#399 - N=2

Thank you Ayie, Ummi and Cik Sumi for the birthday wishes.
Had a simple birthday celebration from the beloved after maghrib, so simple that there wasnt any decors and games.

But im grateful cos Ibu bought for me my favourite mini laptop. I guess its a strong warning from her not to meddle with her Macbook anymore..okies, i got the message.

oh yes, never thought that Bibik would get me something more special than her speciality which is to prepare my milk.
she bought for me a walkie talkie sets....gee....its fun to put it on my ears, but i wonder why everyone puts near their mouths??weird ah....(wipe saliva)

I love the cake which Ibu bought, its creamy and chocolate and got balloons on it...its smaller than kakak's and not pre-ordered, though my name was on it but nevermind, i had heard Ibu been repeatedly mentioned there will another grand celebration on Sunday...can i have a bigger cake and real laptop this time??ibu..do u hear me?

well, i just have to pray hard...meantime, these are the pics taken, i wasnt all dressedup cos Ayah was not around to join us, he's busy working to fork out more money on me..hooray!....*wink*





Happy 2nd Birthday Ezzul Najmi, thanks for the speech, muack!
p.s: we were so glad that you werent born in the leap years...

#398

I met up with a long lost childhood friend, from my pre-school years recently.(kawan sekolah makan)
its kinda expected. Mak had told me that she's in the same Iqra class, so obvioulsy when I joined 3 weeks ago, we met.
Its weird how she can totally forgotten about her childhood life, the memories seem to be wiped out totally. I waved at her, and when she waved back, i thought she had acknowledged me. But when Mak asked if she knew me, she gave a flat No..duh!

you bet, i had to explain to bring her back to memory lane. who, where, what, when, etc....
she confessed that she had lost most of her childhood memory and if friends ever bumped into her and commented that she's arrogant, cant blame them yah... but seriously, i begin to wonder if anything major ever happened to her that she's in this state.

its nice though, when she finally recalled, we exchanged contact details and she's been religiously updating me via facebook and send interesting emails...thanks pal!

yeah, we have alot to catch up but not the right place to engage into long conversation.
The moment class ends, she disappear into thin air, so fast!

**I'll be sitting for the Iqra exam in 2 weeks time, thereafter, we will be promoted to book 5 - Tilawah & Tajwid.
Im so glad to be able to read this far. Im grateful that Allah s.w.t has eased the path for me to pick up the pieces and acquire the knowledge. I thought after A's incident, i will never be able to read again, let alone been taught by someone like Ustaz. Alhamdulilah, syukran.

***I'm on for the Aqua Aerobic. I guess there isnt any hip hop aerobic available yet.(sad5x)
will tell you more once class commences.

#397

Ani,
Im down with flu and a bad sore throat.
Had it after came back from Larkin. (skipped Faraid class)
Must be the hot sun that gave me the headache on the way there.
I wasnt all cheery, in fact been telling the children to keep their noise down.

Im thinking to go for MC for complete recovery, but there are so many things to be completed, im sure i cant rest well. we'll see how.

Our Jb trip this time is more for leisure than the normal grocery thingy.
Both me and mak had our haircuts, told the sweet hairdresser that im for bob and slope. what i got - Victoria Posh's style instead hahah! Told her about my dandruff problem, i was recommended with this potion to be applied and no wash for 2 days after that. i just did and i hope it does wonder. you know how i have tried all kinds of shampoo...and totally hopeless.

Bought Najmi his favourite hi-5 dvd, he's speechless, didnt ask for anything after that....hmm....must be so touched by my gesture...

speaking of Hi5, i get emotional nowadays watching that show, how i have missed so many of their shows, and i only foud out lately that the show had a kickoff since 1998! On and off, its going to be a decade, been this long is something to be amazed for.

Then, I was so sure that the group will always be together seeing how Charli didnt make any move to leave when she first got married, but....

Now, it's Hi2 after Kathleen left to raise her child, Tim was forced to leave after the motorbike accident and just 2 days ago, Charli annouced her retirement to pursue challenging acts...(i managed to get the juice of the latest Hi-5 via their website recently) i guess, it started with one followed by the others.....

and i found this video, its rare to see them perform as adults...and they are good!

#396

N called on Monday to inform that the few of us from PHS - 3 of them were our seniors will be organising a gathering.
Im sure there and then that it was impossible for me to take leave since the closing is just round the corner and it happen to be Najmi's 2nd birthday on the 28th. She was so excited about it and wanted very much that i should be joining in.

After 2 days, I had even more agenda on hand, out of blue, there is a GM session, printer testing, finalisation of accounts, the list goes on, yep, i have to forego the meetup session...sorry gals!

There will be a bowling competition between the Parent-Subsidiary games meet in 2 weeks time...I was chosen..and im so not looking forward...what do yo think? I have never been to a bowling alley!

#395

oh well, im feeling kinda bored.
I have to work tomorrow, it's my turn, so soon....
after work, have to rush for the weekly class, i wont miss it , its Akhlak.

I've made another pair of glasses just then, this time it's from a different optician.
Thanks Mun for accompanying me and the recommendation. The guy is indeed helpful and playful. He and his mum gave the exra miles service so that i will not regret my choice, letting me try more than 10 pairs...i like the Disney frame but its kinda too childish...

I seem to be down with luck when glasses are concern.
This would be my 3rd pair since December!

Sidetrack a little, since May 2007, one of the local bank has expanded its wing to penetrate into the islamic banking.
I was surprised that S was one of the staff to be transfered there...she's fortunate. While many of my friends with degree in B & F could not get a decent bank job, she offers nothing more than her ITE cert......

#394 - mak

Ani,

there are typo errors in ur tag, i was trying hard to figure it out what you were asking for....
okay, here it is, our cutest baby!

#393 - sunday

Ni,
Last sunday, the 5 of us were at the Bottle tree park.
I was there almost a year ago with 2 younger kids and much slimmer husband, (hahaha), this time alot seems to be taken place.

The well has been closed,
the playground looked run down,
the swings were relocated but one good thing, there is an additional stuff for them to enjoy......

#392 -

Pictures speak for themselves
Our future chef, he knows where we keep the utensils and how to use them...
Mun was tutoring our playful Ezzaty...
Najmi was having his shower, posed for me when he saw my hp, smart enough to cover his....
looking after the kids, didnt do much to keep them busy, they knew best what to do.
Just had to keep an eye from far, 2 people sitting on a chair, no wonder this is the 2nd chair Mun had...and yes, i was too tempted to doze off but you know, both of them will start screaming and shouting at each other, trying their best on the keyboards!

#391 - lazy

What a lame title!

Yeah, after our picnic, i had been feeling so worn out.
Its not as if i had been swimming for laps, in fact, i was only busy entertaining the kids, carrying Najmi and pushing his pram, that's all. i think only twice i was at the beach, most of the time was under the shade, enjoying the snacks.

Ani, dont be jealous, we have many outings planned ahead, so you have not missed a good one yet, should i say we will not let you miss them.

I had been catching up with my beauty sleep. On the lappie once a while but hesitate to update, not much to blog about, im such an ordinary person, if you dont know me by now *big grin*

And Eddris is on morning shift eversince the Sentosa Affair, bad timing to go out, so being a couch potato is STILL the best.
I read all the 3 magazines borrowed, we may be visiting the library again....to return the books or else big saman on the way.

#390 - Sentosa Affair

Ani, I failed to snap many pics of our Sentosa day, the batteries died earlier than i thought.
Must remember not to buy that brand...(mak was 'membebeling' at me just then, "lain kali dah tau nak jalan2, beli battery bagus sikit"....hahah!)

The weather was just perfect for a picnic.
Was surprised that Sentosa was crowded with tourists from the mainland, makes me wonder - dont they have to do visitings back home? maybe our culture and theirs arent the same afterall.
(years back, when it was CNY,it wasnt that packed, you see)

yes, Alia and family decided to join us at the last minute, we met them after few calling2x as usual. (where are u now?im here already lah! ha! so far...its here around the dolphin lagoon..*bluek* i was like it will be ages before we finally get to gather)

we had our picnic at Palawan Beach, didnt expect that many foreign workers were there. (come to think of it, where in other parts of SG would they rather spend, Sentosa offers so much than Zoo, JBP etc)

somehow, it was hilarious looking at them having so much fun, some acted like gays, hugging each other,well, maybe it's their way of friendhip thingy. But Bro Fai had to scold a group of them for changing into their swimming attires in front of us, they didnt bother to change in the toilets, doing them publicly..sigh! (yeah man, i dont mind if they have the built like Keanu Reeves..heheh)

The kids had fun with the sand & water excluding Najmi, who was very cranky, i guess he is not the outdoor type, clinging to either me or mak and screamed the moment his feet touched the sands. Held me tight when i was along the beach, showing him the small waves....hmmmm aper lah!

Had enough of the beach, we went around the Island. (actually we were looking for a good spot to perform prayer)
The Merlion stop had the most attraction. It's the flowers showcase, sumthing like that. On top of the hill, is the Imbiah Attraction where there are the Luge, Skyride and that Tower thingy.
We didnt get to try on either one of them, the queue was just impossible!

But nevermind, there will always be next time....soon, i promise that we will all have fun there again, just make sure it will not be on any public holiday, had enough of the crowds.
I was so clumsy, i missed a step and fell, quickly straightened my posture, but Alia saw it all and had a good laugh..alah malunya!

here are the few pictures taken, Im sure Mun will upload more @ her blog.

#389

she got an escort next to her....

We are going for a picnic @ Sentosa tomorrow.
Mak was telling us to prepare the things so that time will not be wasted.
I anticipate a jam towards the entrance, so leaving home early is a good thing.
Ezzaty was very excited about the sea, sand and her Muslimah Swimwear! I hope the weather is fine, infact hope everything will be fine, insya-allah!

#388 - little shrek

Like finally! I went down to the mosque this morning to register for the Iqra class, so many sessions to choose (i didnt know about that), safest still, i want to be in the same class as mak. everything seems to be pricey nowadays, even the registration fee has a $5 hike!

okay, Ani, im sure you miss our little guy and would love to see the latest of him. He, being not himself today, willingly put on the shrek thing for the longest time....see how he pretended not to bother that I was snapping photos of him. usually he would exclaimed "tengok" after a pose, eagerly to see the outcome of the pic. Funny guy!

#387 - procastination

Ni,

Some things are not meant for changes, like me...procastinating to do things which I had planned for, even took leave for it!
I wanted to update you on some of things which was left unposted due to my mood swing haha!
Supposed to be sewing now or at least have my shower, but nope, Im here blogging!

Here are the pics before we left for Geylang last week...



I've got a cash voucher from the company for my birthday, took me awhile what to get for myself as a remembrance for the token..(its the first company i ever worked for to provide such welfare for staff)..decided to have this watch after Mun got hers...
ee..didnt mean to be a copycat..well, i need a digital one and Adidas had came out with their latest range recently...it looks nice on Mun, so i guess could do pretty much nicer on me hehe! i think u & alia should have one too, then 4 of us the "A Sisters as in Arsad Sisters or Adidas Sis!"

#386 - eldest & youngest

Ni,

Had a great time with Mun yesterday. We agreed that it will be even better with you and Alia around.
Cant wait for that time, it will be soon, i promise..:-)

We watched 27 Dresses...for those who love romantic-comedy, this show is definitely for you.
some of the scene is "selamber' hilarious...its so spontaneous...

seeing those bridemaid's dressess, flowers, the decor....I thought some of the ideas are brilliant enough to start planning for one....a theme wedding..Beach, LA, Underwater, Cowboy...well. 27 of those themes were briefly describe there, so have your pick...

The show lasted close to 2 hours...wow! didnt know it was that long...

Both of us wandered around AMK after day..crowded since CNY is just round the corner. mostly red everywhere...and people were rushing for their last minute shopping...i try as much to avoid going into the stores, didnt want to be labelled "buat sibuk je" yelah, raya dia kan, kita nie aper hal plak nak tumpang sekaki...

we had enough time to kill ...stop by Courts, trying out the sofas, bed..and dining sets.

.. and then to the library...
borrowed 3 magazines after searching for Ann Rule's was unsuccessful..huh!

#385

Wonder if the monthly thing is here too soon...
The anxiety, short-temperness and frustration - yeah, i get annoyed over the slightest matter.

After a confirmation from the customer service officer, i was convinced that I should be enrolling in the Iqra class instead of Al-quran. I do not wish to be demoted if to be found that my reading is not on par. And so I shall be in the same class as Mak. And so I thought i could be seated next to Mak and accompany her...and so I was wrong.

Mak explained that all these old timers have this habit of reservation.
reserve seats for friends, please lah MAKCIK!!! for the mere fees that they had paid, they thought that they have every right to manipulate situation...get a life!

where is the spirit?! so what if they have been in the class for more than a year? are those seats being labelled for?
I sincerely think its only right that we are to be seated as whatever available regardless of regularity in attendance and friends' efforts. so what if your friends come early?it does not give you any privilege to reserve good seats...we all pay the same fees, we all come for the same purpose and so why cant we be treated fairly?

I was so pissed off with this culture, being in your own clique, getting good seats though you were VERY late and refuse to mingle around with the rest!

In that case, why dont you make advance reservation for your own graveyard? Land is scarce, you know, and oh yes, you could have company should you want to be buried near the same plot. anyone?!

#384 - discovery

Ni,
Guess what!? I found my boss' blog! hahah...this is too good to be true.
Surprised that she's actually keeping a blog, not expecting this from her definitely.
She's so lousy with the technology, the last person i could ever imagine to have one.

I definitely looking forward to read hers, see if she talks bad about me or the others @ the workplace..
so far, her entries are her rants on her 3 girls....her amazement on their abilities, her disappointment on her 2nd maid, her love to her hubby...(mushy mushy eh)

while reading hers, i can actually feel as if she was telling me straight on the face,,,,she expresses herself like how she would at work.

#383 - and still counting

About these titles, i have yet to credit the idea to Saudari Lee's. Rather than leaving those spaces blank, numericals does abit of wonder.

We are very concern that Ani is not well, her gastric flu is getting bad. Sis, no amount of TLC will keep you warm, so just relax and enjoy the snow while u can. We pray for your health from here and you are always in our hearts.

I hope our carton of goodies which will arrive pretty soon will heal the ache of having to miss all of us so badly.

Im at work now, and its been 3 days that this blog has been neglected.
The past days, me and Eddris had been googled searching for the right accomodation. so many to choose from...i do not want the same mistake to repeat again...(terrible hotel with superficial rate and service)

shall continue today...actually its quite fun, looking at the map, the photos, the rates and then bingo! not the right one...try again..the next thing you know, its past midnight! so much for the complaints of not getting enough sleep.

Next week shall be a long holiday...I will not be going to work from 5 Feb all the way to 10/2/08. (yes3x, applied leaves - its payback time)

1)Mun is giving me a movie treat - '27 dresses' (she won 2 tickets from a contest) on Tuesday and

2)the rest of the days, Mak had asked me to sew curtains from the leftovers materials that had been taking up so much space in the storeroom. I shall put aside 2 days for the project. (hope its more than enough)

3) Shall spend a day @ Sentosa, i hope it will turn out good for everyone - the weather, the place, etc.

4) Finally shall catch up with my beauty sleep....like FINALLY!

Ani, I shall reserve one day to chat with u via msn, so its good if you could recall ur PW..or would u want to create one???

#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!

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!

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 :-)

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!

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