Friday, Saturday and Sunday had been a fun weekend for me. Since I had been going out for the past 3 days, I have no chance to switch on the PC to update.

Friday, 18 March 2005

The day that I've been waiting for since I received the invitation from her. I was very honoured to join in the gathering and I really had fun. All the mommies were great company and I really wish that we can do this more often. Here's the beautiful pictures of them....




Saturday, 19 March 2005

We went to 3rd Halal Food at Singapore Expo. The girls enjoying their Turkish Ice-Cream. We also got to watch the Kebayarobics performance. The music tempo was nice and the steps were quite easy to follow. But I don't think I'll look good exercising in my Kebaya, Hubby will sure laugh at me....





Sunday, 20 March 2005

After attending religious class, hanged out at my mum's house. We went back right after the Lords Of The Ring. As usual, emak will cook extra for me to bring back. So, I DON'T HAVE TO COOK TODAY!!! YAHOOOOOO......!!

Sunday, 13 March 2005

Checked in at Royale Bintang Hotel. Lunch at Bukit Bintang Plaza. Raining heavily. Shopping at Sungei Wang Plaza and Bukit Bintang Plaza. Huge crowd. Walked and walked and walked. Back to Hotel. Rest. Dinner at Bukit Bintang Plaza. Back to Hotel. Sleep.




Monday, 14 March 2005

Breakfast at Hotel. Monorail and LRT ride to KLCC. No more tickets to Petronas Tower. Shopping and more walking. Lunch. More crowd. Shopping and walking again. Raining heavily. LRT and monorail back to Hotel. Rest. Swimming at Hotel's Pool. Rest. Bought dinner at Bukit Bintang Plaza. Eat. Headache. Sleep.





Tuesday, 15 March 2005

Breakfast at Hotel. Checked out. Drove along KL Town. Back to highway. Lunch at Ayer Kerah Overhead Restaurant. Headed to Johor Bahru. Shopping at X-tra. Slight jam at Singapore Checkpoint. Home sweet home.


Today

Tired feet. Laundry. Cook. Laundry. Laundry. Laundry.....tak abis abis!

The packing is done. Tomorrow must leave the house as early as possible, right after Subuh would be great. Mode has been switched to HOLIDAY MOOD.

Yoohoooo Shopping Paradise.....HERE I COME......

HELP!!!

My house is in total chaos. These two rascals having their fun and I'm having back ache.....again. And demanding them to pick those things up has fallen to deaf ears. Haizzzz.....

The redness in my right eye is almost gone, but it feels to itcy. If I start to rub my eye, the germs will surely spread again. So I just have to keep on blinking my eye. The eye drop that the doctor prescribed work wonders but...after each drop to the eye, I can taste the medicine in my throat, as though I drank the medicine. It taste....yucks. The medicine taste won't go away even after I drank lots of water. So I ate chocolate instead, just to make the bitter taste go away. I barred my kids from eating chocolates everyday, and now they are watching me munching them right after putting the eye drop. And you think they would just sit there and watch, no way!! The words "NAK, NAK, NAK" could be heard. I have to give in so that I can have some peace. KIDS!!!

March school holidays are just round the corner. Hubby had applied two days' leave to spend quality times with us. We have some plans on where to go, but not confirm yet. Really look forward to the school holidays, it seems I'm more excited than the kids!

Got this virus this morning. It's getting bad in the late evening. I kept rubbing my right eye as it felt so itcy and uncomfortable. Using Optrex did not help much. Must see doctor first thing in the morning before it get worse.


Sore Eye

There goes my weekend.......

I am very grateful and relieved to announce that we have paid off all our renovation loan for our house. It's been five years since we carried the burden. I admitted that there were times that our financial situation were tight, but somehow we managed to pull through. Alhamdulillah......

I really hope that we will not be taking up anymore loan (except for the HDB loan which we can't run from). We really need to top-up our savings, not just for us, but for our kids too. May Allah make it easier for us.

Afrina was overjoyed when I told her that I wanted to make suji AGAIN. This time, I allowed her to shape her own suji. She came up with many weird shapes. Despite the shape, it still taste good....

The scent of the 'minyak urut' still lingers on my body and even in my room. I feel relaxed now and no more back pain. I was a little ticklish and my body was tensed when she started to rub my body. I was told to relax. One and a half hour gone so fast. How I wish I could get massage everyday....

It's not easy to become the 'middle' person. I have tried my very best to be the neutral party but it's not an easy task. When I listened to the first story, I felt angry, but after listening to the second one, I felt pity. But I know I have to put those feelings aside as I have to remind myself that I am not in the position to take sides. I love both parties the same and I am honoured that they have put their trust in me through confiding. These responsibilities are heavy, at least for me. When I talked to the first party, I felt the urge to tell the whole story from the second party, and vice-versa. But something stopped me somehow. I was glad that I didn't do that cause when I stepped back and looked at the whole scenario, it will only make matter worse. I did not want to be 'talam dua muka'. It's difficult to convey the message to both parties as I had to rephrase their words in a nice and acceptable manner. And if I phrase it wrongly, I can foresee that I will be at the losing end if there are to make peace with each other. I have done my part and now it's up to them to forgive, forget and start afresh. May Allah lead them to the right way.

Rest assured that I am not flattered that people came to me for advise or opinion. I am not a counselor of any kind or someone that people can look up to. I am just a humble human being who has her own flaws. I am not perfect. But if people come to me for advise, I am glad to give my opinion from my point of view. I treasure their trust in me.

Ya Allah, please give me the strength to hold these responsibilities....

My back was aching since Sunday. Not sure what's the reason. So I called up a friend who is a 'tukang urut' by profession. She will come this afternoon.

I do have a few things to write but presently, I just can't wait to be massage. Till I can sit up straight, then I'll start to update again.

Bye...........

I'M BACK!!!

My PC was having some technical problems for the past week. Alhamdulillah, everything is in perfect order now. We have decided to cease using the Singnet Broadband, so now we are using the Starhub MaxOnline. Hopefully it will not give us problems anymore.

Thank you for the birthday wishes for Afiqah and Afrina. Afrina's birthday was on 21st February and she is 6 six years old now. Since PC was down, so I didn't manage to upload her baby picture taken six years ago. Thank you to all once again.

Till the next update.......Enjoy your weekend!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday To Nurin Haida Afiqah Binte Rohaizat....


3 years ago....


I am 3 years old.....

Afrina and Afiqah's birthday are coming soon. Afrina has been pressuring me to prepare goodies bags to be distributed to her classmates. As this is her last year in Kindergarten, I agree. So Hubby went to JB to get all the goodies. Afrina also requested for birthday cake. As I do not want to trouble her teacher to cut the cakes in class, Hubby suggested that I bake cup cakes for her instead, which I tried yesterday. Of course the two girls are delighted to have goodies bags and cup cakes for their classmates.

Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda : "Barangsiapa menggembirakan anak perempuannya, darjatnya seumpama orang yang sentiasa menangis kerana takutkan Allah dan orang yang takutkan Allah, akan diharamkan api neraka ke atas tubuhnya".


Chocolate Chips Cup Cakes

Yesterday, I felt that I was working non-stop. The weather was hot and I was sweating even though the fan was on. These were the major things that I did :-

Sent Afrina to school - bathed Afiqah and Affandy - clear laundry - cook - sent Afiqah to school - market - continue cooking - fetched Afrina - baked cake - coached Afrina on her homework - fetched Afiqah - lunch with the kids - put Afiqah and Affandy to sleep - update blog for a while - ironing - changed ALL bed sheets, mattress and pillows covers - bathed the kids - cleared the mess at living room - dinner with the kids - shower - played with the kids - put the kids to bed - watched CSI while waiting for Hubby to come home - slumber land. Phew.....my right hand is aching now!

Hubby lost his handphone yesterday. The sad thing is, all important telephone numbers were stored in his SIM card. It's tedious to get all the numbers all over again. He will be picking his new SIM card today and he will use his old handphone. I was wondering if I can sweet-talk him in buying the latest new handphone for me, and he can use mine instead...

I don't have the chance to sit long enough in front of the computer to update my blog. My name was being called everytime I sat in this room. Afiqah and Affandy is taking their afternoon nap, so this is my only chance to quickly recap the events in my life for the past few days.

Wednesday was lunching and shopping day with Linda and her mum. I bought a beautiful and expensive (very pricey for me!) cloth for myself. After sending them back home, I'm off to my in-laws' house. As usual, my MIL packed up some food for me to bring back.

Thursday was swimming day for us. Brought the kids to Choa Chu Kang Swimming Complex and we lunched at Sembawang Shopping Centre. Then stay home as everyone was tired.

Friday was back to normal routine as the girls started schooling.

Saturday was KO Gathering day. I've prepared 'lontong goreng' and we met at Lizanoor's house. This was the 3rd gathering for us. As we have known each other for quite sometime, our meetings was filled with jokes and laughter. I can see that we were not shy anymore, unlike the very 1st meeting. What is gathering without lots of foods being spread on the table. We ate, we laughed, we took pictures, we shaked hands and we left. Here's my photo with each of them...


Last shot before we headed home...


When will our next gathering be, girls?

Sunday morning I attended religious class and I saw Th0ts. She was quite a distance for me to call her. So I just sent her sms after the class and she was surprised. Will call out her name if I see her next week. And yes, Spidey was there too. No chance to chat long with her as she had to rush after the class.

Stayed home for the rest of the day till dinner. We dined at a restaurant along Sembawang Road. Next day was back to usual routine....

Hubby and the kids really love to eat suji. So after searching for the recipe, finally I have made my own!! (I've taken some pics but I can't seem to open my photobucket).

Thank you once again Mummy Jam for the recipe. You can be my official on-line recipe book *grin*. This is the original and traditional recipe. I also got some useful tips from my Aunt on how to make a good suji. It really taste simply divine...not so sweet and not so soft, just nice.

Let's see how long this tupperware of suji can last....

'Selamat Menyambut Zikral Hijrah 1426, semoga hidup kita senantiasa diberkati Allah....'

Before we headed to the dentist, Affandy had his hair trimmed. By his Abah, of course, as always. And as always, he just could not keep still. He would cry and cry and cry until no voice came out. Hubby was not satisfied with the trimming this time round. It was not perfectly done as Affandy moved too much. Guess what, the 'petak' appeared again! It's right at the back of his head. As long as his hair is no longer spiky, I don't mind the 'petak' at all.

We went to our dentist appointment after lunch. Hubby went in first. Geee..what took him so long inside? Then it's Afrina's turn. I went in with her. I explained to the dentist about my worry. She said that was nothing to worry about. It's normal for a new tooth to grow even thought the old ones are still intact. Sooner or later, it will fall off by itself. So now I'm a 'kancheong' mother. Well just for simple checking and explaining, $10 for consultation fee. Hah!!!

Next was my turn. She took about 10 mins to clean my teeth. And I'm free to go, with freshly polished teeth!! The dental fees for the 3 of us totalled up to $168!! So expensive. But at least all of us can have more reasons to smile broadly....

These past few days, I felt like throwing up whenever I woke up in the morning. I did throw up though. It scares me when I think I will be, you know, that nine-months-ten-days thing. I'm not sure about that, well at least for now. Hopefully it was just the food that I took the night before. But if I am fated to be *I don't want to mention the word*, I guess HE knows better and what's best for me.

I'm very anxious about tomorrow. It's my dental appointment! Everytime I see the dentist, I'll get butterfly in my stomach. I am sure I'm not alone. Hubby and Afrina will get to see the dentist too. It's kind of our weekend activities *LOL*. This kind of activity sure sucks! Afrina is going to be 6 years old soon, but all the teeth are still intact. Then why am I bringing to the dentist? It's because, her new tooth has grown. Even though all her baby teeth still in good condition, this new tooth just pop up. I find it weird. So I decided to bring her to dentist. But if the dentist decides to pull out her baby tooth, then I am in great trouble. Cause I promised Afrina the dentist just need to check. No pain involves. Hopefully all will turn out fine.

Today my menu is Laksa! Thanks to the Instant Gravy *grin*. Since its easily available in the market, why not give it a try. But my Laksa is more to a healthy version, less oil, less santan and less salt. It tasted just simply divine.

My father-in-law called up saying he's coming. He came up alone as he was from JB. He bought for us Murtabak from JB...yummy. I asked him to come in but he declined as he didn't want to be late for his Friday prayer. We chat for a while between my front gate, me inside and him outside. I still find it weird and uneasy to have long conversation with him. I don't know why. It's just that I don't know how to end the conversation. What kind of daughter-in-law is this? Well at least I can have Murtabak and Laksa today....

My tummy is playing some music....it's NUMB!

I have problems with the settings and alignment of my previous template. So for now, I'm happy with this one. And yes, no haloscan for me. Please feel free to give your comments and opinions at the tagboard. I'm sure it's big enough!

And listen to the music here...it's so soothing and calm (for this version of course). For those who does not have a speaker, here's the lyric of the song. Just sing it in your head.

NUMB

I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the undertone just caught in the undertone)
Every step I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertone just caught in the undertone)

I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I've become so tired so much more aware
I've becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding too tightly afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you
(Caught in the undertone just caught in the undertone)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you

(Caught in the undertone just caught in the undertone)
And every second I waste is more than I can take

I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I've become so tired so much more aware
I've becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

And I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in you

I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I've become so tired so much more aware
I've becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Is everything what you want me to be
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Is everything what you want me to be

Enjoy......!!!

As the condition of my children still remain the same, I decided to get them to see another doctor yesterday. Hubby took sometime off from work to go with us. But luck was not on our side. The clinic was closed. I did not see the opening hours stated on the card in the first place. In the end, we just bought the cough syrup from the pharmacy nearby. Then we brought the kids to have some snack at McDonalds. Affandy loves to eat French fries; I saw that he ate quite a few. Well at least he took something to fill his stomach.

Even though Afiqah is still coughing, she never misses to enjoy her class. As I was sitting with her yesterday, she kept singing, "Ding Dong Bell, Ding Dong Bell". At first I could not get her song, but when she sang the whole song, even though the lyrics were not clear, she got the tune right. This is HER version of the song :-

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Ba de da, ba de da
Nying nying nying are nyining, nying nying nying are nyining
Ding Dong Bell, Ding Dong Bell!

Can you tell what song this is?

She is my 'pelat' little chubby girl. Even though she is the one who loves to test my patience most, I love her still the same. And she loves to put lots of powder on her face....

I want to write about my weekend, but today I just feel PISSED OFF. I don't understand why people can be downright rude and unethical. If I have done anything offensive, tell me straight to my face! I can accept it and sincerely apologize if I am wrong.

The situation at home does not enlighten my mood. With Affandy and Afiqah still sick, I have no idea what else I should do to make them better. The thing is they seldom get sick. But once the virus start attacking them, it's going to take while for them to recover. But, not this long. They have been sick for more than two weeks now. They have completed the whole course of medication. I even brought Affandy twice to see the doctor. But their conditions still remain the same, though slightly improved. What I worry most, is their fever. One moment they are fine - they will sweat and behave like any active children, but another moment they will just sit one corner and become very quiet. Then they will start crying and asked to be carried. The worst is Affandy, as nothing can make him comfortable beside cling to me. Another worry is that, he lost his appetite. Not single rice he will swallow, not even a biscuit. He only wanted nature's milk. I have to feed him but I am skeptical that the milk is nutritious enough for him. At his age, he ought to take more solid food. But at this moment, he just wanted my milk. I don't mind giving him, but how to make him understand that I have other things to do also. It also deprives me from my sleeping at night. It makes me stress up but I can't bear to see him crying out for me.

As a Mom, besides doing my very best to look after them, I just pray that my children will get better and healthier. Maybe this is a test for me. Ya Allah, please give me strength to carry on....

BENDA NI LAH!!!

Benda ni lah yang Hubby belikan masa kita shopping kat Courts Toa Payoh Central tu. Ada sale pulak tu. Benda-benda macam ni, hanya surirumah seperti aku aje yang tahu menghargai. Tanpa benda-benda ni, terasa hidup macam tak sempurna gitu. Lagi-lagi seterika (betul tak ejaan dia??) tu...dah lama aku mengecek Hubby suruh belikan yang baru. Barulah dapat. Yang lama bukan dah rosak, cuma bawah dia dah bercalar-calar habis aku kerjakan. Aku bukan ganas, itu maknanya aku bekerja!! Hampir setiap hari aku gosok baju, kalau tak aku, siapa lagi!!!

Yang benda lagi satu pulak, err...tangan ni macam dah gatal nak buat bermacam-macam kuih. Tak kira kuih apalah, asalkan senang dibuat. Sebenarnya aku ada yang besar punya, tapi aku simpan kat store untuk collect habuk. Sebab dia besar sangat, lainlah kalau aku nak buat kuih untuk 200 orang punya makan. Dah lah berat benda tu, tak kuasa aku nak angkat. Tapikan, itu pemberian ibu mertuaku tau, so ada sentimental value. Setiap kali nak menjelang raya, dia pasti jeling-jeling kat dapur aku, nak tengok aku ada pakai ke tak. Dah 5 tahun benda tu tak keluar-keluar!! Sebab tu aku simpan baik-baik kat store tu. Tunggulah nanti bila aku ada rancangan nak berniaga kuih, baru aku keluarkan (wait long long). Sementara ni, aku gunakanlah mixer yang kecik molek macam aku ni. Nak buat kuih apa eh....??