Better Late than Never

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Procrastination is indeed evil. Does this means those who procrastinates are evil people? Oh no!

I'm now struggling to complete my e-filing. Caught in the race, cliche as it may sound, with procrastination to add to the flavour (It's the blood, babe. I know, must change).

I struggled since yesterday. Heaved with load at work, so, I dropped it and tried at home. No, cant do. Too slow then. I was too lazy to wait. L-A-Z-Y. Tau tak pe.

So, I've been multitasking in between work (Not that much, really. Holiday mood and all)

Thought while I wait for the pages to S-L-O-W-L-Y emerge, I'd do this tag angkara Zan. So, here goes..


Thr33 Things Tag

The Three Names I go by
- Hanie
- Kakak
- Ayong

Three Jobs I have had in my life
- Tukang masak (Still doing)
- Tukang cuci (Still doing)
- Tukang kira (also, still doing, and there's a lot more tukang lagi .. but given are the most fofular taken from my list)

Three Places I have lived
- Melaka (Terendak, to be exact). My family moved there since I was 5 and left when I was in form 2.
- Johor Bahru since I was 13. Then after completed form 5, I stayed with my family in KL for a while until I got offer to further my education, again, in Johor. Agaknya sebab tulah kahwin orang Johor?
- Kulim, Kedah. An impulse buy on a house made before my dad retired. He initially wanted to settle in KL, but a call from his mother changed it all. I joined my family a few months before I was due to be married, that is bila dah puas hidup bujang in KL then Penang. The hubs decided to make this tempat jin bertendang his home too, so all four kids were born & breed here until

Three TV Shows that I watch
- Grey's Anatomy (Oh Mc Dreamy)
- Lipstick Jungle
- Prison Break (I heart Michael Scoffield!)

Three places I have been
- All states in Malaya except Sabah, Kelantan & Terengganu
- Makati & Cavite in Philipines (Work assignment)
- Toronto, Canada (Work assignment)

People that e-mail me regularly
- My Boss
- My Boss
- My work colleagues (See, either saya sangat penting or saya sangat penting, kan? Awas, jangan spill your vomit on the keyboards!)

Three of my favorite foods
- Masakkan kampung
- Sushi (Saya suka seafood)
- Steamboats (Saya memang hantu seafood!)

Three things I would like to do
- Nak gi toilet (Procrastination kept me in my seat til now)
- Habiskan final request for the week (So, I'll have great no stress long weekend)
- Nak balik rumah now that my e-filing is done (Hooray!)

Three friends I think will respond.
*In no particular order
- Marie
- Heart
- Madam Principal

Things I am looking forward to
- Pindah rumah
- Be debt free, so, I could look forward to the next item on this list..
- Move up the ladder.. to SAHM, so I could be hubby and spend more time with the kids

So, OK ye? Hutang dah langsai, Zan!

Caught in the race

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

If God answers your prayers, he is increasing your faith. If he delays,he is increasing your patience and, if he doesn't answer, he has something better for you... So always be happy in what ever comes your way.

Yes, thinking positive helps. Shoo-shoo negative vibes.
There are many kinds of people, good ones, bad ones. But do we know how to differentiate between the good and the bad ones?

OK, today's not the day for bad thoughts, people. Let's stay positive for now. For now?

Black-out

Sunday, April 26, 2009

There was a scheduled black-out in our area today. So, since early morning, I angkut the kids and camped at my parents. We got back just a little after Maghrib.

Thought of feeding you with a quick update on our weekend. So, I logged on, toggling between blogging & FB.

Now, after the catching-ups and completing my must read list, it's already time for me to sleep. Lor! Well, such is life. Too many things to do, yet so little time.

Complaining? No, I'm not (huh?). Yup, go to bed, I must. But first, some pics for the hubs. Eh, you do read my blog, do you?

Moral of the story - Be grateful

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Watch this short video Chicken-a-la-Carte if you havent. I will definitely share this with my kids with hope to instill gratefulness within them from young. To be thankful and not to waste.

Tengok ye?

Oh, I am definitely thankful for this little one, her royal cheekiness. Of course, for the boys too, albeit their endless antics and for every single thing that I have today. Alhamdulillah..

Fever

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

First, Zickry, then passing it on to Adly, and then Aisya. Days after, the hubs caught it. Then there was my turn. I thought it had stopped without getting to Azhad. Silap. Azhad finally got it last weekend.

Now, Zickry got it back, on Sunday and Adly, on Monday. Aduhai, dont let the cycle starts all over again. It's heartbreaking to see them sick. Kesian. My hyper kids lemah and baring je. TV pun taknak pandang.

Could it be the weather?

Sunday without you

Sunday, April 19, 2009

My day started early today. It's Sunday but children are schooling here in Kedah. Just like when I was in secondary school before. Good thing, school days are now Mondays to Fridays for Johore. I wish they'd change for Kedah too.

Anyways, it's too hot these days. But my Sunday is just like other Sundays only minus him. I sent the boys to school. Lepak at my parents for a quick breakfast before driving off to our weekly hunt for haiwan-haiwan and sayur-sayuran. Again, minus him. Sunyilah. So, on my way, I picked up Bibik and Aisya. Bagus, the girl can now behave nicely in her carseat. Usually she'll only survive a 10 minute drive. Yesterday, I learned that with the radio on, she's fine. And if she ever gets cranky, Zikir Munajat should do the trick. Cheers!

Betullah, it's too hot these days. Baru masuk kitchen, tumis-tumis je, dah mandi peluh. Kalahkan sauna. Tu belum menyapu & mop satu rumah lagi tu. Fortunately, semua dah beres since early morning. Bibik buat. My only duty on weekends at home is to cook. Lunch, tea and if perlu, dinner. Now, I have until 4pm while Adly & Aisya are napping. I'm free. Sempatlah nak jengah FB and blogging. In a while, I'll be off for my weekly visit to the hair dresser. But before that, a trip to the doc is much called for. Zickry's having high fever.

But dont you worry, dad. Everything's under control!

Up up and away!!

When I'm feeling blue

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Tajuk tak kena-mengena dengan entry.

It's been a quiet day. The fact that he's not in, made me rise from the bed earlier than I usually do on Saturdays. Checked on the kids. Zickry woke up complaining of headache. Azhad refused food totally. Takkanlah mogok sebab takleh main game? Also, they cant be missing their dad that bad? It's not his first time away from us all. I gave Zickry paracetamol and summoned him to bed.

Took Aisya out for a short trip to the pharmacy after fixing lunch for the brood. Came home and treated Azhad. His bowel movement improved, so I thought. He's resting too. Til now. He began accepting food although very slowly, unlike his normal self. I'm hoping that things will look up tomorrow. Else, a trip to the doc is in order.

See, such is my life without him around. Dull? Tak jugak. I took Aisya for a birthday party and prior to that, managed a short trip to some shops and made some interesting findings that elongated my wish list which only God knows when all items will be crossed out.

Funny, how SOON, in my book is such a big word. Patience is a virtue, is it not?

Absence ..

Friday, April 17, 2009

..certainly makes the heart grow fonder. Heh.

My best friend is out of town. Life suddenly feels dull without him. Macam makan gulai takde garam. Maybe sebab takde kawan nak gaduh.

Paling terasa if Aisya bangun malam, like last night. Part kena bangun, cuci poo-poo tu yang buat I think of him even more. Also part rushing through the traffic (macamlah jam teruk kat sini) to send the kids to school. Adeh, now rasa macam hilang sebelah tangan.

Ada complain, takde pun complain.

To update, I layan Zickry with his newly found 'ceper' game. Kes kena denda tak boleh sentuh PS2 at all. So, dia cari alternative lain. Bukannya nak divert ke belajar.

The elder boys have been lagging in their studies. Last week bawak balik unacceptable results for their monthly exams. Sedih. Marah. Tapi, I take some of the blames too. From now on, kena lebih banyakkan monitoring and teaching. Now that work is less demanding, I'll have to spend more time teaching them. Hantar tuition pun tak menjadi!

So, tomorrow I will drill them with Maths and BM. Nama je, Anak Melayu, tapi BM teruk, apalah nak jadi ni.

Blogging, an exertion

Monday, April 13, 2009

Been blogging in my head of late. 24 hour is just not enough for a day. At least not for this working mum.

Now, while I try to put up a post, my other half is demanding for attention. Silly thoughts aside. He's filling me up with the recent events. Not that news and newspapers are not within reach.

While it's great for couples to communicate, I still think it's bad idea, now that I'm trying to update my blog. Bad timing. It's just it.

He resorted to the tele, in the same small room. The volume is a bit too high sending off what I had in mind far far away. *Sigh*

Looks like the next best thing to do is join him on the couch. Bang Rajan is a nice epic to be missed, and I for one, love epics. Ta!

Thoughts ..

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

"We cannot all do great things.But we can do small things with great love."
....Mother Teresa

Schweet

Saturday, April 4, 2009

I was tidying the folders and found these. Candid shots of Aisya.. Obsessed la bapak dia. Obvious kan their resemblance? Especially the skin colour. Haha!




Next week the boys will have their monthly exams, so, we chose to stay in.

Aisya is extra manja, langsung tak nak berenggang, so I multitask between the older boys' homework and playing dolls with her.

Oh well, anak ramai la kan? I am trying my best to give adequate, if not, all attention to each and everyone of them. I dont want to be looking back and regret that I didnt in later years. Kalaulah I can stay home and just look after them..

Aaaanyways, I sempat steal sometime to cook this main dish for lunch. Kena dengan sambal belacan, ulam-ulaman.. pergh!! Bibik pulak goreng ikan pekasam. Berpeluh mengalahkan sauna, beb!



Nanti saya update with recipe..