...my escapism...

Many happy returns to u...

2006-08-12T09:35:00.000+08:00

Happy B'dae to the nation!

been enjoying the b'dae vibes
my kids made b'dae cards as cme activity
beautiful cards....
high sense of patriotism
they enjoyed it soo much

but me.... did a sample card to show them
bad..bad...example
i got the flag colours mixed up!!!!
...imagine tat....
(no comments on my part...)

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did a sing along session wif my p2s
sang the different national songs...
i tried singing.... tried!
was singing tho...
till there came a high point in the song...
wer my voice jus cant reach
and i stopped singing
hehe...
..sori kids..

we sang along to 'My Island Home'
nice song...
i was enjoying it till....
... i noticed one boy in class
teary-eyed
and soon.. tears were falling

went up to him..
realized tat he feels sad whenvr he hears tis song

i was taken aback. touched.
tat an 8 yr old boy gets teary eyed after listening
to a national song
guess the song touched him deep...

and Harith, u made my day...

laksamana bentan...who??

2006-08-01T23:30:00.000+08:00

was on the way back from dinner
when hubby noticed a millipede on the ground
showed it to afiq... who.. as always
gets sooo excited..
as i watched father & son 'making friends' with mr. milli...
suddenly...
a song came to mind...

..said a thousand legged worm
as it makes a little squirm
'have u seen this little leg of mine?
if it can't be found
i just have to hop around
on my nine hundred and ninety nine..

hop around... hop around...
have you seen this little leg of mine?
if it can't be found
i just have to hop around
on my nine hundred and ninety nine...

and on the way back..
i was practically singing tat song..

and tat made afiq laughed
'apalah ibu ni....'

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teaching p5 cme tmrw..
as i looked through the text..
the name 'Laksamana Bentan' appeared
yikes!!
err... who's he? name sounds familiar tho...
and i was like damn
now why didnt i pay attention to TAF lectures???

but i kinda felt btter..
after i sms-ed to friends
and i get replies like 'who the hel is tat?'
hahahaha

anyways... got my so-needed answer
from my ever-so-helpful mentor
...Ckg Ali (thnx a million, ckg)

so.. to those who wan to knw who tis legendary figure is...
he's none other than Dang Anum's husband
from the legend 'Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Dijulang'

hehehe...

bunga rampai

2006-07-18T13:40:00.000+08:00

last friday, Roslinda and i conducted a lesson on bunga rampai
yep. its true
a practical lesson wher students learn to make bunga rampai

the day before, i made a rush down to pasar geylang
like some makcik, buying bunga rampai lah, flowers lah, daun pandan...

well anyway, the lesson was a success
the kids were making the bunga rampai containers, made out of
recycled drink boxes and spices

actuali this lesson was done to integrate wif our school's spice garden
apparently all spices used can be found in our garden

i was amazed by the kids responses
they were all so excited
and for once..
my super hyper student, Syakeer...
was soo focused in doing his craft
tat not a sound came out from him

and the final products.... superb!
juz look at the pixs

juz looking at the kids engrossed in doing these crafts..
i realized tat
it takes so little to brighten up a little one's day

long awaited convo

2006-07-17T16:54:00.000+08:00

lots to update..
begin with..

the day i took the pledge..
it was the day ive been waiting for.. for too long
was a nervous wreck, i tell u

on the whole, truly enjoyed the day
it'll b better if we had a class foto...
but these are all i have...

numero uno - my biggest fan

my pillar of strength - mummy dear

* she spent some time talking to an old classmate - Prof Kam

isha - a friend who's always there, rain or shine

lina - a friend wif whom i can share lots wif (coz we hv lots in common. haha)

fard - a mummy in the making. a friend to everyone..

the frens i love and miss dearly

well... tats all i could afford on that memorable day.

coz our tummies couldnt hold much longer. we HAD to rush off and eat. hehe...

yaaawwnn

2006-07-11T11:27:00.000+08:00

here i am.
at my desk, in the staff rm.
trying my very best to stay awake
seriously.
no class 2dae.
no parallel teaching.

very zzzzz
especially after eating kuey teow
and vitasoy.
gd combination to gain more pounds rite
hahaha
at this rate, how to diet??!!
cant wait for the day to end
go shopping, i think

hvnt got a thing to wear for tmrw
wanted to wear baju kurung. easy. simple. no mess
but somehow, a baju kurung doesnt go too well
wif the gown

aiyah.... c how it goes.
if cannot find anything appropriate
back to basics then.

*yaaawwnnn*

actuali... i got loads to do
but like always...... procrastinate
hehe

i got to prepare for a sharing session...
activities to carry out prior to the sharing...
a webquest for our malay rm & spice grdn
the sudut tokoh in the malay rm
and
not forgetting the soo overdue project with c.pitch

oh well.
*yaaawwwnn*

sleepy. i so am.

dumb ass

2006-07-10T13:57:00.000+08:00

experience wif a bad sales person
im sure tat all of u hv a fair share of this kind of experience

well.. yesterday... hub and me dcided to look look and see see
for a tv cabinet.
hv nothing in mind so we juz walked and looked arnd

we went into this big shop and started walking arnd
looking at all the exhibits
wen suddenly... out of nowhere
appeared this sales staff behind us.

'can i help? wat u looking for?'
'err.... we're just looking arnd. thnx for the offer'
'no lah... u tell me then i show you the catalog. u don hv to look arnd...'
'its ok. we WANT to look arnd'

we kept on walking, he bhind us... like a 'loyal srvant'
after quite sometime, think he got the drift tat we were looking for tv cabinets

he started his promotions..
'tis one gd, cheap only...'
'got differnt colours'
'import from overseas'
...and blah blah bla..

truthfully we were not intrested.
its expensive and not to our taste.

so we didnt bother to layan him.

then all of a sudden he said
'why you look so stress like tat'
'come i show u cheaper one'

wat the heck?!
who's stressed???

'ahh... tis one cheaper. 399 only.
u take tis set ah..
first come first serve'

frankly tis guy was getting on our nerves
we were soo put off by him

hub then said 'nvrmind ar.... we look elsewer'
and the stinky sales staff said 'yah.. ok lor. can tell'
then he stormed off.

wat the $%^ !!
'can tell'??
who does he think he is?
wat CAN he tell?

he's only intrested in sales!!
dumb ass.
(and to think tat he wore a smiley badge)

im a mess

2006-06-30T16:39:00.000+08:00

school. its been a week...
while evryone's busy or starting to feel the stress in sch...
.... let me tell u....

my week in school is sooo.... boring
boring.
well at least till end July
till Adib goes to NIE
THEN
i'll take over all his classes.
and that will put in floating session.

for now.... the timetable states that i'm doing parallel teaching
gng into the other ckgs classes and take the weaker students out and do
a tuition session wif them in the lib or malay rm.

but im only dng it for the p3s and p6s
and its not even everyday

i mean.. im not complaining. but i juz wish im more active.
i cant sit still!!

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oh yes.... remember some weeks back wen i was in a dilemma?
dilemma's back agn

tis time, i signed up for the NE show on the 15th
only to realize later tat it coincides wif my darling cousin's engagement

and u guessed it rite..
... the engagement will be held at my place.
aaaarrrghhh!!!

dilemma. dilemma. dilemma.
i agree to anything and everything.
without checking my priorities.

a blur one, i am

doctor..help!

2006-06-24T21:13:00.000+08:00

i finally gave up
self-medication has its limits

after a week of constant coughing and
looking for my voice tat seems to disappear...
i finally visited dr tan.

with a career tats gonna kick off on monday...
.. i need my vioce!!

well...actually..
i panicked
wen i started to hv chest pains after every cough
hehe...

dr tan gave me like 4 different types
including one tat says 'for loss of voice'
...hahahaha...
didnt knw there is such a medicine

i only got one day for my throat to fully recover

voice...voice... wher art thou??

al fatihah

2006-06-22T15:05:00.000+08:00

a dear friend. his mum passed on last nite.
Semoga Allah swt mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohnya
insya'llah.

be strong, my dear
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serdang update

2006-06-22T14:02:00.000+08:00

u know wat? ... foget the fotos
dunno wen im gonna get the fotos frm the other frens
during the trip, my camera died on me. tats why.

the Serdang trip was such an eye-opening experience
4 days - good yet gruelling

first thing first...
tour guides : almost non existant
all the while i didnt knw we had tour guides. i tot they were participants
... no introduction....
... didnt act like normal tour guides...
there's no '...ok, skarang kita akan ke....',
'..kita akan tiba pada pukul ....',
'..kita akan jumpa di sini pada pukul enam petang...'
'...bangunan ini telah dibina pada tahun....'
-u knw the stuffs tour guides supposed to do

oh well...
first nite at a hotel (Chow Kit area) - shall not mention name
not a hotel i will go / or even spend a nite in
1. no remote control
2. i can pull out the taps
3. flush dont work
4. room smells
enuff said.

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one place i will mention and recommend is

to be more precise, Fire Fly Farm in Kuala Selangor (abt an hr's drive frm KL)
this place is great. and the experience - BREATHTAKING!!

its near a river, the place is in complete darkness
u take a slow river ride
and u see thousands of fire flies at the bushes
it was such a view
it looks like Geylang during raya season
only difference - tis is au natural

total darkness, only lit by the fire flies and the moon
and the most interesting fact is..

u cannot take a photo or vdeo-cam it
simply because... even if u do
NOTHING appears on your photo
nothing except the bush
with NO sight of the fire flies
- im not joking!

a fren did take a photo of a very lit-up bush
and wat comes out is jus the sillhouette of the bush

fascinating, isnt it?
u juz hv to b there to experience it.
period.

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the sharing session at Universiti Putra Malaysia was good
we attended lectures gvn by the lecturers there.
about how to teach vocab, about MI.. and others
their experience during teaching...
it was an eye-opener

the S'pore cikgus did sharing too
shared abt how they teach karangan, seerti the fun way
usage of e-books
usage of FlipAlbum (very gd software)

it was a wholesome experience.

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went to Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm.
i tot it was juz a normal fruit farm wic had..... fruits
but no... i was sooo wrong.

tis fruit farm is incorporated with the Institut Pertanian.
its a huge plc.
where there are so many different kinds of plantations
trees/plants tat ive nvr seen before, only heard
(im waiting for the pics, hence no pics here)

plants, herbs,... u name it, they hv it
herbs tat are gd for diabetes, gd for toxification
i saw the 'Harum Sundal Malam' plant
interesting. nice white flower.
was told tat arnd midnite, the plant gives off a very
sweet smell.
as i quote from the guide 'wangi yang menggerikan'
and i wonder.......

a true eye-opener

on the whole, the trip was very worthwhile
the experience and the knowledge gained.... fantastique
i was very fortunate to be able to go on this trip knowing that i've just been posted
and i'm sooo new.

all i can say is.... thnx Ckg Naim Daipi.
he did a superb job.

hoping tat i can attend/go to such trips agn.

some pics below...

me and my trip buddy, Ain

some of my new found frensmy untouched hotel room (the 2nd hotel) - better one

some of the souvenirs bought at UPM. hahaha...

a great trip, it was...

BACK!!!

2006-06-20T09:21:00.000+08:00

i'm back! i'm back!
was back on Sunday evening..
took the whole day yesterday to recuperate
i would so love to tell u all abt it
but my fotos are not complete yet
i'll update u wif all that happened, fotos included
.. when i get hold of the fotos k

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to my dear, dear friend
stay strong. for u and yr family
u know ure loved...

preparations!

2006-06-14T12:23:00.000+08:00

well.. preparations are well along the way...
for bro's engagement, tat is

whole family was down at my plc yestrday...
mum making us all busy
wif decorating the bakuls and the pot pourri sachets (aka bunga rampai)

and yesterday she found out tat her menantu has better artistic hands than
her hopeless kids...
..hehehe...
sori mum...
u didnt pass yr skills down to us

its fun hving the whole family rewang-ing and creating
lots of kecoh
and i feel sad.. not able to b there on sunday
wer therz gonna b more kecoh!

my bro's getting engagement jitters and all
he's been out alone for these past days...
merambu-ing anywer and evrywer

calculating expenses, keeping track of
his $$$

all i can say is -
releks bro. tis is juz a small fraction of wats to come...

evil sista, i am

syukur alhamdulillah

2006-06-07T09:57:00.000+08:00

syukur alhamdulillah...

got thru all modules
didnt xpect to pass TAF, esp after the grave and stooopid mistake
tat i made in the paper
A's was nvr beyond my reach
but tis time... it came. double.
where hv u been hidng all these while??

how do i knw if i credit or pass my diploma?
zal said that its under remarks. in brackets.
i dont see it. no brackets.
guess that means i PASS my diploma..

doesnt matter.
im juz glad its over.
Alhamdulillah..

*im still in a dilemma. tho i can see more light.

dilemma. dilemma. dilemma.

2006-06-06T16:50:00.000+08:00

a dilemma. a dilemma. a dilemma.
yup. tats what i'm in.

i signed up for an educational trip to Serdang.
from the 15th to 18th.
signed tat up on the first reporting day at sch.

but only last weeknd did i realize that my bro's engagement
is on the 18th!!
it coincides with the trip!

and worst is... a whole lot of my relatives are coming to my plc for kenduri
before heading off to the girl's house

how can i not be presnt on tat day?!
its gng to be held at my plc
and i cant possibly make hubby handle the whole event!

but at the same time...

..how can i cancel the trip? im a beginning teachr for gdness sake!
wat will they think of me??!!

im at a loss..
i need advice

tho my mum didnt sound disappointed or angry or upset...

i knw she'll leave the decision to me
hubby says to leave the whole event to him - he can handle it (i cant do tat!)
arrgghhhh!

but me?

...haish...
HEEELLLPP!!!!

a week's update

2006-05-30T14:20:00.000+08:00

a week in school.
time to update on tat.

it felt good, going back to a familiar surrounding
the staff still recognizes me... that felt good too
not forgetting the makcik kantin and the janitor
'eh eh... awak balik sini?' (doesnt sound tat gd, actuali)

was given timetable for parallel teaching
what the heck is tat?
well.... for the week (it cld extend tho), i enter
the other cikgu's classes. with the cikgu, of course

so there's two cikgus in class
(sounds fun, isnt it)
but i'm taking/teaching the weaker students
at a slower pace

its been fun dng tat
but i hope they give me a separate classrm soon
coz.. its kinda distracting
you know, two teachers in a class
both trying not to speak too loud
- dowan to disrupt the other

i enjoyed one class when the cikgu was doing a kuiz bahasa
so we tac-team and tekan the p5 students
with qstns from 'all walks of life'

we enjoyed it (hope the students did too!)
hahaha

plans for June holidays?
well... here goes

1/6 : ML camp for p4 n 5
8/6 : ML workshop
9/6 : Interactive training
15-18/6 : Sharing session at Universiti Pertanian Serdang
22/6 : Sharing session
23/6 : Staff retreat

oh well...
all tat i feared........ has just begun

so wat can i do?
SMILE, enjoy and make the best out of it
woohoo!!

7 years of bliss

2006-05-30T10:24:00.000+08:00

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY dear....
our 7th year of blissful marriage

and as we go thru our day together..
.. i am reminded of the twists and turns
... our roller coaster ride
..ups and downs..
of us being together since 1992

i love you dear
you mature me
you make me see things that i never tot was possible
you make me realize thers more to me than meets the eye
and i so thank you for that

'You can understand the facts of life. But facts of love are much different. To love you love someone
or someone loves you. But when you both love each other you're in love with one another. First become
friends and let it go. Then get serious and get together. Just make yourself known as a person not as someone
you don't want to be known as...'

Happy 7th Anniversary dear...

Umero Uno

2006-05-24T14:53:00.000+08:00

last week Afiq was hving his mid yr exams
and mind u ar.... he's in kindergarten

but oh well....
exam's still an exam

kept me on my toes the whole week

a few days back, his teacher msg me
'Your boy is first in class. Excellent'

imagine me!!! i was sooo happy.
ran to Afiq, told him the big news.
kissed him. hugged him. squeezed him.
YIPPEEE!!!
he was sooo happy
'yea! afiq so clever!' - he said

Alhamdulillah...
he was first in nursery
now in kindergarten

he's a smart boy
and i love him lots

he made my day

Malam Silam Gemilang

2006-05-24T14:29:00.000+08:00

all right....
lots to update
hee hee...

Malam Silam Gemilang
a day that marks the closure of NIE Townsville Campus
a beautiful place where
beautiful memories are made
beautiful relationships were made
beautiful experience

a place where I grew up
the place where I got in touch
with the inner me
the place where I got reintroduced
to my roots
and i have my mentors to thank
Cikgu Pitchay Gani
Cikgu Ali Hanifiah
Cikgu Ambri Famli
Cikgu Gani Ahmad
and
not forgetting..
to the class of M103 (2002) and M202 (2003)
you know who u are...

oh ya..... back to the nite
the RETRO nite
was a great nite
to meet my wonderful frens
tho not all...
but it was worth it..
juz marvel at these pix

the makeup n hair pro (my cousins)

thnx sri & yani - i owe u girls one..

and the result?...

heh heh heh...

these are pix of frens there...

the girls

the girls ... and the guy

hubby & me

a nite to remember...

..for always

work's here

2006-05-03T14:23:00.000+08:00

finally changed the template
pple muz be bored looking at the othr one
i don blame you.
coz i was bored too.

got myself a documentation project.
work all over agn.
but then.. at a time like this...
any project is fine.
looking forward to dng it
wif the best team in town.

tmrw's the briefing
as a polling officer
lets see wat happens then.
heard thers a reward..
tak sia-sia lah tu...
hehe

im sleepy
gonna zzzz soon.
lurve aftrn naps.
dont u?

the party

2006-05-02T09:29:00.000+08:00

the parties were greaT.
went to his school.
the party was during tea time

his teacher gv me the opportunity to host the party
hahahaha
so me.... being me...
went on to layan all these little kiddies
we were singing.. clapping...
gave each one a piece of the double choc truffle cake.
superb!!!
the cute thing is....
before i could finish giving the first round of cakes...
there ware alreadi kids coming to me with...
...'i want some more...'

they are sooo cute!
chk it out...

and at home....

lots of relatvs came...
all his cuzzins came..

and the best thing...
he had 2 cakes
yumm!!!
one was bought from Royal - a mango one.
yummy! superb!!!

one was made by my SIL. - a choc one.
seriously yummy!!

eventho it was a school nite... they stayed on till quite late

and the bday boy.... sugar rush (aftr eating so much goodies)
soooo hyper!!!
slept realli late

and ponteng sch the nxt day
hehehehe

oh well...

once agn...
HAPPY B'DAY AFIQ

u've brightened every moment of my life since u first breathed in this world
love u lots

*take note tat i've nvr posted any pixs.. except these. simply bcoz... it's Afiq's day.. :)

happy birthday darling...

2006-04-27T12:02:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY baby!!
my dearest bundle of joy
you're a big boy now

Happy 5th Birthday Afiq!
from ibu... to u

i'm so excited 2dae..
so excited becoz its your birthday

hehe. afiq's got real siao parents
last nite... made sure that he's fast asleep

then both of us.... like elves...
..started printing out letter stencils..
..cutting it out
...laminating it...

and it all spells out...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NUR AFIQ

pasted it on the glass wall
big and colourful
blew some balloons

and when he woke up tis morning...
...SURPRISE!!!!......

he was soooo happy! wwaaaaahhh!!!!
'thank you ibu...'
'thank you ayah...'

tat smile
tat hug
tat glow in his face
--- enuff to make my day...

he's gonna hv a party in school today
i cant wait for tat
he'll be soooo excited
gonna go down to his school later
to do some snap snap

and later at nite.... relatives n cuzzins gonna come
a small get 2gthr

he's gonna njoy 2dae..
i know he will
he's been dng his countdown since a week ago

afiq... have a great day 2dae
u're 5 today
a big boy.... (he calls himself abang at times)
ibu and ayah love u sooooo much
and we know u'll do us proud
(coz u are doing a good job at tat)

juz a break

2006-04-23T23:29:00.000+08:00

my bro came home last nite and came to my study
...'nah kak..... your book'

book? wat book?
and from a paper bag....
... came out 'Sulalatus Salatin'

my book? MY book? MY SM BOOK???
wat the ****?

'how did my book end up wif u??'
'err..... didnt u lend tis book to my gf?'

shootz! dumb me. i fogot.
totally.

turns out that she was sitting for the malay prof. test
and i lent her tat book and my panduan kosa kata book

haish......
and to think tat i actually zap the whole book
for my studies

now got two copies
yeay! (err.... sejara melayu for sale!!)

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remember my wonderful next-block-neighbour?
the mesyuarat tingkap one?

well.... juz 2dae i saw two potted plants sitting nicely
on their kitchen window sill.
doesnt these pple knw the term 'killer litter'?
i juz don understand

and they're still feeding the birds.
dirtying the ground below
and not forgetting...
dirtying pple's laundry too

don these pple hv brains?
or simply... common sense?

oh well....
tis entry is juz written as a break from
my studies (last minit cramming actualli)

im losing my sanity...

read tis!!

2006-04-20T09:53:00.000+08:00

read tis .....
a sure stress reliever

He's the Twistable Turnable Squeezable Pullable
Stretchable Foldable Man
He can crawl in your pocket or fit in your locket
Or screw himself into a twenty-volt socket,
Or stretch himself up to a steeple or taller,
Or squeeze himself into a thimble or smaller,
Yes he can, course he can,
He's the Twistable Turnable Squeezable Pullable
Stretchable Shrinkable Man
And he lives a passable life
With his Squeezable Lovable Kissable Hugable
Pullable Tugable Wife.
And they have two twistable kids
Who bend up the way that they did.
And they turn and they stretch
Just as much as they can
For this Bendable Foldable
Do-what-you're-toldable
Easily moldable
Buy-what you're-soldable
Washable Mendable
Highly dependable
Buyable Saleable
Always available
Bounceable Shakeable
Almost unbreakable
Twistable Turnable Man.

.....twisted your tonge yet?.....
cool isnt it?

last burst?

2006-04-20T09:32:00.000+08:00

i'm trying so hard.
so so hard

tis is the FINAL hurdle
it has finally come

people say 'last burst of energy'
but then...
how to have last burst
when
there's no energy to begin with??

dunno how i'm gonna do it
but i'm gonna try

at least for now...
im reading SM
but i doubt im gonna finis reading it

there's too many books to read
i know....!!
i'll jump chapters.
read only wat i want to
hehehehe

i'll give credit to myself
i'm dng good
i'm reading the books (book, for now)
yeay!!

if i dont self-praise, who else will?
........haish........

i'm back

2006-04-18T11:54:00.000+08:00

its been more than a month...
ohhh myyy ggaaaawwwddd!

ok. seriously.
i've abandoned my blog .
period.

but im back.
in a much better mood.
coz.. pract is over.
no more cracking my brain.
for super-duper...
fancy-schmancy...
over the top...
lesson plans
(like as if...)

glad tat its over
... but sad tat its gone.

hubby dear's been waiting for tis time
simply becoz...
its the time to clear my mess on the table
its time to clean up my wardrobe
its time to spick span the house
but most importantly...

to be back.
as a wife and as an ibu

YES! my dear heroes
i love u to bits...

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reality check.
25th April
sastera paper.
shootz!!

and im in no freaking mood to study
and wer the heck is my Sejarah Melayu book??
it disappeared.
no wer to be found.
simply vanished.

....could tat be a sign??......
...haish...

____________________

cant wait to get 2gthr with the class
one last time

a day when we are reminded of all..

the fun that we had
the joys that we shared
the tears that we cried

the lecturers that we love
the lecturers that we hate

the projects that we work on
the groups we work with

how we made a fool of ourselves
how we endured one another
and simply
how much we love each other...

to the frens who made it all possible...
lets make tis day a day for us.
for all of us, M103 (2002)

....aww.....
kak finz getting all emo

a long one..

2006-03-03T18:10:00.000+08:00

well..well..well..
now wer do i begin.....

its been too long since ive last updated

my NIE days are over. for now. at least.
(let's kip 25th April aside first)
it ended wif a 'bang'. yup. a 'bang' indeed.
i shalt not reveal much.

__________________

pract II started almost four weeks back
evrything went smoothly...
until a particular week when i decided to hv
both CTs obsrvtn in 1 day...
.. yup. u read tat rite.
and not only was it in a day....
.. it was back-to-back

panic little me.
running here n there...
carrying chairs..
why carry chairs?
simply becoz obsrvtn was in the AVA rm
arrange chairs.
first class.... 31 students.
then second class.... 46 students.
then aftr tat... had to clear all chairs.

kalau buat benda ni tiap hari...
..... i'll hv biceps and quadraceps..
..and watvr 'ceps' there are...

oh yes.... and last week, my dear sup decided
to drop in and observe even tho oreadi told him
not to come as it'll be a hectic week.
and his 'surprise element'?
called me at 630 to inform tat he will observe at 730.
hahahahahaha.........
alhamdulillah.... it went ok.
but ckg pls... wer's my apt form?

___________________________________

its the hols now.
a soooo needed break
been feeling sooo lethargic
so far... its been a good break
get to spend time wif my two darlings...

was hubby's bday.
couldnt figure out wat to get.
brought him out.
let him choose a watch.
bought him that watch.
he love it soo much... he hardly takes them off!!
only when required to, of course.

relived my childhd.
watched disney on ice last sat
superb show.
characters came alive
from nemo to mulan to pinocchio
to the incredibles...
and not forgetting mickey n co.
hahaahhahaha
afiq was so mesmerized by it
he truly njoyed it and me....
.... felt like a kid all over agn....

Lord of my ring....

2006-02-08T15:10:00.000+08:00

was all ready to leave for class when the unthinkable happened
......
where is my ring? where is my wedding ring?! where is it??!!
it's not at the usual spot where i last left it.
shootz! shootz! shootz!!!!

turned everything upside down...
got hubby and afiq to help too

where is my ring?!!!!???

was very upset. that is the last thing i ever want to lose
in fact.... i don even wat to think abt losing it
my ring is my everything

hubby... seeing how upset i am, wanted to help
in every way. doesnt mind being late for work as long
... as he finds my ring.

and i refused to go for class until my ring is safe on my finger agn

i was frantic... paranoid and simply hysterical
even hubby told me to go lie down and rest while
he do the searching. even offered to send afiq to school
and come back to continue searching...

and after almost two hrs of frantic searching....
... i found my ring....
....... placed nicely on a tupperware, next to the kitchen sink
????????
now how in the world did it get there???

and if u knw exactly wer it was found, u wldnt believe
tat that ring had been there all these while.
dishes were washed and cleaned... and looking at it,
there's no way the ring can stay there.. untouched.

but i shall not questn the possibility or impossibility..
... for that matter.

i am truly thankful for evrything tat happened.

and i am truly thankful for having a hubby like u, dearie.
no words can express how much u mean to me..
..i love u to death...
.... and u knw how much that ring means to me..

..even tho on the outside....
it seems reali stupid...
the way i reacted...

thank u dearie....

an update...

2006-02-06T09:05:00.000+08:00

well... the weekend juz passed and nope!

no jogging. not this week.

but it was a hectic day. cuzzins were coming later

in the afternoon for a meeting. so.... bz bz me.

made shepeard's pie.

in the end.... it came out all great. each cuzzin brought food.

one came with tahu and char kuay bakar.

mmmm.mmmm.

one came with agar2. another one came with 2 types of ice cream,

two types of sara lee cakes, topped wif whipped cream and Shmuckers

choc syrup.

once agn..... pure indulgence.

enuff abt food, fynz.

ure not getting any smaller, u knw...

__________________________

oh yeah. my family's having a chalet on the wkend juz before practicum

(wat a time!). expecting a turn out of abt 30 peeps.

wld be a great one.

well-prepared with games and all. cant wait for this particular game wher

questions will be asked about the family, specific family events.

Time to recall, peeps.

It wld b soo fun. with uncs and aunts and cuzzins.

Wif an uncle who was part of a 60's band, Matahari.

A retro nite to remember.

_____________________

Went down ECP yesterday. juz for a stroll in the morning.

walked from way past the jetty to the hawker ctr.

while walking, i juz had to stop at this particular plc.

coz it brought so much memory.

where?

the exact location wer my team and i organized and had the Orientation

for the juniors.

could still remember that fateful day in 2003.

and there i was recalling and telling hubby all that i cld remember.

like the ball games, the so-called morning exercise,

the telematch.... the limbo dance.

and who could forget my one and only c.pitch

running all over, chasing his pet bunny.

hahahahaha.

a day i truly enjoyed.

and i owe it all to my wonderful team.

To the nie/twnsvle team of Orientation 2003....

.....KUDOS to u peeps!

_____________________

and now.. it's back to my studies.

its got to move on, fynz!

u're feeling the strain but...

... u've got to pull yrself togthr

... haiz....

a looonng eating binge..

2006-02-01T08:49:00.000+08:00

to all my bros n sis
...SelaMat Tahun Baru.
Semoga tahun ini membawa barokah
dan kesejahteraan
dalam hidupmu...

and if its not too late...
..hAppy ChiNese New Yr..
..to all who celebrates this auspicious day

was up in jb for the long wkend.
went to the bkstore to buy a book.
was browsing thru and was soo tempted to
buy lotsa stuffs. story bks. assessment bks.

luckily they don accept my NETS...
...or else...

apart from that..
had a great time.... eating. that is.

i was literally chewing at all times.
stopping only when needed to.

oranges. kueh tart. sup tulang. pisang goreng.
love letters.wantan mee.... and the list goes on...
..and on...and on...

all thnx to my wonderful mummy.
i love u mum but pleese stop feeding me!

and wen i tot my eating binge was over...
..went to my in-laws and...
... u guessed it. mamam agn.

oh well.

but on a lighter note...
did go jogging tho.
the morning before i went off to jb.
hahahaha.

it was a cross between a fast walk, a sloooww jog and a leisure walk.
from home... to bedok reservoir... arnd the reservoir...
..and back home.

have nvr done that before.
it was a great experience.. but...
the legs HURT!!!

well... we plan to do tat every saturday morning.
a mission.
hahahahahahaa.
will update u on that mission.

afiq made my day yesterday.
came back from in-laws late at nite.
took a cab.
was abt to leave the cab when...
afiq tapped the driver's shoulders and said...
'uncle...uncle.... gong xi fa cai'

juz tat.... and u made my day, darling.

selenger me...

2006-01-25T10:43:00.000+08:00

juz chked the supvsr list
...syukur....
i got the sup i wanted!!
tats a huge relief......
thnx ckg supki

on to other stuffs...

got the disney on ice tixs
yipee-doo-daaah!!
hahha...
now who's the excited one?
my boy or me??

like always....... i wan to relive my childhood!!!
so... March 11.. come quick!!

realized tat i can't enter a bookshop alone
simply becoz...
..i'll spulrge!

on wat?
anything and everything

you'll hear excuses like 'tis is good teaching material'.. or...
...'tis wld be fun for afiq'.... or...
...'tis wld be good for afiq'....or..
...'i mite have a need for tis'...
and the list goes on..

just tat day... i spent over a hundred bucks
in a bkshop.
when initially... all i wanted to buy
was a bottle of glue

another instant.
was bored.. so went into campus bkshp
bought myself a pack of constructn paper
.... when actually
.. i hv loads of them at home

donno wat came over me..
at least if i were to spend the money at the women's dept or
... the grocer's or... at least juz keep it intact in the bank
... it'l bring some good.

oh well.
it's all part of the selenger symdrome.

another of the stooopid me...

2006-01-18T09:47:00.000+08:00

wanted to have a relaxing ride home....
...wanted to have company to the bstp...

...ended up dripping wet... stooopid me
...hahaha.....

mira... it was a great 20mins tho
.. two of us wif oversized bags..
trying to squeeze under a tiny $5 umbrella

and she tot i wasnt wet.. coz i dont look wet...
hahaha....
dear... my top absorbed the rain
hahaha

and once i got into my comfy seat in the bus...
..tot of entertaining meself wif the mp3
...took the lil pouch out and...
... it was dripping wet!!!!...

my poor mp3...
was frantically trying to dry the poor thing
got home.... 'hair-dryed' it...

phew! it still works!

what a day...........
but i truly enjoyed it while it lasted.....

and i conclude....
stooopid me.

stoopid me...

2006-01-16T17:28:00.000+08:00

hehehe...
i'm back...

so wats been happening to me?.....
..remember my next block neighbor?...
the one i did the most unsangkarable thing?

last wkend while hubby n i were in the kitchen...
preparing lunch...
we saw mother and daughter at the window....
... bercengkeramah lah konon....
saiz badan kecik takpa...

anyways.... hubby suggested...
that both of us oso stand at the window....
eksyen bercengkeramah oso....

and then if they look at us....
... we wave frantically at them...

boleh buat mesyuarat tingkap!

hahahahhaha.... but it was only a suggestion.
we didnt do it tho...
... imagine if we did!....

two weeks back...
meeting at bugic mc...
...met the girls at bugis lib...
....then met hubby for dinner

was on the way back home wen i realized that....
i only got one earring on.
so me panic and concluded tat
i dropped the other one.
sad... sad... sad....

so hubby kept the other one in his pocket.
wen we reached home...
... got all ready to zzzz....
.....then suddenly...
.... hubby started laughing..
n i mean...LAUGHING!!!!....

and i was like....'siao ah tis man?'

he pointed to an earring on the table
and i was like 'ya lor... left one only'

'no dear. the earring is still in my pocket
tis is the OTHER one!'

IMAGINE TAT!!!!
i only put on one earring.
the other was sitting nicely on my table....

ahahhahaha.
juz think abt it....
i was out the whole day...
...met my friends.....
...AND THEY NVR TELL ME???.....

sigh..... i mustve looked stooopid..

Hikayat....who??

2006-01-07T18:23:00.000+08:00

am writing this post as a way to wake meself up....
...dozing off oreadi...
....while reading hikayat raja pasai...

simply can't understand the text..
'who we talking about?' - aka chicken little

and tis is just the beginning..
the shortest classic text among the six
and i'm already complaining

and i tot tat by having the
Panduan Kosa Kata - Sastera Klasik
it wld help me understand the text
...but....
nooooo......................

just read my frens' blogs... and u knw wat i mean

ahahha

and yes....
if u do see me eating and eating...
plz.... stop me or juz grab watevr im eating
out of my hand
i hv been eating non-stop

before tis... i was able to binge and stuff food..
and never seem to grow
but now......
nooooooo.....

i'm growing.... FAST!
and its scaring me!!
and as wat mira said
'fin is growing at an alarming rate'
aaarrrgghhhhh!!!!!!

think im awake now....
ok back to u... HRP

supermommy is down....

2006-01-01T16:21:00.000+08:00

happy new year to all...
but
not a great new year for me tho

down wif fever..
prob due to me getting caught in the rain earlier
or maybe its just high time for me to be sick
..haha..

my two heroes have been superb
attending to my every whim...
...making sure that i am comfortable...
....'ibu sakit eh?'...
...'ibu nye kepala panas'...
afiq wld always come to comfort me
.. holding my hands, caressing my face...
in other words....
...pampering me...

but it was not only the fever tats bugging me
my throat hurts like #$#@
can't even swallow anything
not even water
even if i have to swallow...
my whole body will twitch

its like theres a big lump in my throat
tat cant be swallowed or taken out
and tat was wat kept me awake the whole nite

wen i went to the doc today....
he chked and told me tat the tonsil is swollen
very red...
and he made it worse... wen he took out a picture
a very graphic picture at tat
of a throat with tonsilitis
scary!

gave me lotsa medicine
antibiotic pills tat look like torpedos!
gargle.. xtra strong lozenges....

i just hope i'll recover in time
its a new term
and i wldn't want to start the term
wif an mc

for now....
its torpedo time

i hate ANTS!!

2005-12-28T16:28:00.000+08:00

just finished washing the bathroom.
and it was a heck of a mission!
nope.
not tat the bathroom is real dirty
but...
clearing ANTS!!!!
yep... a heap of them.

eeeeewww!!!!
gave me goose bumps just thinking abt it

..heh heh...
i usually dont clean out the top shelf
i will juz throw wat is not needed

but today...
me did a lil' xtra..

and wen i was abt to pick up a bottle of hair cream...
...weeeezzz!!!!...
saw a dark brown heap of crawlies!!!
started to hv goose bumps all over my body.

quickly scrambled out of the bathroom...
took a while to calm my nerves down

and i swore to exterminate the ants

took the insecticide, took a stool...
climbed onto the stool and
i sprayed and sprayed...
like i nvr sprayed before!!!

die!die! u $%#$ creatures!!!

tis is not my first encounter with these small creatures
reminded me of the day...

a swarm of them came out of the pole (galah) hole
was taking out a pole from outside the window
and an army of them crawled out!!!

........can nvr forget tat day.....

and now another...

arrghhh!! i hate these creepy crawlies
BE GONE!!

i love you granny...

2005-12-27T09:47:00.000+08:00

sori for long absence. here's a recap of wat's happened....

was up in jb for the looong weekend. like always....
.. great break... great company.... and great food.
hahaha

u knw.. for once... there were 4 generations staying under one roof.
my beloved granny
to
my sweetest mummy
to
me
to
my lil hero

great times!
and i tell u a secret....
and im not paid to do tis k..

LEGO!!
i salute LEGO!!

coz it shld hv a motto of..
LEGO - a game of a lifetime

why? simply because....
my granny had a fantabulous time building LEGO pieces!

she spent the ENTIRE two days building a house from it.
and im not joking!!!

she sat at a corner of the hse... same location for two straight days.
concentrating and foucussing on her masterpiece

it even amazed my lil hero and my niece!
'Yut!.. Yut blm abis rumah yut?'
'waaaah.... lawanya rumah yut!'

eventho her eyes and ears are failing her....
.. her perseverance...
...her patience...
is remarkable.
and she's 84.

we had a hard time asking her to take her lunch... to rest..
..very stubborn..
ahahhha

she is one remarkable woman.
and i salute her...

mak tok... i love u..
.. you have gone thru the ups and downs of life...
... u nvr let anything get u down...
... you are a strong woman...
...and your secret is...
... your smile...

i am blessed... truly

love u dearies...

2005-12-22T14:17:00.000+08:00

Fever.. fever... fever
nope. not me.

but my two heroes.
yep. and im the still-sober one.

his fever almost gone. just left wif the stuck-stuck nose
and the dizzzzzy-ooozzz-wooozzzy (aka. headache)

now my lil hero is down wif high fever
his whole body felt really really warm.
he hit a high of 40.
he looked realli down.

sad to see him like this.
bcoz he's nvr like this.
he's usually active.. evntho fever hits him.
but not this time...

always needing huggs and kisses..
and lots of reassuring.

no.. im not complaining.
i love to gv him huggs and all.
he's my darling aftr all...

but its just sad to see him down like tat
refused to eat.. refused to take medication...
no matter how i tried, he just wldnt budge.

until his unc came to the rescue
'afiq wanna play star wars with me?'

the moment he heard tat... he sat upright!
'ibu.. quick! afiq nak makan obat. uncle is waiting for me!'

and tat did it. just tat.

.....hmm.........
now where did i go wrong?
hehehe.

im just thankful he's taking his med.
but he still refuses to eat.
one.. two spoonfuls only

he's sleeping now.
poor child.
hope he gets well soon.

coz.. its up to jb agn tis weekend
yippeee!!!

in the meantime...
get well soon, my dears...
i'll shower u with lots of TLC
n i love u both..

Prayer's answered

2005-12-21T12:36:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah..
I PASSED!!
no more waiting..
no more palpitating heart..
no more cold sweat
i'm all SMILES now...

yes mum.. i did it.
and thnx to u....
for your never-ending support.

even though i rarely show it...
but mum...
YOU ARE THE BEST anyone could ask for
my role model...
my pillar of strength...
and
i love you mum

Pls be kind to mankind

2005-12-15T10:41:00.000+08:00

was having a nice time.. in a relaxed mode when...
an SMS came..

'Your sis got her results. She passed. When is yr results?'

simple message. innocently sent by my dearest mum.

but to me .... ^&%&%^#!$%*!!
my heart suddenly stopped. then it started beating realli fast.
cold sweat. but still managed to form a smile.
a crooked smile tho.

why do i react this way?

all these years... whenvr results came
I will be the one calling her, informing her of my grades
so its kinda like...'SURPRISE!!!!!'

but now... she's expecting my results anytime soon!
its like
... ok daughter.. now its yr turn to make me happy
and it better be good...or else...

HELP!! even as im writing this.. i can feel my heart racing!
if only my lecturers are readng this...

pls be kind.. coz i know u are..
(hah! fynz.. aren't u a teensy weensy TOO late?)

but then..i knw i wont end like a fren who is so so..
addicted to the portal. haha!

but pssst!... do tell me when its out k.

oh well.
for now.... im juz gonna njoy my last weeks of hols
..how fast time zips by...

Tea anyone?

2005-12-13T16:03:00.000+08:00

spent the wkend at mum's.
time spent at her plc is a great break. even tho its just a causeway away....

like always... cuzzins and aunts were there too. had loads of fun and food.
mum always prepared a spread.
from local delicacies to simple yummies....

tis time she cooked scallops, squids..... loads of konyakus too...
...yumm yumm...

mum requested tat i make Shepherd's pie for tea. it sure was an honour!
its official!
mummy loves my Shepherd's pie!!!!

wen it was time for tea, mum took out a plate of Caramel pudding.
sumthng she prepared earlier. n konyakus too.
absolute YUMMY!!!

tell u tis secret (no more a secret tho...)
i'm crazy abt tea time
...the spread....
cakes... pastries... pies... pudding...( n the list goes on)
pure indulgence!

and to add to the sumptous spread...
a cuzzin came over and brought
Blueberry cheesecake
from Secret Recipe.
.........mmm..........mmmm............
.... need i say more?......

FOOD HAVEN

but now tat i'm back home
..wanna know wat i juz had for lunch?...

Indo mee goreng
...hahhahaha....

so much for pure indulgence...
simply put
... lazy to cook...

Practicum workshop

2005-12-09T10:24:00.000+08:00

Three days of practicum workshop.
Tiring... exhausted brain..
but
full of knowledge
new approach.. new methods...

turns out tat its not that rigid aftr all...
to teach tat is..

use of comics... pantun... puppets...
... and the list goes on...

really learnt a lot from these teachers...
and from frens too. their ideas...

one thing i found out abt myself?
...that i can whip up a story in a zippy...
'Kuda Yang Malang'
(a violent one at tat...)
hahahah!!

a MILLION thnx to all who organized this.
(take a bow!!)

Games galore!!!

2005-12-09T09:55:00.000+08:00

me and my long absence....

kite-flying was so much fun!! cuzzins and me... first time flyers.
hahaha...
lucky for us.. the day was windy enuff for all the kites to be soaring high.
of corz... ther were some who were just running arnd wif their kites, hoping tat it will fly...
ther were some who just couldnt get the #%$* kite up.
and tat was wen the veterans came.. (the aunts n uncs) .. to the rescue.
on the whole..... it was pure fun! fun n laughter... and lots of teasing too!

for those who have not tried this..... go do it k.
kites are cheap.
chk it out at toys'r'us.

wen night came.... no more kite flying. and tat was wen... games started pouring out.
there was the usual ps/2... mini air hockey... and the best had yet to come.

Happy Family... SNAP!...Donkey...Old Maid....

yup! they were all there too
pure fun too!!
aunts n uncs gathered to play the ultimate family game.
'cik nak... anak lelaki Plod' ....
'sori not at home' ...
'oi! tak leh tengok lah...'

hahahah! lots of laughter ... laughing at the elders, of corz!

we should do tis more often!
so wen's the next gathering??

Kite flying...yeay!!!

2005-12-01T10:56:00.000+08:00

can't wait for the wkend.
heading over to another cuzzin's plc. tis cuzzin of mine is sooo fun. n her hubby too.
evrytime they invite us over.. they ALWAYS make sure tat therz tonnes of things to do. like tis wkend,
they are planning to take us go kite-flying. at tis big open area. the 'us' includes.. the cuzzies, the auntiez.. the unclez... and all. but if its raining (hi-likely to) .. it's gonna b a race at the PS/2. hahaha...
err.... anyone knw wer i can buy kites?

there was once wen they took out all (tats a lot!) their board games for us to play. u know.... reliving the childhood kinda games. pure fun!

tis couple went to the States once and they spend most of their $$$ on.....
yep! u guessed it!.... games and toys!

i'd love to do tat too..... relive my childhood. esp the games i love... sweeet memories. (starting to reminisce)
hahahaha!!!

but first........... show me the money! show me the monnnneeeyy!
hahha..

......no money, no talk.......

W-I-D-E grin

2005-11-29T15:05:00.000+08:00

well o well... im juz hoping tat it won't rain today. i hv my washing out there. its cloudy tho...
i have this direct neighbor at the opp block who loves to stand at the kitchen window for hours. She'll look
up... down.. and practically stare at watvr tat catches her eyes. it irritates me tho.... esp wen i'm like hanging
out the laundry or juz being at my window.
it happened agn today. She was looking at me directly as I was hanging out the clothes. i would usually look away and quickly did wat i had to do and close the window soon after.
hahahha.... but not today.
i did the unthinkerable.
the moment i saw her looking... i gave a smile. not the sweet smile. but the wide grin... showing-off-all-my-pearly whites kinda smile. yep. i did tat.
the moment she saw me... she looked away and pretended to be looking at one of the cars at the carpark.
HAH HAH HAH!
and then she quickly moved away from the window...
i can't believe i did tat. i've actually been wanting to do sumthing. wave frantically at her... shouting 'amacam cik!'... or throw her a flying kiss.... juz to irritate her.
maybe now... she'll stop staring at me? hah... i doubt so.
and the worst thing is.... she's not alone. the WHOLE family seems to get a kick from staring at pple thru their kitchen window.
.... i know im bored but i'll nvr resort to tat...

update...update

2005-11-29T13:34:00.000+08:00

hahaha... see wat i told u? its great tat i've started a blog but.... maintaining it?
tat's another thing. ok mary. here goes my update.
last weekend, went to a cuzzin's place. had an open house. new house. superb location. on the 15th floor!
imagine the scenery... i sure would lurve having a nest like tat.
minimal furniture... they're just starting out, anyway. the only majestic furniture is the sofa.
You know, the big, suede leather... cushiony, enormous looking one. where you can sink into it but can't
get off from it? yep. but hey, i'm proud of them. they've done well for themselves.

Which reminds me wen i had an open house. well... before anyone starts screaming to why i didn't
invite them..it wasn't planned, ok. juz tat relatives started calling, saying they wanted to come over. so... me being me...panicked!!! Aaarrgghh!!! wat to cook??? so me frantically looked thru piles of untouched recipes and
decided to bake Shepherd's Pie. was nervous and edgy... afraid tat it will come out like a shepherd (watvr tat means). but.. heheh.... not to praise myself.. but it came out yuMMy!! haha.
well.. tat's wat the comments were, anyway. Thumbs up, fynz!

I can't get to go for my hols. realli can't wait. a break is wat i realli need rite now. it doesn't matter how
long or short the break is.... or how near or far it is. i juz need to get out from here. I want to break free... I want to break FRREEEE... God knows I want to break free... (singing at the top of my voice)
... i'm tired...

what is BOREDOM

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bore...bored...boring...boredom... boredomsome?
and what it does to me? THIS!
i have never, ever thought of having my own blog! never.
i mean... i've never kept a diary. u know the little books that one hides in the drawer,
under the pillow.. and no-access-to-ANYBODY kinda books.

and i have a blog now. an online diary. im going siao. but let's see how long this diary will last.
it'll probably die off once term starts. hahaha. so much for a blog huh...

for now.. i'll juz pen down watever that comes to mind. ... if there is sumthng...
the mind is rusty