Its New Year - 2018

It's 2018 !!!

Yup!!..It's 1/365 of 2018. It' s a new book. Clean pages..blank spaces..

At this very moment, every mom..ibu..ummi..mak..mama is currently busy with their back-to-school matters. Some sending their kids back to hostels, some still doing their last minute stationery shopping, some doing this and that..all for the kids well being..

I, on the other hand, have passed that stage. My son is now in form 2.  We bought all the things he needed and left the rest to him.

Somehow i missed those hectic days especially on saturdays when tuition classes and piano lessons were back to back. When time spent in the car was longer than being at home. Somewhere between waking them up early for bfast at McD and stopping by for cendol after piano lessons, my kids had grown up.  They grew up before my eyes..how time flies..

Lessons learned...

Don't ever ever cross my boundaries again!!!!! I have my limits too...when i give too much 'face' and 'space', people start terrorizing my boundaries...All these while, i was being 'nice' to everybody...or at least..that was the impressions given..

But today..u know the real me, huh!!! when i show my true colors!!! Yezz....really colourful and not many people liked it!!!!

So, people.... dont you dare crossing my boundaries!!!!

Meeting An Old Friend..after 28 years..

....only to find out that she is suffering from Breast Cancer- stage 2. I had a shock of my life when i learnt that.

We met at the ward - on a hospital bed, instead of at a cozy restaurant, catching up our 'lost' years... She looked so calm and composed..Of course, we couldn't stop shedding out tears for awhile, but we finally came to terms with it.

She is one tough lady..a different person i used to know 28 years ago. She has grown into a matured person...with a strong personality..which i envy.

We talked for a good one hour. Most of the time I only listened to her. She talked about the past..us being room-mates during MRSM days..she really treasured those moments.

She was supposed to go thru a 'chemo' session - the first time after the 'lump' was removed in December. She didnt want to go thru it but the doc suggested she had one.

I left the ward with a very heavy heart.
The next day I text her asking how her 'chemo' session went..and I had tears in my eyes when i read her reply..

."Wkmslm. It strtd 4.30 ystday, endd at 11pm. D efct was bad, but i'l surv. On my way home now. Tq vr much for d mngful moment we had d other day. "

Till we meet again, Harlina...

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Pick up that "F*C*KING* goddamn phone please!!!! idiot!!!

first of all...mind my language dear readers!!!!!

I was so annoyed with people who don't have courtesy to pick the stupid goddamn phone when i called. This happened to me so often...and it's worse when it came from that level of rank..
i am mad because i, myself, would always attend to any sort of calls or sms'es from any creatures on earth whenever i was on leave...even when i was on hospital bed..Yess!!!! Readers...I do that, okay...if u don't believe me, u can always check with my staff in my department..My staff do that too without being told because that is the standard that i have set with them..

Most of the times, the calls just to get some confirmation on certain things..and sometimes, a simple YES or NO from us can make a lot of things get done in the office even in our absence. Have that courtesy, please people...Of course, my staff would not easily make that calls unless they are very urgent..they also respect my privacy in a lot of ways..That's why when there was a call from office on my off day, I would know it must be something urgent..

But some people don't have that courtesy...probably not taught in university in those days..but you can always learn them somewhere else..through your experience...that is, if you have the opportunities of working elsewhere other than this place...

As for me...I really appreciate my 6 years of working experience in audit firm..4 years in commercial lines before i finally landed here 10 years ago...That was really a training platform for me...I may not be that perfect, but at least I do have some courtesies when dealing with people around me especially at work place..


chowwww readers...

Feeling a bit uneasy...

Today is sunday...the last day of the chinese new year holiday..feeling a bit drowsy...the weather doesn't help much...

The weekly maid turned up today, but it was not the same one last week..it was a new maid..adoiiii..which means i have to train and supervise closely since she is new to my house..

The one that came last few weeks went to KL for shopping..apparently she didn't come back for the weekend..enjoying herself there after getting her pay, i guess..and i am suffering here with the new maid...happened to be her friend.

Was kind of tired today...she was not as good as the other one..literally couching and monitoring..adoi...what to do...have to be patient and make sure my RM80 per week is worth the job done.

It is now 6 pm...my hubby and my son went out for haircut..both need one..badly..The two girls are upstairs..they need privacy..so, let them have it.

Yesterday, my cousin just lost her son..aged 7 years old..same age as my son..it was a sad day for her..we were there for the funeral..took my kids along..so that they experience some facts of life..that every living creatures would die..that everybody on earth would finally gets his/her call when the time comes...that nothing lasts forever...that we have to prepare ourselves before that final call is made on us..Alfatihah to Adam Muqrish...you would definitely be remembered and sadly missed by all of us..especially your parents, brother and sister..

Tomorrow and the rest of the weeks would be a hectic one for me..a lot of things were pending at work as people had a habit of putting things off until the CNY...they dont realize how bad it is going to be...people took their days off as if they were the ones celebrating CNY..funny things were..even those celebrating the festival were still around..

Huh...don't feel like going to work..but hey!!!! i gotta be kidding!!!

Anyway...gotta go for now...just remembered that i need to do some pick ups at the laundrymat..

Will publish a post on this stupid laundrymat later...another 'hampeh' service laundry mat in town!!!

The Last Day of 2010..

The Last Day of 2011..

Cuti Umum...sebab Malaysia menang Piala Suzuki AFF 2010..i need the holiday badly..tak kisahlah macamana ianya diperolehi..

Been down with cold, fever and cough.. that ruined the moods. But life goes on no matter what..

Kids are ready for schools...Hilda is excited as this is her final year in Secondary school. Elissa is excited about her new school..first year in Secondary..but Farish remains calm although we know he is so anxious about going to real school- standard one.

Doing a bit of cleaning kat rumah..not much but certain things get done..

Got a call from my mum..she thought today was Farish's first day at school..she just wanted to know how it went for him..Told her that Farish's first day would be on Sunday. Everybody was so anxious to know how his first day would turn out..

Talking about Farish, last nite he was asking his Pa 'macamana kalau kita nak dapat jadi Ketua Kelas?'..Wow!!! He is thinking forward...haha..That is the spirit..

This morning Farish tanya Hilda..'di mana nak letak beg sekolah ni kalau dalam kelas nanti?'..

Apparently..at taska, the schoolbags are left outside the classroom..

HOHO...he is actually looking forward to his first day at school..

In the afternoon...

My hubby left home for Solat Jumaat, but he wasn't back until very late in the evening..

Actually, we were worried sick about him..called hphone tapi tak jawab..wallets ada kat rumah..kemana perginya?...so, i took a drive to the mosque..tengok2 dia tengah lepak sambil minum2 dgn Doc Hadi, kat kedai sebelah masjid..adoi... ingat kan gi mana?..

He must have left his hphone in the car..he didnt see me looking for him ..but i noticed him from afar..(mestilah kenal husband sendiri walau dari jauh kan..) So, i drove back..mula2 nak marah juga tapi deep down, i was relieved when i saw him there..safe..(Till now, he doesn't know that i went out looking for him..) Bukan mengongkong..tapi risaukan his safety..tu aje..

He came back after a while and I pretended that I didn't know where he was...hehehe...Sorry ye Darling...He wont read this blog..so biar lah rahsia..hehe

At Nite..

Patin tempoyak for dinner...I'm sure everyone will not miss it tonite..i'm cooking!!! Yeay!!!..the last one for 2010..make it bigggg..HOHO..

I like the weather now..sejuk..angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa..kekadang begitu melegakan...

okay bloggers...gotta go now..

The Road Less Travelled has finally ended.

Feeling of victory

Friday, 21st May,2010, was the day that i would always remember..that was the day when i finally ended my journey less travelled. I have passed my AFAR paper of MIA QE..the last paper!!

It was surely an agony waiting for the results to be out..felt like vomitting..couldn't even breathe properly..but it all paid off ..phew..!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank those dearest to me especially my hubby, kids, parents, families of both sides, friends and also my staff in my department.. They all contribute to this victory in their own ways.

I have been waiting for this moment..am feeling very happy and proud of myself..

Thank u all..for supporting me..u mean the world to me..

Well protected - nak pergi sekolah

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Mana perginye remote control dan casingnye?

Nicely fit....no wonder my aircond remote control went missing. Sent from my iPhone

20/20 Eyesight..

Just came back from PESAYA official opening at SUKPA. Tired but partly proud when i saw Elissa standing tall with her other ASSUNTA GIRLS performing their choir. I could see Elissa from afar, standing at the back row,(third from right). She really enjoyed herself..proudly and bravely waving at the crowd..

PESAYA is the annual sport for all the State foundations and this year, Yayasan pahang is the host.

Got the chance to meet Elissa's teacher while having tea after the performance. The teacher mistakenly thought that i was Elissa's sister..Hah..bior betul..well it was a credit to me.

Actually, i think, the teacher was mistaken me for Hilda, my eldest daughter who was also her student then. (Many said that Hilda looks exactly like me.).or..probably because the outfit i was in today..sports t-shirt and casual pants and sport shoes..or probably the teacher was too tired and couldnt see things properly...hehe..sorry cikgu..i hope i was wrong.

i think cikgu sees things with her heart, not just with her bare eyes..hehe..

TQ CIKGU FOR MAKING MY DAY..

What a WOMAN should have...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE... enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. a youth she's content to leave behind.... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age.... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .... a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored... A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ... a feeling of control over her destiny... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to fall in love without losing herself.. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without; ruining the friendship... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents.. EV ERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... what she would and wouldn't do for love or more... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW.. whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table... or a charming inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year...

Alone with the kids..

My hubby has just started his new project which requires him to travel thruout M'sia for the next one year. One year babe.. No kidding..which means i hv to b on my own with the kids four days a week for the next one year. He will b home just for the weekemd. Not so bad...sacrifice le kan..and i think this time is worth the efforts n sacrifices. Insyaallah.

In the mean time, i managed to persuade my sister's neighbour to stay with me during his absence..(of course not for free lah kan...where got free one nowadays. E/thg comes with a price babe..) anyway it was so kind of her to help...that was really great.

See how things go for the next few weeks. Hope i can get used to things n handle them myself.

I need somebody to be home when elissa gets home from school in the afternoon. Otherwise she is home alone for 2 hours until hilda gets home. It's only 2 hours but anythg could happen within just a short period of time (nauzubillah...) and she is too young to be home alone.
That is the main reason for wanting to hv somebody to stay with me., apart from that...to cook lunch for the kids lah...

Well..so far so good..she is doing fine n seems to know what to do around the house. Ringan tulang sangat walaupun saiz badan x berapa ringan. Hehe. She loves to cook. The 'air tangan' also not bad. I hv done my groceries tday n look fwd to see what is happening tmoro.

Till then, good nite bloggers...

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This time it's Kenny Rogers...

After Assunta Sports Day, we all decided to hv lunch at kennyRogers. It was elissa's pick again.



Many pple there...tables were mostly occupied and we managed to park ourselves at a not so strategic spot - next to the sink.

Orders were taken but it took quite s/time for the food to arrive. Yes understood it was a big crowd there..

While waiting for food, my mind started 'boggling'..why can't they expect the crowd tday? Given the fact that tday is the last weekend of the month, (which most pple already recd their pay cheques for the month...gomen sure dh masuk gj..) I'm sure the restaurant operator expects the crowd. Afterall, it is not a new phenomena in M'sia whereby the eating places are crowded during this time of the month bila gj kluar. Takkan tak study the pattern of sales made...which days / weeks of the month that sales are peak.

Lagi satu yg i always pelik is why don't most restaurants or even any services for that matter do not study / look into their own capacity. Contohnya, if u provide a capacity of 50 paxs in your restaurant, u should also employ enough manpower to man the space capacity that u created. Otherwise, it does not balance and your capacity is actually falls back on how many paxs that each one of your staff could handle. If one staff can only serve 5 pple at one time, then having only 6 staff would not be sufficient to cater for 50 paxs. In this case, the capsaity is only (5x6) 30 paxs, not 50 paxs. That was just my 'perkiraan bodoh' that may not make much sense to some pple. But that has been on my mind everytime i encountered similar incidents like tday.

One more thing...the gravy for the chicken was cair. Confirmed..the gravy was not enough to go around. So, cairkan sikitlah.... That is the
trick right?


Wait till i come back again to kenny rogers on a normal day..probably on the 17ish of the month, and i will tell u the different. But that is not good bcoz in business, we hv to be consistently good in servicing our cudtomers no matter at which time of the month or day.

Am not criticizing bcoz i just like to complain or write for no reasons but i feel obliged n really want to see some changes in our service
industry - at least setanding dgn negara luar - at least what we get worth the money spent...

I will also give credits when due.. Sent via iPhone.

My Long Lost Friends

Had the chance to update my facebook the other day. My fb was initially created basically for MIA QE friends - serves as a so called 'forum' - to release tension and to share joyful event, if any.

Surprisingly, there were two invitations as friends from two people whom i had not in contact with for so long- almost 21years. They were my housemate n colleague when we were studying in Boston, US. Carol n i went to boston university while Zamrut (Lut) went to Wentworth Inst of Technology n subsequently to Northeastern Univ, which is also in Boston.

Am so glad that i finally found my long lost friends. They actually looked out for me on FB. It is a good platform to create new friends and also find old acquaintances.

Looking at old photos remind me of good old days...wet cold winter days..can still remember them well... Wish could go back there..insyaallah..it is on my wish list. I really wanna bring my kids there. Wanna share with them how difficult life was during study days..money was absolutely very scarce... Therefore we students had to take part time job.

Also wanna show them the campus, charles river, the downtown where i would normally spend my time when the going gets tough, the Boston Common (the park), the cafe where i used to work for my hard earned money, the apartments and everythg else. Hope they r still there.

Life was difficult then but as a student, it was great experience. We enjoyed as well. Weekends were well spent. That was the best part of it all... Huh cant express them here unless u were there with me...too much good n baddddd memories.,as well.. So long.. Gotta go b4 Got carried away.

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A litttllee bit about myself....

A mum who doesn't want to disclose much about herself just took the your favourite fruit tells your secret...!!!!!!!!!!! quiz

and got the result: PINEAPPLE..

PINEAPPLE: You are quick to decide and even quicker to act. You are brave in making career changes; if that is what is to your advantage. You have exceptional organising abilities and are undaunted by the size of the task at hand. You tend to be self reliant, sincere and honest in your dealings with others. Though you are not given to making friends very quickly, but once you do, it is for life. You rarely, if ever, make romantic overtures. Your partner is often impressed with your sterling qualities but disappointed in your ability to show affection.

Credit given when it's due...

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We r on our 'weekend get away'...not far away...but far enough to enjoy the weekend with just the five of us...

We are spending our weekend at Duta Village Resort, not far away from home. Children enjoying themselves ..simply bcoz they get to be away from home..doing something diff from their routine weekend...

Why Duta Village?? because of our membership with the TancoResort since 1999...on a time sharing basis...which had cost us quite a big sum..not to mention its annual fees and its maintenance fees..Why Duta Village again?..bcoz its near..very near from home..

In the afternoon, we decided to take a drive around the area..that is along the stretch of Kg Balok up to the Gebeng / Kuantan Port junction. On the way back to the resort, we saw KFC Balok. I felt so 'jauh hati' with KFC. But my hubby suggested that we gave it another shot at KFC Balok...(whether the service is different or consistently the same as the one we had at previous location )..oklah..we gave it a try..So..we had our 'minum petang' cum dinner there...guess what??

To my (and the kids') surprise, the service was damned good, fast, polite and superb..the surrounding was customer friendly..and one important thing that i need to emphasize here was its BREWED..AROMA..RICH AND HOT COFFEE was puurrfect..that was what i called COFFEE...the 'specification' was accurate to my taste. My hubby agreed with me that it tasted good.

Hubby passed a remark that i should write another entry in my blog to compliment the good service rendered by the staff. I think that was a good idea. Why not? Furthermore..credit should be given when it is due...why wait?..here it goes..

p/s: Looks like my hubby has been reading my blog...who told him about my previous entry? i didn't..Oppss..well, Its great to know that he has been reading it..

Brewed..aroma..rich..hot coffee..hmmm

It was sunday and elissa had a special request that we had bfast at KFC. (chose not to disclose which location.)Such a small request, i thought..and i felt obliged to honour it. So off we went to the place for bfast..Pa didn't join us as he had more important thing to 'honour'...mesyuarat kejiranan...

Honestly, i didn't feel good about having bfast at KFC. Never had bfast there..While strolling to KFC, which was just opposite our normal bfast spot, I was thinking what would they serve for bfast..anyway..i didn't want to dissappoint the girls.. i mean Elissa..(as Hilda would normally has no preference over where to eat..)

To start with..there was only one counter opened. The lady taking the order was also the one who had to run around, in and out of the kitchen to collect the food. There was another lady behind the counter busy folding the take away boxes. The line was not too long but wasn't short either..about 3 customers before me. But the fact that the lady had to do so many things by herself had actually slowed down the line. okay lah..i could tolerate that..although the manager on duty was there too..but never bothered to use a bit of his intelligence to do something about the service..pple keep coming and when i looked behind..there were at least another 4 customers hungrily waiting in line..

i had finally been served..ordered 2 milo but was given only one cup..ordered two twisters but had to wait..so we were given the number instead. While waiting in line just now, i had fancied a great taste of its coffee as promoted on the menu..it's written as BREWED..RICH..WITH AROMA..HOT COFFEE.. wow..couldn't wait for that..
But to my surprise..when i looked at the coffee that was served..it was totally different..very..very..'thin' coffee..so cairrrr...when i put in one sachet of creamer, it looked so 'ugly' and u can tell how it would taste...urggh..not up to the standard..as they claimed..

I got pissed..tetiba 'meroyan'..hangin tetiba..and i waived at the manager on duty who was lazily walking towards me..i complained about the coffee..and he said..cair?? macam tak percaya..then he took the cup and brought it to the counter, put in more coffee and handed it back to me..i thanked him and the guy didn't even say a word..not even a sorry from him..he left without saying anything..hah..marah kat aku lah tu..aku nak marah dia tak tau..Huh brother..I paid for it..for the lousy service..the least he could have said was sorry..well customers are always right..agaknya the guy belum grad lagi..dying to know from which college or university he is from..the face dont look familiar..definitely not from ikip training.. haha

well..tu lah..our service industry is still way..way..way..behind..

Condolence

Al-fatihah to Hilda's friend's mum who just passed away yesterday afternoon. She was suffering from diabetis and other complications.

Hilda was very quiet yday after she learned about the news. My hubby n me took her for 'ziarah' right away. Quite a sad moments for her as Raudhah is a close friend of hers since small. We wamted Hilda to be there for her friend...to lend her shoulders to cry on and anything that she could offer during her friend's difficult times.

This is what life is all about...May Raudhah is able to cope with it. This is a trying time that every one of us would go thru.

To Raudhah, uncle n auntie r always there for u.. for anything at all.

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Learn...re-learn and unlearn

Was watching an interview with Paklah held by TV3 tonite. Nothing so extraordinary or extravagant to quote from the conversation... To me it was an 'easy listening' while putting my son to sleep.

However, there were a few lines that i thought was rather 'catchy' to me...

"orang kita terlalu gullible..mudah percaya atau terpedaya dgn cerita2 yg didengar dari orang lain tanpa usul periksa. Kita terima semuanya bulat2..".

Gitu lah lebihkrg kata2 paklah. Walaupun not verbatim, but it was s/tjing to that effect.

Although i am not a big fan of his, i totally agreed with what he said. Kita suka mendengar tanpa menganalisa, suka memandang tanpa memerhati, suka bercakap tanpa fakta. Itu lah kita...

Kenapa jadi begini? Sebab kita suka ambik mudah dan suka terima benda2 yg tak memerlukan kita berfikir lebih.

• Tak payah work hard, but i work smart....
• Bukan nak ngadu, tapi i am just updating my boss..
• I bukan nak take over your job but i am just covering u up.

Itu lah antara statements yg digunakan oleh orang-orang lain kepada kita dan ia boleh mengelirukan sekiranya kita cuma tahu mendengar tanpa menganalisa dan memandang tanpa memerhati...Lebih mengelirukan sekiranya ia datang dari subordinates kita.

Kasihannya KITA...kalau masih tak sedar2 bahawa diri kita sebenarnya telah dipergunakan oleh orang2 itu..

That's why we should keep on learning, re-learning and unlearning...endlessly..

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