yet. Aku sorang2 depan lappie. Mula2 depan Mac,now depan Fujitsu..so sian u know.

That's why, Im looking forward to go back to school. I will not feel so lonely by keeping myself busy.

Have sweet dreams and sleep tight.
I hope I shall have a sound sleep tonight, it's the weekend, the playground downstair is the happening spot for youngsters..find better and secluded place ler, needless to say..urgh!
Ani,

The setup and implementation of the new accounting software is just like what I thought - tedious.
Things would be much easier if the helpdesk is just round the corner. I had to call and most of the time I could find my way out of the system hazard before they could offer any assistance. Telling them the difficulties faced over the phone is just a waste of time. And yes, the online documentation user guide is hopeless.

You can imagine how attentive I am these days towards my pc. Switching and logging on/off from one user to the other every now and then, posting, reposting, reversing, adjusting and yes, highligting the journals. I had planned and scheduled the workload so that it will not clash with the current month's reporting but due to unforeseen system's error, I was way behind time.

Received sms from SM who was on a week leave, reminding me about the closing of the parallel run's report. (I KNOW LAH!!)
I had my lunch time shortened to complete whatever was left. It's a messy month AND happened to notice SM had posted most of the entries wrong, cant really rely on her.(hit my forehead against the wall*) I shall have a hard time doing the adjustment, even a harder time telling your superior yg dia nie syiok sendiri...pandai2 post entries padahal dia buta tentang accounts!

Ani, didnt mean to bore you, but i had to let it out off my chest.
I dont think it's stressful - still bearable and manageable.
maybe I had too many numbers flashing across my mind. (hmm..must remember when to credit, who to pay and also a CSO to irritating parents, telling them again what we offer, how much the fees and when class starts - its all figures & digits)

Im leaving for office early tomorrow, though it is a Saturday. See what I could do to expedite the process.
Will take things easy, as long I've tried, the rest is beyond my control. sounds like a loser, but like i told GM earlier, I need a mentor, someone who can assist and guide me throughout my journey here...dont expect a miracle from me eh.

I shall warm myself up with a horror movie - jangan pandang belakang...yeah right, ive been looking straight all day...even at home I cant turn back....

nuisance

Ani,

Thanks for the frequent updates, knowing how you are struggling to adjust with the environment there.

After our talk last night, I wanted to blog but i was having a sudden tummyache. Didnt realised that I did not had anything for dinner. You know, about the good news I was sharing with you...I bursted out to Mak & Eddris the first thing I stepped in, both were happy for me but I was happier cos You know how I was trying hard these years to achieve my dream on top of the family needs and all. Syukran to Allah s.w.t for lifting off some of the burden, my next big step is to submit and get a place first...hope goes well. Thanks for your prayer.

Last night I could not sleep well, its not about you this time. Some inconsiderate i@#ots were ranting so loudly from 2am till the dawn breaks! I thought they would run away as soon as I switched on the toilet's light but they engaged into more conversations with one of the girls being so loud with that squeaky tone was just too painful to bear!! wanted to call the NP but I was being lenient for a reason, cos obviously it was not a daily nuisance. kasi chance, gitu.

Told Eddris this morning, if it happens again today, I shall not hesitate to throw some eggs!

Guess, this is the price I have to pay for staying just above the playground.

p/s: your unit number is exactly ur block number here..so coincidence.
wow! Riza's one bedroom apartment is equivalent to a 5 room flat here....that's heaven!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Jan 2008 kick off with...

Ani, our young man here had his haircut - courtesy of Mak & Mun. He was escorted by both to the nearest hairdresser (yes, he had this thing with barber). Kemas sikit, kalau tak boleh clip rambut dia jadik toncit
holistic view from the side
the bruise between the eyes, the fall he had outside my toilet entrance....you should see how he cried. looking at the way he runs, very tramautising.
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A new sitting arrangement. I had a mutual agreement with A to swop places. I do alot of analysis, verification, thus sufficient lighting is important to eye for details. we could not change the position of the lights, therefore, we reposition our seats. Thanks, partner!
Neater and wider workspace - i shifted the printer away for the time being and utilise the space for the paperwork
This fengshui hope to bring better luck in my job *im not suppose to believe in that - okay, it shall be a Hijrah for me..towards betterment in job satisfaction -whatever!

oh yes, about that frustrated parent whom i mentioned in my earlier entry, its not the first time we received such call, i was told. Some people just could not be bothered to find out before passing out comments and giving unfair judgement...just my day.

what a way to start work on the NY

I just have to blog about this.

I appreciated the silence due to some deployment of staff to the Pre-school centres to help out to control the crowd. I can understand some of the parents' anxiety, but their overwhelmness distract the kids and even made them cry!

I thought I could do my work fast and efficiently since I AM the only one here in the Finance. But the nature of work here, I still have to help out answering queries on the tuition we provide here. What I need to do - inform them the fee package, tuition schedule and the availability, that's all. But this call from a frustrated parent who could not enrol her kid for tuition at any centres provided by the community self-help body really turned me off.

We could not provide the tuition requested due to low demand, if she insisted to be registered, by all means do so but the wait shall be for an indefinite period. We will not be able to start a class if the pool is less than 5 students.

Before I could nicely explain to her the reason, she insulted me, blaming everyone in the community for being biased and for refusing to help poor academically student to excel AND BLA BLA..which i shall not elaborate due to her lack of integrity to look herself in the mirror before blaming us for nothing!

I hung up before she complete her last words.
Get a private tutor then! malas nak layan!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

First 2008 JB trip

The road to causeway checkpoint - no jam and few cars - i was expecting the otherwise
just the 3 of us - Ezzaty had tuition with Mun and Najmi was better left with Yati - he will be very bored waiting for us - 2 hrs

went to JB today, both me & mak had massage appointment at 12.30pm. Eddris was on 2 shifts the day before and only came home today at 7am. Planned to leave home at 10am but he had overslept while having his beauty sleep. He was very COOL about it, we were all ready and he was an hour late and showed no sign of remorse.

I guess we had to give him some credits for his timing.
Convincing us that since tomorrow is the start of school day, he doubted many singaporeans will cross the causeway. seeing how confident he was, we gave in and waited patiently for him get dressed and all and we had to leave home at 11am instead.

no reason to argue since we arrived earlier that the scheduled.
Eddris was right this time - the journery was a smooth one.(but sorry, no prize for that, eh heheh)

After the massage session, we headed to the nearest Giant..funny how we had never been to this one. We were famished especially Mak, I ordered for her a BIG MAC meal set at McDonald and she ate without the norm of offering us portion of them. Mak,lapar benar!? We shopped lah, these were some of the stuff I had purchased.

Been cutting down on buying magazines eversince I threw my hundreds collections of them recently, but found this SDK to be very informative

The article on how to study while you are working to be very useful....glad i bought this instead of Jelita & Wanita - worth the Ringgit

A must for me - Pearl kacip fatimah coffee..the few times i bought, they were gone FAST, this time I'll make sure Yati doesnt know I had replenish the stock..(bad?) i know, but i have my reason,k.
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Massage - UMMPH!
Arrived at the massage Centre - P.U.T. half an hour earlier, though we had wasted time to locate the place...what's the problem with the Street Name..all we could see were shophouses with unit numbers but no street name...how to know if we were in the right place. The song "street with no name" must have been composed for street like this - Jalan Sutera, Taman Sentosa.

The verdict of the massage: I shall rate Excellence with stars! why?
The lady whom we affectionately called Nenek ( she wanted us to address her this way, because she's 90 years of age)
is a superb tukang urut. Her energy to massage both of us for 2 hrs - even better than those makcik in their 40s! and she doesnt look her age, trust me. I thought she was in her 60's the least.

Those who know me, understand why i shun to be massaged - i giggle easily and find the wholde massage thingy to be ticklish! But this Nenek, she will not give in easily to my pleas of "ala kadar sudah punya urutan"
She knew what was wrong with my body, and concentrated more on the parts which left me screaming in pain - in other words, she found the root of the problem, the one which caused me to feel tense & stress. leaving those ticklish tummy massage( i know my perut is fine, but each time being massage, my tummy will be the target...sigh! cam takde tempat lain nak dikerjakan)

I felt so light after that (and super hungry) and I had my doubt cleared. The reason why I slouch so badly and why my neck was not straight.(yes, it's crooked)...all because of my preference to sleep on high pillows...i will not sleep unless there is atleast 2 pillows underneath..the more the better...too late to do anything- thank God, im covered with tudung.