Every life has a story....

No updates for 5 mths...

2009-05-04T23:31:00.004+08:00

It has been 5 mths my blog has been idling....*sigh*...I have so many things to share yet time is so limited....

In Labuan right now for 2 days e-line training, feel so great to be away from office..at least i can relax my mind..temporary no phone call, no meetings, no emails....Was feeling so tense up for the past few weeks!!! WORK WORK WORK........TENSIONNNNN....

Can't sleep rite now, drank too much of coffee in the afternoon i guess...better continue with browsing while i still have the chance....from Wednesday onwards, life will be back to reality....

Andrea & Andrew birthday celebration

2008-12-14T22:37:00.004+08:00

Last weekend on Sunday 7/12/2008, we celebrated Andrea's belated 6th birthday together with Andrew 4th birthday. Just celebrated it in a small scale, we only invited our close families and neighbours. It was quite a last minute preparation cuz i just came back from KL on Wednesday nite, only few days to prepare.

Glad to know that the party went well, kids were happy with their birthday cakes & birthday presents...guests were happy too with the food & 'drink'...

I'm so sleepy now...just came back from our family outing this afternoon..went for a camping at Lagoon Park, Nexus Karambunai yesterday...it was really fun....also it gives new experience to the kids.....will update on this later..hopefully soon if i got time...

More birthday pics to view below...

Andrea & Andrew with cousins & aunties..

Andrew with his gang...Apalagi if not with the Ben 10 punya action...

No time to cook, so food was catered..

Singing birthday song....

Cake cutting...

Andrea's Barbie yam cake..

Andrew's Ben 10 chocolate moist cake..this cake has really put a BIG smile on his face.. :)..

Last but not least...the highlight of the nite..the moment that they've been waiting for...opening their birthday presents :)...

"The end"

Short Updates from Mines....

2008-11-23T10:20:00.002+08:00

Finally our Block 1 presentation is over after all the hard work & late nite sleep....Goodye Sutra Beach Resort...welcome Mines Resort :). We are now here at Mines resort after 9 hour journey from Sutra Merang Terangganu..we reached here on Friday morning at around 1.30 a.m. We'll start our Block 2 project on Sunday. Since Friday is our offday, myself & Rajes took the opportunity to go out and did some shopping in KL town...We went to Masjid India, Sogo, KL Central, Mid Valley and ended at Mines Shopping Mall.

Went and watched Madagascar yesterday at Mines since we have no class at nite.

Have not much time to write..have to go back to my group now and continue with our discussion...

The view from our room balcony.

Took my own pic :)..

Went to Masjid India for the first time....love this place..lotsa things to see & buy with cheap price.

Had our late lunch in one of the Indian vege restaurant.

At mines with my room mate Rajes..i know she's tall...

Another view with the parrot background...

I missed my cousin's wedding yesterday..hubs send pics via mms...my daughter once again become the flower girl..
Was so sad that i was not there to celebrate with them..hubs was sad too since i was not around..

10 more days to go!!!!

Updates from Sutra Beach Resort, Merang Terengganu.

2008-11-15T13:12:00.008+08:00

We will be here for another week before we moved to our next destination to Mines Hotel Resort, Bangi. Can't wait to go there..i really feel bored here...no elsewhere to go...just stuck ourselves inside the room, watched tv right after class. There's a swim pool here but malas to go to swim...really missed home right now. Have been calling hubs & kids at least 5 times a day...

Am enjoying myself for the first two days here, cuz we have so much teambuilding activities to do....here are some of the pic taken....

View from pool side..very nice view...

This is one of our group task...to prepare a music concert in less than an hour..Our song selection "We are the champion"...hehehe..

Another task is to build a nail tower using 13 pieces of nails in within 20 minutes..and we did it in 7 minutes :) ....This is my group..from left: Rajes (my room mate), Ida, myself, Shukor and Musab (from Sudan).

Day 2: Paint ball activity...i don't like this game..so scary la...i don't have the courage to moved forward....i think this will be the first & the last i play this game. I got hit on my shoulder and it really hurts...

This is the first time i did Archery and i liked it so much. We were given 3 shots/person to hit the target and out of 3, i hit one :). At least i contributed some points to my group...

And this is what happen when we reached to our room after we finished with our discussion at around 11.30 p.m. on the 2nd night we stayed in this so called resort. Our room's ceiling collapse!!!! Water dripping all over the floor!!! It was raining heavily that nite. Called the reception and this was her answer " Nanti kite hantar technician..tengok macam mana la ye"...alamak!!!! Told her that the technician could not fixed it, and we need to change our room. Finally we managed to get a new room and shifted all our things with the help of the bell boy at around 12.30 a.m....

18 more days to go..can't wait to go back home.....

Andrea turns 6!!

2008-11-12T13:54:00.006+08:00

I have few more minutes to update on Andrea's birthday celebration at her school which was celebrated on 10/11. Since we'll start our our next session at 2.30 p.m., let me go through this quickly....

The night before, Andrew helping daddy to pack all the goodies..

He knows how to counts and put all the things accordingly....

Andrea supposed to help but where is she at this point of time...apalagi if not inside the room playing games.....*sigh*

The next day...both hubs & I went to the school at 9 am sharp..When we arrived, all the kids in her class gathered and sit on the floor waiting fot the event to get started...

Dad lighting on the 6 birthday candles....

Andrea looking at the backdrop...

About to distribute the cakes to her friends after the cake cutting...

Dad helping Andrea distributing the goodies to her friends..

Not only her friends get the goodies...she also gave her class teacher, Teacher Debbie a "Thank You" gift since this will be her last year in kindy.

Mommy & Andrea...Happy birthday sayang....mommy really miss you, adik & daddy so much....21 more days to go....*sigh*

Life goes on...

2008-11-07T17:13:00.008+08:00

Yes, i'm in the mix emotion right now....i'll be away for almost 1 month leaving my kids & hubs for my skill group training.....I'll be leaving on 10/11 and that means i'll missed Andrea's 6th birthday. She'll turned 6 on 11/11....Have explained to her ealier about my situation & good to know that she understand it well. We'll be celebrating her birthday in her school on Monday (10/11)..few hours before i fly to KL..at least ada juga la celebration. Will gonna have a her belated birthday celebration together with Andrew in Dec.

Not only will i missed her birthday, will also gonna missed my 1st cousin wedding, Stanly on 22/11....

What ever it is, life has to go on.......wish me luck..

Tagged by Mimi: Awards! lots and lots of them!

2008-11-07T15:57:00.018+08:00

Got this tag from Mimi...thanks kio Mimi for including me as one in your list..appreciate it :)..

1. Amazing Friendship Award

2. BFF (Blogging Friends Forever)

3. I Love Your Blog Awards

4. Superblogger Award

5. Uber Amazing Blog!

And I'm passing all these awards to:-

Jurra
Neneth
Sindut

Tagged by Mimi

2008-11-07T15:15:00.007+08:00

1) Take a recent picture of yourself or take a picture of yourself right NOW!.
2) DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair...just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture.
5) Tag 10 people to do this

p/s: Took this pic few minutes after i came back from my lunch with hubs today...

Now i would like to pass this on to...

1. Jurra

2. Neneth

3. Sindut

4. ta66y

5. Ulai

6. Florence M

7. Alice

8. Ujie

9. Aunty J

10. Yatie

I'm sure all of you brave enough to do this....Good luck!!

Tag no 1: BRILLANTE WEBLOG AWARD

2008-11-07T12:25:00.004+08:00

As of now, I owe 3 tags (1 from sindut & 2 from Mimi). Wanted to complete it all before i go off for my 3 weeks training (23 days to be exact)...Will be travelling this coming Monday and only be back by early next month. I know it's sad.... :((..

Before i get started, would like to thanks Sindut for giving & choosing me for this award (which i think i don't deserved it cuz i'm quite slow in blogging...)..Thanks kio Cin...nasib baik sinang juga.. :)

The simple rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add links to these blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog

I've done rule no. 1 & 2. Have to break the rules for no 3 - 5 since i'm not nominating anyone. It seems that everyone that i know (that have blog) has got their own award and done with their tagging. So this tag shall end here. 2 more tags to go...

Suasindak Year End Concert cum Andrea Graduation's day...

2008-10-31T18:25:00.011+08:00

This is my long overdue updates on my kids year end concert + Andrea's kindie graduation day :). Same venue like last year @ at Dewan Tun Fuad Penampang with the theme of "Suausindak TV channel". Not going to write much about this..let the photos tell the rest of the stories....

Took this pics just before hubs sent them to school..baru lepas kena "makeover".

Andrea inside the hall waiting for event to get started...she looks very excited...

Andrea with her ladies friends...Sonia (her forever best friend) is not in the pic since they r now in different class...

Here are the daddies bz taking video....rajin bah diorang!!!! Hubs with Mimi's hubs...

On their way to the stage...

Andrea with her cert...

Finally graduated....reminds me of Highschool musical 3...

Performance from Playschool 2...Andrew with his partner Shana (contestants no. 6) performing fashion show...pheww wittt....not bad la..they all did well...

After the fashion show, all of them perform a simple dance....

Andrew got his goodies right after his performance....let him sit with his "dodu" (grandma) while mom & dad bz taking pics + vidz for the next performance...

Performance from K2 Tagungak. Andrea & her classmate performing an act titled "Bersama mu". She acts as a reporter...Saw her came in the stage together with the TV3 crews & Datuk Gumpili (the one in blue long sleeve) to visit & give sponsorship to the poor family....pandai juga tu belakun......she told me she could not smile since this scene supposed to be sad..but when she saw me...she did put a smile on her face....hehehe...

After the act...

They did choir performance...they sang 3 songs...lupa lagu apa..

Andrea with her new best friend (same class), Dawn Belilin Dompok...

Confirmed best friend kan!!!..Look at them holding hands..kiuttt kan...Both of them r actually looking at Sonia's class performing the high school musical dance...

This is what happen right after Sonia's performance....Sonia immediately go & meet Andrea and see how excited they are...looks like they r updating each other.....so sweet...

Sonia & Andrea...friends since Andrea first join the school back in 2006.

Happy & proud mom together with the kids...

2008-10-28T19:44:00.006+08:00

I'm at KLIA rite now, waiting for my flight back to KK ETD @ 9.15 p.m. It's just a day trip...quit tiring though....Well since i still have plenty of time, will use this opportunity to update my blog :)..

Here are some updates from my previous post....I am happy and thankful to GOD that i managed to go back on Friday (as planned) and safely reached KK at Friday noon eventhough the weather condition in the morning was not that good..Thanks to the PS for releasing us early and for understanding our situation..tq tq!!!..Am so really really happy and excited that i'm able to go back and be there to witness & give support to my kids during their year end concert (will be updating their concert in my nxt posting).

Here some of the pictures taken during my 4 days trip...:-)

This is my FESI group and yes, i'm the only lady here :)....it's great to work with them, very dedicated with high team spirit..

On top of Ocean 6 helideck. Took the opportunity to visit this barge from Mumbai India.

View at 6 am.

Morning exercise at 6.15 a.m. at helideck...I'm the only lady on board..so tau la which one is me kan...

Short update after long hiatus!!

2008-10-12T01:09:00.005+08:00

I've been negleting my blog for quite sometimes now. Not becuz of lazy or sumthing but having these constraints...whatelse if not becuz of my work and managing my family...really need to balance between these two ya know...

Why am i still awake at this point of time??? Well we have our MYPR (mid year performance review) write up to be submitted next week and this is the only time that i can concentrate doing it...it has to be completed by tommorow at least since i'll be away for 4 days on offshore trip starting from Tuesday. What worries me now is the inconsistency of weather condition. Why am i worried??? Andrea & Andrew year end concert will be held next Saturday and i'm supposed to be back from my offshore trip on Friday ( a day b4 the concert) via boat IF THE WEATHER PERMIT. If not, then i have to stay another nite till the weather is clear. Isn't that scary... i'm taking a high risk here but i have no choice but to carry my duty...everyday i prayed that the weather will be clear the whole week next week or else i might missed Andrea's big day :((...she's gonna graduated from her kindie ya know. Both of them will be performing (Andrea with her act performance and Andrew with his fashion show) and i do not want to missed that!!!! Please please please pray for me too ya...

Ok la..need to complete my incomplete write up...having a tough time doing it since this is my first time...till my next update....

Having straight hair for 2 days..

2008-08-27T14:33:00.011+08:00

Last two weekend saw this gadget (hair iron) at home... Out of a sudden something struck me..This may sound crazy but at least i made someone happy for few days... I've wondered since long ago how would Andrea look like if she were to have straight hair... had even tried to put a wig on her (the one displayed at shopping complex) but she refused to use it hehehe... not that i don't like her with hair curly but just had this curiosity..

The hair iron that i've mentioned...

Never use this thing before, it was my 1st time... before i did it to her ... tested mine first... once i familiar with it.. Explain to Andrea how this thing work & that the effect won't be permanent.. also told her that she can only do this once or else she will ruin her hair ... Ok she understand the T & C and agreed.. hehehe..wah..she was so excited.... she was smiling all the way while me fixing her hair... did it quite fast, about 10 minutes or so...

This is how she looks like with her hair curly... forgot to take her pic b4 i "straighten" her hair...

And this is after the "make over" :).. doesn't she looks a bit different... gosh...her hair has grown that long..can't really see it when it curl..

Happy Andrea... too happy till she could hardly open her eyes..hehehe.. She always wanted to have straight hair... told her that she has this special gift from God :).

Isn't that long???

Proud Andrea with her temporary straight hair... she didn't wash her hair for 2 days you know.. :D.. Anyhow hubs comment was.. he still prefer to see her with curly hair.. :).. if u ask me... I have the same thoughts like hubs...

2008-08-21T19:07:00.010+08:00

Still stucked here at KLIA.. so you should know what the result is :( .. There were 12 of us on standby.. & one of them is my colleugue's hubs.. hahaha..what a coincidence.. I think it's becuz of the school holidays, everyone wanted to "balik kampung".

Thanks to the wifi for filling up my time... at least i can use this opportunity to update my blog which i've left for quite sometimes....

Will start with my cousin Fanny's wedding which happens on 08.08.08.. what a nice date ya...she's so lucky to have this date as her wedding date...

Really had a blast during her wedding... both of my best friends Elmenah & Alice were there too....haven't met them for quite sometimes now...Even my ex-boss Cindy were there too.. sorry Cin skijap jak can chit-chat with u :).. was too busy dancing hahaha... And not forgetting to both of my dear cousins, Gobing & Cilla (the newlywed) for forcing me to drink one glass of bir in one go.. never done that b4 even during my wedding day.. the taste was sucks...no worries, did not get drunk.. unlike the bride of the day... she really "kaput" during her wedding receiption..kesian....i think she was so happy & excited....she just entertain all the "requests"..Not only her..even hubs also "kaput"...his duty was taking care of the bar..well understood & justified la kan..hehee...

I would also like to take this opportunity to convey my biggest THANK to my dearest friend Jurra for her GREAT job...the flower girls dress looks beautiful rite..for those who didn't know..the flower girl dresses were custom made by her.. Thank so much for making my cousin's wedding a memorable one :)..

Here are some photos taken...And to the bride & groom...

CONGRATS ON YOUR WEDDING DAY - MR & MRS FRED...

hope ur family will grow SOON... :)

On standby...

2008-08-21T17:41:00.003+08:00

Here I am at KLIA waiting nearby the standby counter..hopefully to hear good news soon. Had meeting at KLCC this morning and surprisingly our meeting ended up earlier than expected... my flight back to KK is at 9.50 p.m. and need to change it to 6.45 pm flight but all seats are full...just taking my risk to be on standby. If no more seats available...means i have to wait here till 9.30 p.m... :(( ... 10 m0re minutes to know the result..they'll announced it at 6.10 p.m. Wish me luck...

Debate: Anwar vs Shabery

2008-07-16T18:25:00.003+08:00

Watched the debate between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim & Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek @ channel 502 last nite (luckily i read the paper as soon as i reach home yesterday). Wow...such an interesting debate ...have a lot to comment on this but i'll save it for myself....hehehe... Only watch it 1/2 way though since Andrea wanted to watch "Gadis dari Bintang" @ channel 104 :( ... i've to give up since she started crying already. Had tried to convince her earlier that it will only be showing tommorow but she's too clever i guess, she went & check the channel info & since she knows how to read now...i can't bluff her anymore.....

Anyhow, i heard that the show will be repeated tonite but not so sure in which channel... good news for hubs since he also missed watching it last nite.... Hope it won't be clashing with this "Gadis dari bintang" again la kan... :D.

Spencer & Vera Wedding (05/07/2008)

2008-07-14T10:57:00.022+08:00

Last weekend was my cousin Spencer's wedding - the wedding mass was held at St Michael Church Penampang followed by Wedding receiption at KDCA. Congrats to the newly wed Spencer & Vera :) !!!

Once again, Andrea was chosen to be the flower girl :)... and she was really excited about it cuz she knows that she'll be wearing a flower girl dress + getting new shoes + hairdo + make up. Was late to church due to spending too much time "setting" my hair in the saloon....*mana la tau kan if mo curl need longer time to do..1st time bah kasi curl..hehehe*...church starts at 9.30 am but reached saloon at 8.10 a.m. Luckily i've done Andrea's hairdo + make up before i left to saloon...

Met with cousin Tee & catch up with each other...lupa pulak ambil gambar together-gether kan Tee... :).. The kids too were having so much fun playing, running, jumping, dancing etc...you name it!!

Next 3 weeks will be my cousin Fanny's wedding, I will also be busy by then cuz i need to manage the flower girls (that's the job assigned to me)...and yes, Andrea will be one of them again...she's so lucky la...i only experienced it once during my younger age..hehehe... on the other hand, i'm also excited cuz my best buddy Jurra will be making the flower girl dress for the flower girls and so far she's doing great :). This is her progress so far.

Hmm...what else to say..i'm blurr rite now....just view the pics + video la ya....

"I lurvee my flower girl dress"

Andrea & Andrew posing...Dad took this pic since mommy still in d saloon.hehehe

On our way to church..Andrew with his "cheeky looks"..sempat lagi bawa his Ultraman CD.. *sigh*

Dad & son.. I just lurvee to see this pic... Two great man in my life :)..

Mom with Andrew... "y giving that pose with mommy :( ?"

Beautiful couple :).. Both happy & proud showing their marriage cert...CONGRATS!!

Melanie & Andrea

Stacy (the other flower girl) & Andrea

The bride & groom together with the bride's family.

Baby Neville looks so cute here...he can pose & smile to the camera while his daddy holding him..

But not too friendly when Uncle Charlie took him from his daddy..He must be wondering,"who's this stranger trying to steal me from my daddy.."

Andrea with one of her fav. dodu (dodu Maang)..

Spencer & Vera studio photo displayed at KDCA hall...

Nice decor from Juliana G....love the hall arrangement...

Andrew enter-framing the ladies...

Andrea with Mama Lina & Uncle Stephen.

With my elder sister & hubs.

The next Power Puff Girls??

The bride & groom with her evening gown...

Last but not least, Andrew caught the audience attention by entertaining everyone with his impromtu performance..as a backup dancer while the singer sang "Aku Stacy"... which is also one of his fav song...apa ndak...almost everyday mommy listen to that song ....hehehe... I didn't realize he was on the stage till my cousin's hubs told us.."Look who's there on the stage..." Me & hubs look at each other & can't believe he actually did that....Where did he get the energy from???!!! He ended his dance quite well though..watch the video & u'll see...

What a relief...

2008-07-01T15:15:00.003+08:00

Phewww...what a relief...my PBC1 (dept budget) presentation is over & it went ok i guess..This was my 1st time presenting to the management committee :) & do feel great after everything is over!! thx to boss for his full support :)....has been working on this day & night for the past few weeks..trying very hard to get the figures, basis & justifaction right....but this is just Part 1...nxt 2 weeks there'll be part 2...

But that doesn't matter..i just feel like jumping into the pool like what i've did during my sea survival training and shout as loud as i can.....hehehe...Wah...talking about this *jumping2x*..this was the bravest thing that i've ever done in my life...Enjoy the video!!

Thank God..I survived!!!

2008-06-12T19:43:00.018+08:00

Yes you heard that right...I survived during our HUET assessment this morning!! YONE boleh...hehehe...I'm so happy, excited & really satisfied cuz i've did it quite well...didn't swallow any water and no water goes into my nose..I manage to use the EBS correctly eventhough during our earlier exercise it quite difficult for me to use it properly...It was such an unforgettable experience...really feel great rite now...i don't mind doing it again..hehehe...BEST bah!!

Feel so sleepy & tired right now...can't write much..just view these pics & video la ok :)..

Took group photos after familiarizing ourselves with the EBS..

Me & my new friend Bastiah..The one enter-framing us is Martin from German and he's our team leader...very funny guy..

The four of us will be the next group to be on board....:D

That's me..going down to the pool...no need to worry if u can't swim...those two competent divers will take care of you :).

Wah...sempat posing & senyum lagi...
The 1st assessment with the door closed, so need to escape from the small window..

That's me with the blue hard hat...This was taken during the 2nd assesment with the helicopter being capsized.

This video was taken during the third & final round of the whole exercise. It's the same with the 2nd assessment but was done in much faster mode.

Finally..i'm here at SMTC

2008-06-11T20:39:00.011+08:00

Life is getting more interesting yet challenging for me nowadays...I'm now here in Miri attending this course at SMTC: Combined Sea survival Offshore Safety procedures, Helicopter under water escape training and basic fire fighting & self rescue (pheww..punya panjang) for 3 days. Reached Miri last nite and you know what..i've been missing my kids A LOT :( !!! Called Andrea during lunch & she told me.."Mommy I think of you while i'm in school.." :(...sad isn't it...

Thanks to Imperial Hotel for the internet free access...yippie..at least my time is fully occupied!!! I can check my email, complete my IPC (which deadline is today) as well as browsing & update my blog :D..Not bad la this hotel, quite comfortable and the price is quite reasonable & affordable...next time when you plan to have your vacation here in Miri, i highly suggest for you to stay here :). It's quite convenient you know, the shopping mall (Imperial Mall) is connected to this hotel & it's easy for you to find food, shops are also nearby.

Luckily this time there are 3 ladies (including myself) attending this course out of 22 of us. I was being told by my colleague that it's very rare for ladies attending such course. Met a lot of new friends from other company, most of them are Sarawakian..Today's class is just on theory, didn't do any practical. We'll start swimming and jumping into the pool tommorow...I've seen the other group did their practical today...Very challenging it seems..saw few guys wanting to vommit after few jumps..scary!!! And there this one guy did not dare to jump....the height is about 15m from the pool....not so sure how he'll be assess!!.By seeing that..i asked myself...How i'm going to survive tmr??...i'm afraid of height + do not know how to swim!!

While looking at the other group doing their assessment at the pool during our tea break this morning..there this one guy beside me asked me one question.."Kamu hantar orang kamu sini ka?"..I wasn't sure what does he means...so asked him to repeat his question again...he repeated the same thing...I replied.."Tidak...saya yang join this course"..He was quite shocked..can see from his face expression...i have a feeling that he might think that i'm from HR or something...or maybe he thought i'm too weak or my physical appearance does not fit/suite for this kind of activities...Tak pe tak pe...i'll make sure that tmr i'll manage to go through all that..YONE boleh...hehehe!!!!

Had kolok mee for dinner..only costs me RM2.30 (so CHEAP..can't get this price in KK)!!!...very tasty & banyak lagi tu :)

This is what i'm going through tommorow..wish me luck..

That's the helicopter...they gonna dipped it inside the water & turn it over & then you'll have to escape your self from there :S..

That's the height we gonna jump on Friday..

The view from the canteen..can see few platforms from here..

This is where i'm staying in Miri..Imperial Hotel..

Spacious place to sleep :D..

Took my own pic while doing my work :D...boring bah satu orang saja..hehehe...

Cilla Wedding in Tenom

2008-06-11T19:22:00.007+08:00

Had an enjoyable yet tiring trip to Tenon during last weekend. It was my cousin Marcella's wedding on Saturday morning and we all travel to Tenom on the day itself. Convoyed together with my sisters, uncles, aunties & cousins and started our journey as early as 5.30 a.m., reached Tenom town at about 9.40 a.m.(about 4 hrs journey), just nice to attend the wedding mass which started at 10 a.m. Luckily i've done my make up & simple hairdo at home (though i've to wake up at 4 a.m. just to do that but it has save my time a lot:)). My cousin Cilla married to our unimate's (Stanly Chung) brother and met Standly a.k.a Ah Chung in the church..he's now has 3 boys :).

Once again, CONGRATS to the newly wed..

This was my 1st time attending a Murut traditional wedding, and i tell you it was such an interesting yet a scary experience. Interesting cuz the wedding took place at the field with a tent sorrounding it which can fit 40 tables and the food was being served instead of buffet (6 dishes all together). Food was not bad, quite tasty. And guess where did they prepare the food??? All was done in my cousin's house!!! And you know what, the cost for all that is quite cheap, only RM160 per table, and this has include the tables+chairs+tent!!!!

The scary part was, you'll be forced to drink the "tapai" from the "tajau" no matter what your gender is, u can't afford to refuse...i manage to escape by telling them that "I'm pregnant" & they believed me..hahaha..thanks to my buldging belly..hehehe!! Hubs also manage to escape cuz Andrea was crying really hard while my cousin pulling his hand!! Maybe she thought that his daddy is being hurt...very caring la my daughter :)..They'll drink till the max you know..i can see a lot of them "ampai2x" suda...scary!!

Went home on the next day and reached home around 2 p.m.

Here are some of the photos taken..

Cilla & hubby with her family.

Cilla & hubby..the newly married couple..

My family...

Andrea close-up look..curly kan her hair...purely original!! Some thought i went & set her hair...

Reps from Penampang..

Group photos with the bride & groom (from Penampang's side)

Cake cutting ceremony with Murut's traditional costume (her mom did her costume..nice!)

My sis Fay (pink top) & cousins (Salina & Gobing) posing...This is how the tables being set up at the "padang"...her house is just across the road..

Andrea with her lil' aunties (Tabaa & Jelna)

How do you feel today?

2008-06-05T07:56:00.006+08:00

This will summarize on how i'm feeling today..:-

Don't you feel the same???

Andrea @ Pasaria PACOS

2008-05-21T17:47:00.017+08:00

Last Saturday we were at Pasaria PACOS @ Andrea's new school building nearby Polyclinic Penampang to see her perform a Joget dance, also to finished up the coupon tickets which we had bought earlier. She was once again selected to represent her school for the dance performance (wah just like me during my younger age..alamak..terlebih suda..AFUNDI STACY...hahaha...sorry a lil' bit of AF promo here eventhough out of topic suda :D).

There were 16 of them in a group representing Suausindak Kindergaten school (8 boys + 8 girls). Andrea seems to be not too comfortable during the dance...she didn't smile at all...too bad the video size is too big (can't upload it here) or else you will see her moody face while dancing. When asked, she told me that she was not comfortable wearing the "Sirung" (the one on d top of her head) and it was too hot with that outfit she's wearing. The weather that day memang PANAS!! But she did well, so did the rest of them....here are some photos taken...

On our way for breakfast...I enjoyed "decorating" her face & her hair :D..she was so cooperative while i'll put her make up on..even when applying the eyeliner on (which i hated the most when i was a kid :D)

Had our breakfast at the coffee shop in Kasigui (there's only one coffee shop there btw)..haven't been there for quite a while...lama ndak pegi rasa sedap pula...

Took pictures with her friends...

With her best friend Sonia..

With the "peace" sign..

Andrea & her ladies friend..From left: Andrea, Aviana, Nurul, Sonia & Rovella.

Andrew fixing his hair...with mohawk style tu tau...kids love that hair style nowadays...

Andrea's not comfortable with her "sirung" on..can see from her face expression...kaaannn

On their way down to the stage..

This was the opening...it started with the guys in actions..Background music was in dusun..the lyrics begins with "Tondu Talawa...." (beautiful girls..)..this is where the ladies comes in...

The performance ends..

She finished up the juice right after the performance ended...she was really thirsty...siannn...

This is their new building...according to her teacher...they'll gonna moved here somewhere next month....

Short updates

2008-04-13T00:02:00.013+08:00

1st update
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Yeay..i'm finally here..back to my family..feel glad, happy & relieved that i've managed to go through the longest ever training that i ever had!! My special thanks to hubs for taking good care of the kids; making sure they have enuf food & drinks, preparing them to school which include tying Andrea's hair...hehehe.., brought the kids to church, etc etc...Wow that must be hard for him, playing 2 roles at one time BUT he manage to do it!!!..really proud of him..he really had done a great job!! A BIGGGG THANK YOU to him :)..

As soon as we reached home after they've picked me from the airport last Friday, Andrea was so eager to bring me inside our room...she says..."Mommy we got a suprise for you.." BUT...since she has leak some info to me last week during our phone conversation (which suppose to be a secret between herself, Andrew & daddy)..that i'm getting a new handbag..hahaha...so i just pretend that i'm suprised la...when i opened the door...it wasn't like what i'm expected...it was really a suprise to me indeed...the moment i entered the room..i saw a big banner on top written "WELCOME HOME MOMMY"...wow....it really has touched me..the feeling was so good.....well on the bed i can see one present and Andrea says.."This is for you"....and another Wow..it was a leather handbag & i really love it! Wah best juga jauh2x nie....hahaha..just kidding...!! Too bad i did not hv the pictures with me now, i've saved it in my pc @ office...will try to upload them later if i got the chance.

2nd update
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My cousin Tee has safely delivered a healthy baby boy on 4 April 2008 (which was earlier by 3 weeks, her due is suppose to be on 27/4)...Weighing 3.8 kg (ya..i know...wow kan!!)..Not so sure who they gonna named him but her hubs has suggested the name, Arvin...Congrats to both newly & proud parents Tee & Prakash @ Joshua (note: not the Prakash @ SKO ya..pls don't get confuse..hehe) .

Being the 1st of having Indian blood in our family....this is how the cute baby looks like..

Isn't he soooo cute & Adorable.....I hv more pictures of him but not here with me either :(...forgot to save it in my pendrive..

Ok la..i'm sleepy already..that's all my updates for today..Good morning people!!

My exam....

2008-03-28T13:22:00.015+08:00

Guess what!!! This is what i scored for my test this morning..jeng..jeng..jeng..

I've scored 96%!!

I'm so happy!! with only 1 hour revision, and short study group with my friends..i'm able to score that much!!!

And for our presentation...eventhough we didn't won for the best presentation..but our group did well..& i'm very proud the each of us!!

That's all the update for today...!!!

Cheers...

I'll be an owl tonite...

2008-03-27T23:40:00.000+08:00

Am still here awake at 11.35 p.m....we were given one assignment yesterday & we need to present it by tmr morning....our group is now inside the computer room trying to gather and prepare our presentation material and the worse part is we have not rehearse it yet...and what makes it more worser is that i have not revise for our exam for tmr...*eyes rolling*

Ok..gtg now...the presentation material is now ready and we need to have a dry run...wish me luck for tmr...

Good nite people..*yawn*...

7 more days to go!!

2008-03-27T18:04:00.009+08:00

It has been my 12 days staying here in Bangi...Missing my kids & hubby a lot but i must admit that i've learned & gained so much from our lectures as well from the activities that had been conducted so far...

Last Sunday during Easter, i didn't manage to go to Church but i/we did something "good" on that day..This was my first time doing the community service..and i'm so happy & proud that at least i've contribute something to the ones that needed attention & care...We were brought to the Orphanage Home at Rawang, Selangor and not only we visited them but also entertain them with games, telematch & so on...there were abaout 80 of us in a group and they were about 100+ of them...

I've learned a lot from here...we should appreciate on what we have now and be thankful to God that we have family to love & care for us...I'm not going to talk more about this or else i'll get too emotional...here are some of the pics taken the night before & during our visit..

Wrapping the hampers for the telematch prizes.

Posing syiok sendiri..

Those are the hampers that we have wrapped..getting ready to depart to Rawang..

Took photos with our two Sudanies friends..Mohamed (sitting beside me) & Mansor (at the second right)..

We have reached "Asrama Anak2x Yatim at Kuang, Rawang".

Took photos with the kids age 6 - 15 yrs old...they are sweet & smart..

This lilttle boy age 9 wanted to be a Pilot..

These two cute lil' girl are both 4 yrs old..they are too attached with each other...Just 4 yrs old & yet so indepandant...they eat by their own using hand and share their food together...

Me & my friend Atiqah, Ali & Amir...about to leave after spending almost 8 hours there...

I've been calling home at least 5 times a day..Andrew keep on telling me that i've been here for so long and wanted me to go home....kesian betul dengar his voice...*sigh*...

Tommorow we'll be having our exam and Saturday will depart to Kerteh & will stay there for 5 days....7 more days to go & YES...home sweet home....

From Bangi with love...

2008-03-20T13:10:00.013+08:00

Today is my 4th day here in Bangi...it's a public holidays for u guys out there but not for us here :((...even tommorow (Good Friday) we have classes to attend until nite...

A lil' bit of story when i leave to KL on Sunday the other day...told Andrea so many times that she will promise to me that she will not cry when reached the airport...and she said "Ok, mommy..i promised"..and yes..she didn't..but someone did..& i'm sure u can guess who that person is..hehehhe...

And while we were in the departure hall..guess who we met & took picture with...Familiar with this face....

Yes...she's the "meowww lady" Candy from AF5...i'm excited too but not as excited like someone hehehe...Candy has such a lovely eyes..

Now back to our life here in Bangi...yesterday our facilitator told us that there is a surprised for us & everyone was so eager & excited..i tought that we will be meeting the VPs or one of the great leader....skali tingu....he mentioned that we'll be meeting the F1 drivers & the crews in a lil' while...me excited??? Not really cuz i'm not the F1 fan and i don't even know who's "Nick" whatsover his name is....Just managed to capture this pic...

And for today..this is what we did..My new friend Qi Hwa also blog about it..

Missing my kids & hubs a lot....4 days gone...15 days to go....i can't wait!

I'm sad...

2008-03-10T12:46:00.003+08:00

Another great challenge is ahead of me....i'll be away from my family for about 3 weeks (19 days to be exact) to attend the induction training program in KL (which is also a compulsory program to attend)...this will be the greatest nightmare of my life since i've never been away from my family for this long...only GOD knows how i'm feeling right now...i'm too weak but always pray that God will give me the strenght to overcome that feelings...i'll be flying this coming Sunday & all in my mind right now is about my kids & hubs..will definately gonna miss them A LOT even right now when i'm composing this entry....Thanks to hubs for his support...he has given his support in so many ways....TQ!

I'll also missed Good Friday & celebrating Easter with my family :((...There's a lot to sacrifice but all of these have taught me to be more patient, to be more stronger & have faith with God. Hmmm...whatelse to write..ok la that's all.....I'm sad!!

Our Away Day @ STAR

2008-03-06T13:31:00.005+08:00

About 2 weeks ago, our department had our Away Day at STAR Hotel…wondering what’s Away day means..it means away from office…hehehe..Actually the main reason for this workshop is to discuss about our department future plan, staff development plan, bla bla bla & so on….I’m not going to say much about work here but to tell more about our stay in this nice & pricy hotel :)..

Since it was 1.5 days workshop (Friday & Saturday) & also residential *yippie*..so apalagi…I brought my family along & we (especially the kids) had so much fun even though in between I have to leave them to attend the discussion….kira win2x situation la macam tu :).. Thanks to hubs for his support & taking good care of the kids without me around :)…We were given a room at 4^th floor @ Kinabalu Wing & it means we will have the sea view….and yes..such a beautiful view it was…STAR Hotel is a nice place to stay..with the nice view, good facilities, good service, comfortable & nice food but it was damn expansive compare to other hotels in KK ..I don’t think I will hv the chance to stay in this hotel if not because of this workshop..hehehe…

As usual the kids had so much fun in the pool…not enough with that, they continued playing with water in the bath tub inside the room…punya la lama mo tunggu!! Had to rush for dinner at Tatu café cuz later on we’ll have another discussion at night…ndak puas makan ooo..nxt time la if ada peluang lagi..!!

In the next morning when I wanted to checked out, was so surprised to see a breakfast set (a basket of fruits, buns + 2 glasses of orange juice) on the table with a note “Andrew/Andrea..Enjoy this choc..Mama Odot (23/2/2008)”..hmm..was trying to find the chocs..tapi teda pun hehehe…salah tulis kali...it was actually a complimentary breakfast set from my Aunt who is working there..called her straight away to say TQ! Too bad we had sent the kids home early in the morning cuz hubs had a course on that day as well.. …so apalagi…I tapau-ed la the whole thing except the juice…sia minum la…whatelse. .:)

Hope to visit this hotel again in near future…if not for FOC..then have to wait $$$ to fall down from the sky..hahahaha…

My section receiving a token from our boss for the group presentation..ermm..except for that guy at the end there a.k.a our one & only Indian Idol who's trying to steal the lime light :P...

Just checked in..getting ready for another discussion in the afternoon..

Our room...nice..

Another view..

Sea view..

Another view..

Andrew sempat do his homework..

Mandi time..

Nice swim pool..

Playing swing..

Stroll around in the evening..

Dad & the kids..

Continue their swim in the bath tub..

CJ7?

Wah..sadap ka makanan tu Q :)?...these are my colleugues..

Dinner at Tatu Cafe..the kids enjoying their free sweets..

At night after the group presentation..

Complimentary breakfast set from my Aunt..

The notes.. :)

Tag: 50 questions

2008-03-05T16:52:00.006+08:00

I got tagged by my dearest friends Jirra, Jurra & Neneth on this. More than glad to do this :-D..

1. Last person you had a deep and meaningful conversation with?
My hubs & my daughter Andrea..

2. Where was the last place you went?
In the office *sad*

3. If you could be with your first love, would you?
Would I do what???? Ndak paham..

5. Who was your first crush????
Biarlah rahsia..hehehe..

6. What was the last thing you highlighted?
My hair??

7. Who is the last baby that you held?
My son Andrew when i sent him to school this morning..

8. Do you know of any twins with rhyming names?
Nope..

9. Are you ticklish?
Yes..definately..

10. Have you ever worn a crown?
Yes..being forced by my daughter to wear hers!!

11. Last time you saw fireworks?
During CNY

12. Who is the last person you hugged?
My anaks..

13. Do you have a black dog?
Yes by the name Blacky but has been di "buang daerah" by my mom since banyak kutu..

14. Do you have a little black dress?
Yes...

15. What are you wearing right now?
My baju kurung kedah in sky blue..

16. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
My hubs asking him "Pukul brapa ko balik?"

17. Do you like coffee?
Yes very..

18. Are you missing someone?
Yes..my kids at home..

19. Reason behind why you last cried?
Missed my kids & hubs while i was in KL for 3 days training.

20. How much cash do you have on you?
RM 30 in my wallet now.

25. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
From previous experience..at least 1 roll (for 36 pieces).

26. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to change a regret?
I'll go for to change a regret!

27. What's on your mind right now?
To go home & rest.

28. Do you have a deep dark secret?
Biarlah rahsia..hehehe...

29. Do you wish you were with someone right now?
Yes..want to be with my family.

30. Who was the hottest teacher you ever had?
None.

31. What was the last thing you ever got grounded for?
My parents had never grounded me..

32. What was your childhood nickname?
Yone...

33. Do you have any strange phobias?
Nope..

34. Have you ever played naked twister?
naked??? no lah..

36. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Ghost & "pangait" (head hunters).

38. Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet?
hmmm...none so far..

39. Do you crack your knuckles?
Nope..

40. What's one thing that can always be found in your refrigerator?
Cold Water

41. What color are your bed sheets?
Light blue & yellow.

42. How many kids do you plan on having?
3 but hubs plan 4..

43. What did you do today?
Do the monthly newsletter which i tought i can escape from KKIPC...hehehe...

44. How would you like to die?
Die in peace..

45. Have you ever been in love?
Yes..

46. When is the last time you went out of the state (province)?
Last month

49. Do you judge people?
Sometimes..

50. Generally, in life, what makes you happy?
To have more quality times with my family (hubs & kids) & to have a healthy life.

OK done with the 50 questions tag..but did any of u noticed the questions are less than 50???
I'm passing this on to....

My cousin Tee..

OBS..I like...

2008-03-04T17:05:00.010+08:00

Never would I thought that I’ll be one of the participants joining the OBS training program, not even once…kalau ada pun I will try to avoid..hehehe..those who knows me would know...BUT since this is a compulsory program which our company required us to attend.. I have no choice but to go for the 2 days program at OBS Kinarut!! And u know what…I DON’T REGRET IT AT ALL! Thanks to hubs for encouraging me..sikit suda mau tarik diri tu last minute cuz it so happen that it was my 2nd day of menstrual period that day (am I being too detail here??? Hehehe)…

I had loads & loads of fun…Can’t imagine that I manage to get through all those activities i.e. Giant ladder, kayak, water rafting using float & bamboo, flying fox (40 m high), 3 hours of jungle tracking which is the most challenging so far (even one of us in our group has passed out but not me ah…). + lots more..

The giant ladder was quite tough but when I first look at it…my 1st impression was “oo senang saja bah nie”..i thought that the “tukang tarik” down there just need to pull us till we reached at the top…so… I volunteered myself to be the 1st three to go….when we ask the trainer…”mcm mana mo naik?”…..they smiled & said..”the 3 of u hv to help each other…u can either use ur thigh & shoulder but not ur head”…I was like..”huh???”…Well with the team spirit, support & trust from each other.. the three of us (1st batch) + the rest manage to reached the top and can see from our faces that we were really proud & happy to be up there..it was not that easy I tell u…u really need to use ur brain & LOTS of energy ya know!!

And it was also my 1st experience to do the flying fox (so scary at 1st but later on it was fun…macam mau try lagi…*kunun*). and on our 2nd day…the trainer said, the nxt activity will be the water rafting…I can’t wait already cuz I’ve seen my friends had so much fun doing that before..skali tingu..we were given 6 floats + bamboos + ropes & we were asked to do our own raft….Aduiii….the paddle pun bukan main lagi….it was made of wood & it was so damn heavy….sudalah kami punya design salah…the bamboo patah lagi tu from the moment the guy sit at the back…hahahaha…it was really tiring but still it was fun!!!

We even created our own lyrics from Saiful’s (OIM) song (which I’ve forgotten the title :) for our group presentation that nite…I think this song has summarize the excitement that we’ve gone through. Here it goes:

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Our Journey in OBS

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From Kali pertama kami tahu
Kami di invite pergi training
Training OBS di Kinarut
Ada excited…ada yg malas..

Setibanya kami disini..
Byk sangat peraturannya..
Tiada handphone..tiada rokok..
Kunci kereta pun kena ambil..wo hoo ooo..

Cho: But all of these doesn’t matter at all
Through this challenge we’re standing tall
Other group might be feeling sick
But we’re the group that is called “BIONIC”

Ada satu group yg over confident
Slalu bising dan slalu kecoh
Belum cuba dia belum tahu
But how come we always beat you..

Activity kami hari ini
Giant ladder, kayak and flying fox,
There’s a lot we learn, a lot we gained,
Unity, trust & determination..wo hoo oooo

(cho:)
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I’ve so much to tell but too lazy to write…just view some of the pics above la k…it was such a wonderful experience which I’ll never forget & once again I’m proud and happy to say that I’ve managed to get through all the challenges, went home safe & still in one piece…. :)

A visit from Kuching...

2008-02-15T09:01:00.002+08:00

About a week ago during weekend, a good friend of mine Leyna & her family (from Kuching) came down to KK and stayed over for a nite since there was no connecting flight to Labuan. It was actually their holiday’s trip to her home town (Labuan) for the CNY celebration. They reached KK around 4 p.m on Saturday & we met them at around 7.30 p.m. @ Warisan Square & later on had our dinner at Secret Recipe. Thanks Leyna for the gifts that you all gave to Andrea & Andrea…they love it so much..Andrea has forgotten about her Barbie bag now..instead she brought her newly “Pooh & Friends” bag to school J…It’s good to know that our anaks get along very well (sharing foods & drink, play & laugh with each other) except for Andrew yg kuat buli si Yasmin..sorry la ah Leyna my son too hyperactive bah J..We chit chatted mostly about our anaks – about their behavior, their schools & so on…

Since their flight to Labuan was on the next day at 4 p.m. so we all sempat lagi go out on Sunday & had our lunch at Jothy’s restaurant. When we got inside the car, Yasmin gave Andrea an envelope & when Andrea opened it, there was a piece of paper with colorful heart shape all over it….so sweet ya know!! She also gave Andrea one of her pearl bracelet and Andrea loves it so much..can see that this lil’ girl appreciate her friendship very much & kecil2x ada suda personal touch kan….till now Andrea uses that pearl bracelet even to school & to sleep…

I’m so happy that I could see my good ol’ friend again…still remember how she had helped me in so many ways back in U..how could I forget that!! Really enjoy our weekend that day …looking forward to see them again..if not in KK, maybe in kuching ;). Pics above taken during their visit here in KK..can see how tall Yasmin is from this pics…same age tu with Andrea except that she’s 1.5 mths younger than her J..

My trip to Labuan

2008-02-01T12:41:00.000+08:00

As mentioned in my previous post, I had a trip to Labuan recently for 1.5 days together with the Management Unit from KL (see the group pic above). They were 15 of them & only 2 of us from SBO. I really gained a lot during this trip. We visited LGAST and PML 1 & 2 on day 1 and to LCOT on day 2. It was a bit tiring but sure it was fun..errrr despite from the free sauna that we get...it was damn hot..nasib baik pakai coverall..kureng sikit la kena sun burn.

During this visit, we were required to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) i.e. coverall, safety boots, safety helmet & safety glass and it was my 1^st time wearing this safety boots..tu pun pinjam dari orang..it was a high cut boots ya know…keras & berat lagi tu..ndak biasa kan.! During our visit to PML1, my feet was doing ok but not during our the 2^nd visit to PML2, it was so painful till I could hardly walk…i didn’t tell anyone cuz malu bah…I see the rest macam relax saja jalan..so sia pun control ayu saja la as if nothing happen padahal KESAKITAN suda betul!! I really can’t stand it already, sooooo..while the rest went to return their temporary pass at the main gate, I went & ask for few plasters from the HSE department..i knew memang banyak betul suda blisters. While I was inside the bus, took off the safety boots & into my surprise, there was a blood stain on my right sock…bila buka my sock lagi tekejut…nampak isi suda berdarah-darah….ewww…(see the pic above)..tu blister punya kulit terkuyak suda..no wonder la sakit!!! Called hubs to inform him about this..he advised me to at least inform the manager so that I can be excused from wearing that safety boots, nanti makin worse he said BUT I didn’t do so…cuz if I do…I won’t have the chance to join them & stroll around the plant…rugi bah…but thank God everything went well…I managed to bear the pain & have successfully visited all the plants/terminals J…

O yes lupa mo kasitau…I’m the only one who stayed at Tiara Hotel, the rest stayed at Golden Dorsett which is located in town….hotel yg lain semua fully booked suda! Not bad juga la Tiara Hotel..mcm resort juga..it was located near the beach…but didn’t have to chance to stroll around cuz by the time I checked in, it was already 5.30 p.m. I got shocked when I first checked in, the room was so huge but the room condition is a bit old..got 1 queen size bed + 1 single bed (see the pic above)..mcm haunted bah. I get so worried macam mana mo tidur malam, macam2x la yg sia imagine suda..u know la me..PENAKUT!!! Was so lucky & grateful that my cousin Fanny (who is now working in Labuan) willing to accompany me during my stay in that so-called-scary hotel. At night, she & Fred (her fiancé) brought me jalan2x to Financial Park (beli chocs apalagi) and had dinner at one of the “kedai makan”. Thanks Fanny belanja me makan J…!!

And how was Andrea this time??? Still no good…she woke up early in the morning at 5.30 a.m. (weird why she woke up that early..mcm dia tau2x saja) & was crying asking me not to go Labuan. My flight to Labuan was at 6.40 p.m. and by the time I reached KK airport ngam2x time to check in, if I were late by 5 minutes, sure I’ll missed that flight…late pasal sesi pujuk memujuk la nie *sigh*..

OPI day...

2008-01-18T14:32:00.000+08:00

This is how our gym look like….look nice huh but too bad I have not used any of those facilities there yet….”no time” has always be my no. 1 excuses..i should go & try it one day…Bila la tu ah? *thinking*…

This is the picture of us (from my dept) practicing pocho-pocho dance (wanted to perform during our OPI engagement day which happens to be on the next day!!)…ini last minute punya practice!! Our dept head were ask to present & to share with all staff on few tips (i.e. our best practices) on how actually we achieved the highest rating during the recent PULSE survey (sorry dunno what does this stand for..masi baru bah, didn’t even join this survey) & the dance pocho2x at the end of her (my boss) presentation were suppose to show how we handle/manage our stress management..hahaha…

We only did our practice (pocho2x) for about 1.5 hrs on Tuesday afternoon and that’s it…the next day trus perform..…how was it???? You guess… HANCUSSSS!!! Hahahha..semua jadi kelam kabut..well…we sure had loads of fun though ketawa2x atas stage J..

Bravo to Rashed for creating such an interesting montage of our department even though it was done last minute *clap2x*…I really had so much fun during this OPI away day….there were so much of activities being carried out i.e. sketch performance from offshore team/other terminals & plant, quizzes, paper presentation etc…a big applause to the organizing committee as well!! Another thing that I like also …the door give..hehehehe..it was a just a pen holder but not the ordinary pen holder ya know..ini yang complete with the timer/calendar/temperature indicator on it..cool…(tingu gambar diatas)…Eh not only that..the food was nice as well…apa ndak..Le Meridien punya caterer bah…*yummy*.. oo forgot to mention the OPI’s day were held in our office..

I’ll be flying to Labuan this coming Monday for a familiarization visit to gas terminal/plants..will be back on Tuesday afternoon..hope Andrea will be ok this time…one nite saja bah J…

Ok that’s all folks…till then..

2008-01-14T13:56:00.001+08:00

Received a call from an unknown KK number on last Tuesday morning...it was actually a call from Poslaju KK asking what's my new mailing address since the one that they have is no longer valid...no wonder la cuz masi guna my address lama (sorry D', lupa kasi update sama ko)..so told them my new office address and since i'm so curious..so i ask them who the sender is...the guy said it's from Juhaidah Joemin (she's my long lost friend which is now in Cyberjaya & thanks to the internet for reuniting us J ...happy & excited cuz i got something from my old friend...this must be the x'mas card that she said she wanted to mail to :)..

So later that afternoon..i think it was about 3 p.m., i got a call from our operator to collect my courier on the 3 rd floor...wah cepat2x la sia pi turun....i was expecting just a piece of x'mas card but into my surprise it was a huge box written my name on it...excited betul suda sia nie wondering what was inside that huge box..everyone was staring at me while i was inside the lift..sampai ada yg cakap.."mo pindah ka?" hahaha...When i reached my desk, my other colleagues were excited as well...they were the one who opened the box for me..everyone was eager to know what is inside..

Jeng..jeng..jeng....there were two boxes inside that huge box which were wrapped with present paper...One box with Andrea's name on it & the other one was for Andrew...and finally a Christmas card for us + a lovely wedding pic of ED' & her hubs Zeno J... Those presents were actually a Christmas gift for my kids.... THANKS so much to both of you ED & Zeno.. really appreciate it....It was indeed a surprise for us ...Andrea loves the Barbie doll and Andrew apalagi...he loves that knights very much...Even though they have not met both of you personally but at least they've seen ur pic & know ur name already...well, manage to snap few pictures of them while they were enjoying playing with their new collection...

God bless to the both of you...

Happy New Year...

2008-01-08T17:30:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone..i think it’s not too late to wish this to everyone kan…

What a “GREAT” day to start my new year… I flew off to KL on the 1/1/2008 to attend the Business Orientation Program (a compulsory program for the new entry) and I tell you it was such a “hurting” experience…”hurt” because I need to leave my kids behind for 4 days & 3 nights…Andrea was crying & shouting as I entered the boarding room..she doesn’t want to let me go & was crying so LOUD wanted to follow me…I just couldn’t stand it…jatuh juga la air mata….everyone was looking at her & me…takajut kali dorang..hehehe…and the lady who was checking me asked..”mau pigi kursus ka?”….i just nodded cuz I could not reply her with words..my tears keep on dropping…sedih betul bah….Itu baru 4 days..this coming March, I need to travel for another 3 weeks straight!!!!! O ya..and the worst part was..i celebrated my birthday there alone.. L…kesian kan!! Thanks for those who had wished me via sms & email…really appreciate it!!

The training was ok…it was beneficial to us la for the new entries!! Me & one of my colleague stayed at Impiana KLCC hotel…it was just a walking distance to KLCC..about 10 minutes walk …well the interesting part was, I got lost when I’m trying to get back to the hotel on the 1^st day after our training completed…I was alone cuz my other colleague wanted to see her friends…I walked and walked and walked till I gave up cuz I could not find the hotel…then I ask this security guard which happen to be stand outside of this one hotel…”hello…Hotel Impiana dekat mana?” then he just pointed up there without saying anything….OMG…the hotel was just right in front of me & yet I did not see it..itu sign dia ndak terang bah --àhahaha alasan..

Itu cerita part 1 when I got lost..ada part 2 lagi…hehehe…kesian bah..it has been 5 yrs since my last trip to KL!! Since it was still early..sampai hotel around 6 pm, I planned to stroll around la…my cousin suggested to go to Bukit Bintang Plaza..i ask the direction from the hotel lobby and they said boleh jalan kaki..nearby juga..better to walk rather than using the cab cuz it is quite jam at this hour he advised…not bad juga sia..terjumpa juga la…sempat lagi singgah Pavilion (the new shopping complex in KL) & Lot 10…hehehe…so happy to reached there..then apalagi berabis la jalan…then I also planned to go to Sg. Wang..smsed Rini..”I’m now at BB plaza, how to go to Sg. Wang..mau naik cab ka?”…Rini replied..”hahaha..seberang saja tu”….OMG..Now I remembered…bersebelah saja pula tu…hahaha..kesian sia nie..sakai betul….I didn’t realize that the clock now shows 9 p.m. Hubs called & advised me to go back to the hotel..lambat suda dia blang….so kelam kabut la saya…sempat tapau McD cuz haven’t took my dinner…So on my way back…kunun mau jadi terror..i wanted to walked back juga kunun…skali tingu…I don’t know where I headed to… …at least almost 40 minutes I tried to figure out my way back but tidak nampak any building yg familiar….i got scared already and it’s now started to drizzling. Finally I hv no choice but to look for a cab…mau cari cab pun susa..i can’t find them anywhere…so hv to walk again…jalan punya jalan till I dunno where I am already..finally found one *phew*..and I was charged RM10..padahal dekat saja pun..hehehe…Reached hotel at about 10.10 p.m. Thank God I got back to the hotel safely.

On the next day…met Rini & her family..Thanks to Rini & her hubs for their kind hospitality…they brought me to Sogo for jalan-jalan… :D..nasib masi ada sales… Rini sends her warmest regards to all her KKIPC friends J…

Ok la..that’s all my stories for today…those pics up there are the pics of us ladies attending the BOP, the view of KLCC building from level 41 (yeah I’m finally there) & Rini with her kids J..

Christmas Party @ Sacred Heart Church

2007-12-28T10:39:00.000+08:00

Attended the children Christmas Party at SHC on the 15/12/2007 (Saturday). The kids were having so much fun playing the games and to get goodies & present from the Santa Claus (actually parents yg beli tu present hehehe)..By the end of the day..Andrew told his mommy..”I like o Santa Claus mommy..because want to give me present & gula”…J..

p/s: Was blogging using my email since I still do not hv internet connection here (too many procedures in order to get one *SIGH*)..but the only thing that is bothering me now is the default disclaimer at the bottom of this page…not so sure how to get rid of that…I can’t see it while I’m composing this message but it do appear after I sent it….is it because the ms exchange server that we r using??? Siapa yg tau mcm mana mo kasi buang pls let me know ya…TQ! :D

Hiatus for 3 weeks???

2007-12-20T11:28:00.000+08:00

Today is a public holiday so ada relax sikit..i can at least free my brain a bit....to my muslim friends..selamat Hari Raya Qurban to you :)..

It has been 3 weeks i'm at my new place..so far i'm still adjusting myself & so far so good..at least ada progress sikit la...compare to my first week there, memang i was a bit sort of like "cultural shock"...with the new environment, new faces, new culture, different mindset....it was really a challenge to me..but now i've manage to cope with all that & hopefully as time goes by, i'll get ready & be more prepared to face with all those new challenges in life..thanks to hubs, family & friends for your prayer & moral support....appreciate it a lot!

I have lotsa overdue posts..but i hv no time to share them with you....really miss of blogging u know...

Here are some photos taken during the combined birthday party (for Andrea, Andrew & my dad) which was held last month (28/11/2007)..

Pot luck food...ada juga laksa sarawak prepared by hubs :).

Andrea birthday's cake - Marble cheese cake from STAR.

Andrew's birthday cake - Chocolate moist cake from STAR.

The birthday boys & gal - Andrea (5), kung-kung (my dad - 61) & Andrew (3)

Our family pic...

Andrea & Andrew together..

Princess Andrea with her birthday gifts :)..

Superhero Andrew with his gifts...

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Last but not least, would like to take this oppurtunity to wish everyone..

HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS

A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR...

Have a good holiday everyone :)!!

Thanks!

2007-11-30T14:35:00.000+08:00

Just came back from my farewell lunch organized by my dearest friends in KKIPC...Thank you so much...Love the "creative" cards, the food & especially for ur presence which has bright up my day today:)..

I'm in a hurry so till then..will update again my blog soon...

Andrea could not wait for x'mas..wanna know y?

2007-11-26T10:20:00.000+08:00

Andrea just could not wait till it's Christmas...wanna know y? Cuz last Saturday I showed to her her x'mas dress & guess what..she really loves that dress...she wanted to use it for her belated birthday party together with her adik Andrew this coming wednesday but told her "no..cannot..not until it's Christmas..." hehehe..

Her x'mas dress one set with the crunchie...

She quickly wanted to put it on & asked me to tie her hair with this cute crunchie (same material with her dress)...& this mom apalagi...quickly go & grab the digicam & took few pics of her with her x'mas dress...Look at her face expression..she looks so happy & very proud with her new dress...& really SATISFIED!!

More pose of her..

One satisfy customer...hehehe..

Aren't she look adorable with this pinky dress together with the crunchie...satu set lagi tu!!

The view from the back....I just lurve this organza ribbon...

She really likes to pose like this nowadays!..Jurra...Yes this pose means "A BIG Thank you Aunty Jurra.."

For those who didn't know..this dress was custom made by my dear talented friend Jurra...she really can sew u know...You can view all her sewing project here....i really hope that one day she can go further from here..who knows one day..ada brand "Jurra-Tailor" suda kan...hehehe...now i can save my money & time to shop for Andrea's x'mas dress..For those who wanted to pre-ordered a dress for ur lil' one no matter ada accasion ka tidak, you can always place ur order to her..just go to her website & you can communicate with her from there :).

Thanks Jurra..once again..u have made my lil' girl smiles...

Got tagged from my cousin Tee..

2007-11-21T11:15:00.000+08:00

This assignment was long overdue..got tagged from my cousin Tee

1. Pick out a scar and explain how you got it.

I had a scar on my left knee.. It was a deep cut & I was supposed to get few stitches BUT since i hate/scared of the needle + due to my stubbornness & was shouting out loud inside one of the room - OT room i suppose (this was at Polyclinic Penampang), the dresser finally gave up and just applied the yellow sollution on my cut instead..... How did i got it? Same as my cousin Tee, got it while crossing a barb wire in my "kampung" while playing with my sisters & neigbours, it was during New Year eve and it was at night..

2. What does your phone look like.

Ermmm...it's black in colour with triangular shape, thickness 10 mm, brand Nokia ..

3. What is on the walls of your bedroom?

Our wedding picture.

4. What is your current desktop picture?

My two precious kids.

5. Do you believe in gay marriage?

Nope. Not until i've watched "I now pronounce you Chuck & Larry"..

6. What time were you born?

have to refer this to my mom.

7. Last person who made you cry?

Secret... ..

8. What is your favourite perfume/cologne?

Elizabeth Arden.

9. What kind of hair/eye color do you like in the opposite sex?

Asian look..

10. What are you listening to?

Me love - Sean Kingston.

11. Do you get scared of the dark?

Yes, of course.

12. Do you like pain killer?

Yes, very much especially during contraction

13. Are you to shy to ask someone out?

Yes.

14. If you could eat anything right now, what would it be?

Bambangan with salted fish..with lil' bit of lime.....plus durian..yummy..

15. Who was the last person you made mad?

My hubby?

16. Who was the last person who made you smile?

My hubby & my Kids..

17. Is anyone in love with you?

Of course...My hubby & my kids...

Ok. i'm done. Now i would like to tag two of my dearest friends..and that would be Jurra & Neneth. Kasi kamu homework sikit la ah before i leave..hehehe..

Anne's Birthday @ Kohinoor

2007-11-19T16:21:00.000+08:00

This entry was long overdue..was supposed to blog about this last week BUT was quite tight up with "something" + waiting for the pictures to be downloaded from those who has brought the digicam on that particular day.

Anne (our colleague) celebrated her birthday at Restaurant Kohinoor @ Waterfront KK on the 9/11/2007 - she shares the same birthday with Maya (Jurra's daughter). Happy Birthday Anne..!!

It was my 1st time dining at this place & was really satisfied with the food & services.......Thanks Anne with your kind hospitality..if not because of you..i won't be able to taste such a unique & tasty food + drink from Northen Indian... Really feel like i was in India for few minutes...with the interesting background music + the bindi on our heads....cool!!

Here are some pics taken..Thanks to "Sindut" for sharing these photos...

Outside view..

Inside view..

Our table..nicely prepared..

No soft drink or any other drinks...Anne just ordered this one...forgot what does it called...It has a weird taste though..Anne said this is good for your health & digestion...It has coriander leaves & some spices in it....well..at least i have tried..

I had a lot of these while waiting for the main dish..

The appetizer...taste nice but TOO sweet for me...

The main dish...Yummy..love the tandoori chicken + chicken massala + the rest (forgot the dish's name)...*drooling*..

Delicious roti nan with 3 types of delicious gravy....YUMMY...

Last menu was served - The rice...& we didn't even finished it...all were too full...

The birthday gal..sweet & charming Anne..

Finally..our group photo..

Andrea turns 5!

2007-11-14T15:04:00.000+08:00

Andrea has just turned 5 on last Sunday 11/11 and she was so excited about it cuz she can't wait to go to Kindergarten 2 by nxt year..hehehe. There was no celebration on that day since we have planned to celebrate it among our close family members by end of this month which will be together with Andrew's 3rd birthday. Andrew will be celebrating his 3rd birthday next month (7/12) so hubs says why not just celebrate it satu kali . One good thing about celebrating it together is that both of them will get their own presents without envying & "fighting" with one another or else... agree with me?

~~What did we do during her birthday...let the pictures tell.~~. Am having problem to download the pictures from my phone right now *sigh*...Will need to fix that one later...What have we done during her 5th birthday...?? Well...Dad brought us jalan2x to CP and the kids were having fun at the play station @ 3rd floor driving the bump car, "riding" the horse & go on a chu-chu train...will try to upload the pic as soon as i've fixed the software problem...

*Finally managed to fix the problem..*pheww*..here are some of the photos taken..

Andrea...Wishing you a Happy 5th Birthday!! You have grown so fast and you have made us proud in so many ways...Mommy & daddy will always be there to guide & support you..we love you so much ....

Ooo..btw..Andrea would like to convey her special thanks to Aunty Mazura for the cute birthday gift...Mommy didn't have the chance to take a pic of it cuz Andrea was busy playing "Mama-mama" with her new collection ... it's actually a tote bag hand made by Jurra (she has updated her blog - view the cute "tote bag" here ).

Finally, managed to snap this pic last nite..Andrea with her tote bag playing with her cousin Madon and her adik Andrew..

Look how fast our daughter has grown up..from "thin" to "thick"...from bald to curly hair...really gonna miss her childhood days...

Another makan2x on Sunday..

2007-10-31T13:59:00.000+08:00

After attending the morning mass at CMI church in Bukit Padang on Sunday and had our breakfast in one of the coffee shop in Kolombong, went straight to my aunt's (Aunty Odot) house at Jalan Pogun to attend her 50th birthday party. Most of my family members were there already by the time we reached her house...sempat lagi ada orang buka saloon rambut bah diatas...too bad not enuf time for her (my cousin Gobing) to "set" my hair...nxt time la kio 'Bing..Buli bah kan kalau kau..

Had a great time here with my cousins & sisters...chatting & enjoying ourselves with all those delicious food...not forgetting those delicious cheese & choc cakes from STAR hotel + the assorted chocs specially "imported" from Labuan..SADAP!! Fanny, nxt time beli lagi byk2x ah if you come down to KK....Andrew loves it so much till he tapau-ed home few..

My aunt with her family (her two daughters + her only son & hubby)..singing birthday song on her 50th birthday..Well...age is just a number...she doesn't look like 50 to me...she looks younger than her age kan .

My mom with her siblings. From left: Aunty Othy, Aunty Odot, my mom, Aunty Monica & Uncle Oni (not in this pic: Uncle Im & Uncle Gerod).

More pictures here:-

Later that nite, had another dinner invitation (also can be considered as a belated Raya open house) from my cousin Kenneth & his family in Petagas. Wow...non stop eating since yesterday!! Didn't see them for quite sometimes now and it's good to have another mini family gathering from my father's side (jarang2x ada peluang cam nie).

Makan time..

The guys...wah senyum lebar si Kinit sini..hehehe.. From left: Spencer, Kenneth, Ian, Ernest, Uncle Justine & Peter.

More picture of us here:-

Full moon + birthday party.

2007-10-31T10:40:00.000+08:00

Right after the school's concert, went to have our lunch in Dongongon & straight went home, hubs need to rush to work..My colleague has invited us for her daughter's full moon party that afternoon around 3 p.m. but have to turned down the invitation cuz the kids need to have some rest (got another party to attend tonite) + hubs is working..So sorry ya Mon..really could not make it this time..thanks for inviting ya :).

At around 6 p.m., the kids & I were all ready to go to the party but hubs only reached home from work around 6.15 p.m. Reached at my uncle's place in Tomposik, Inobong @ Pipin's residence at around 7 p.m. (invitation was at 6 p.m.). The makan2x has started by then. It was actually a double celebration for his newly born son's BARUCH BINABANG full moon party and also his elder son's BASIL BULAWAN 11th birthday...

Baruch lookin' so cute with his bumblebee outfit...He has one unique name for sure..my uncle says he got that name "BARUCH" from the bible...(never heard that one before..ketara jarang/tidak pernah baca Bible)..while "BINABANG" is a kadazan name which means a bright light...

BASIL BULAWAN cutting his cake for his 11th birthday...wow..he & his lil' brother has 3 cakes...

Also, it was kinda small family gathering for us (from my mother's side)...more pictures of us here:-

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Suausindak Year End Concert 2007

2007-10-30T14:14:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday (27/10/2007) was Suausindak's Year End Concert with the theme of "Aladin's travel to the land below the wind". For this year concert, both Andrea & Andrew will be taking part for their school's performance...was so excited myself cuz this will be Andrew's 1st concert & for the 1st time he will perform infront of the huge crowd. Was also worried at the same time...cuz doesn't know how he will react...

Andrea was so excited herself too..she was the 1st one to woke up EARLY in the morning..& it was around 5.40 a.m!!!...told her to get back to sleep and will wake her up later.

The part that i really enjoyed the most...."Decorating" my daughter...hehehe...woke her up around 6.15 a.m...after she took bath, she was all ready for the makeover..

Before the makeover..

After the makeover..Andrea lookin' happy..think she's satisfy with her new look..

While mom was busy preparing Andrea....dad was busy himself "decorating" his son.....

Dad & Andrew..during the makeover..

Andrew..after the makeover...

Send the kids to their schools around 8 a.m. and later both of us headed to mee soup Pipin for breakfast...this was the 1st time we had our breakfast here without having the kids around..& it's feel kinda weird...without me shouting and no one making any noises...we started missing our kids already.....

The concert was held at Dewan Tun Fuad Penampang, we reached there around 9.45 a.m., the event was suppose to start at 10 a.m. When we first reached there...saw Andrea with her friends at the front row seat all ready with their Angel costume...they'll perform the "Angel dance" for the opening ceremony. Was so happy that she was selected as one of the dancers (only 4 of them were selected out of all Kindergaten 1 student)...every year they'll do this dance as an ice -breaking ceremony and i did tell to myself before (eversince she 1st join Suausindak) that how i wish that one day she'll wear that costume & dance infront of me...my wish has came true..

Andrea, Sonia, Dawn & Aviana...aren't they cute with that outfit..

Didn't see Andrew around, he must be at the back stage getting ready cuz he'll perform after the "Graduation" ceremony.

One of the MCs for this year concert is my nephew Micah together with his friend Stephanie and one of the organizer, Jennifer Lasimbang...Really proud of him..he did a good job..well done Micah..

After the performance from the toddler group...it's now Andrew's turn together with his friends from playshool 1...It's actually a mix performance of Tambunan culture..Andrew was in the group performing the "Tagungak"... At first Andrew just stood there looking at the crowd & can see from his eyes that he's searching for us..he didn't even hit that thing he is holding..not until when he saw me...bersemangat terus bah....he look at me and smile and was enjoying himself till the "Tagungak" turn out to be his guitar....trus mcm rock & roll bah...too bad we didn't captured any picture of that...

Later after few performances, it was Andrea's turn together with her friends from Kindergarten 1 Sompoton. She act & dance as an "Orang-orang", in english it means scarecrows...but she doesn't look like one to me...she told me before that she doesn't like the "orang-orang' costumes...she says "BURUK"...saw it for the 1st time during the concert & i like it...for me, it look nice & cute on her...mind the BIG "sirung" on her head compare the rest...hubs just bought that since he/we couldn't find any smaller size that fits her nicely....

Congrats to all the teachers who have work hard for making this year concert a success..really love to see the colorful backdrops & costumes...salute them for their patient and for being able to manage all the kids that range from 3 - 6 yrs old...*Applause2x*...

After Andrea's last performance, went & get both of them, hug & kiss them..and told them they did well up there & how they make us proud....Didn't wait till the concert ended cuz hubs has to rush back to work ...Later in the evening will be attending a full moon + birthday party at my uncle's place in Tomposik (will blog about this later)...

Proud mom with her kids..

The rest of the pics can be viewed here

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KESITER dinner 2007

2007-10-23T11:38:00.000+08:00

Attended the KESITER Charity dinner organized by JPKN for the first time last night...(Thanks to Sindut for getting us the tickets )...As planned, we (Jurra & myself) drove to Sindut's house and later car pool using her car to Magellan where the dinner took place. We reached there around 7 p.m, just nice actually, masih banyak lagi tu parking..

I must say that the organizing committee did a good job..Not only the function went quite well & organized, but they sure know how to entertain their guests well...*clap2x*..

Met an old friend of mine, Josie who's also one of the organizing committee..nice seeing you again Josie .

The theme color for tonite's dinner is maroon & white..can see people wearing these two colours everywhere..nice!!..even we ourselves followed the theme colour !!...Only 7 of us left (6 ladies + 1 guy) seating at one table which also means MORE food for us . The other 3 gentlemen decided to sit at the other table together with the DH group..thanks to LG for convincing them on how good our appetite is .

Group photo of us ladies..Jenny belum sampai while Joe taking pic...

The program went quite well, eventhough didn't won any lucky draw prizes but one thing for sure..we sure had loads of fun!! The highlight of the night was the song performance from Velvet MALATOP!!!...She sang 5 songs altogether & one of them was her latest hits "Kini detiknya" and a Dusun song which i only heard for the first time & has fallen in love with that song...Our table was at the first row & located near the stage and kami apalagi...when Velvet went down the stage...i almost could not not control myself (i think some ppl even notice that )... was too excited till i didn't even bother what was happening around me...This girl really can sing! She has a beautiful & powerful voice...really admire the way she sang...she has slimmer down a bit too..her face punya la main licin..her looks reminds me of Kris Dayanti..

When she was at the other side, i went infront of our table and balik2x waving at her asking her to come nearer.."sini..sini.." she actually saw me calling and slowly walk to our table..and when she was right infront of me....instead of shaking hand or took pic with her...what i did was just busy snapping her pics ...*DUH*..

When she was at our table for the 2nd time...and the moment when i wanted to take pic with her....my digicam showed me this "MEMORY FULL"... ...was asking Sindut for backup since she also brought one...but instead of getting ready with her digicam, she accidentally pressed the off button.. ..suddenly semua orang pun mo panic..hahaha...BUT nevermind..memang we were all so lucky la...there was another photo session with her outside the ball room after the last menu was served....trus senyum lebar kami semua....take a look of our pics taken below..

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MV Doulos...here we come..

2007-10-17T15:33:00.000+08:00

After our last open house visit on the 3rd day of Raya (the one yg ada serve chic wing yg sadap tu) which was on Monday..we went straight to Doulos since the clock shows almost 4 p.m. Plan to go there at night but since the weather is a bit cloudy and not too hot + the kids were still active..told hubs just to go there straight...alang2x mo balik rumah lagi...

Read from the paper that this will be their last visit to Sabah... ..well at least the kids & hubs have the experience to be onboard the Doulos. For me, this was my 2nd visit here...and it was like 16 or 17 yrs ago????!!

First I thought that we can go there straight, search for book & then go back BUT into my surprise there was a looooooooonggggggg queue where people were waiting for their turn to go onboard...waited for almost 20 minutes and we're finally there...

The ship's crews were all friendly....First we were directed to the exhibition hall once we were onboard...ada aircond here...There were many things happening there...the one i wanted to try the most was the international costume from around the world but that area was too crowded with people...You can actually pick any costume you like, wear it & took picture with it....with all the nice backdrops provided....too bad i just have to forget about it...with the kids around...memang tiada peluang!!

Went for a free body painting...Andrea malu2x kucing..she doesn't want to be painted..The lady asked me..."what do you want me to paint?"..told her.."Flower"....Hmm...& this is all i got...

After got my painting, saw one guy wearing a Mexican outfit standing there with a smile..and told hubs.."siok oo kan kalau ko dapat pakai tu baju"...but since tiada tu baju for him..ask for hubs permission.."buli ka sia ambil gambar sama tu Mexican?" and he said "Bah pigi lah"..

The kids were enjoying themselves at the kids corner..sampai ndak mo balik!!..After the short tour at the exhibtion hall, went straight to the book store..it was located at the upper deck...it was an open space shaded with canvas roofing...no aircond!! It was damn warm & hot & crowded with people...susanya mo bernafas....Finally, the kids got what they want - Andrew got himself a Superman book (he's a Superman fan now eversince he watched the Superman Return at HBO last week...so tu Fantastic 4, Spiderman & Ultraman semua kena lupa suda)...And as usual sia punya hahangai ini..she picked the Barbie book..her idol..hehehe..Hubs have to wait for another 15 or 20 minutes in a long queue just to wait for his turn to pay for those books....sampai the kids suda habis makan ice-cream masi lagi he queuing there...*sigh*...

Our "Gambar Kenangan" at DOULOS...

3 days of Raya Marathon...

2007-10-16T14:26:00.000+08:00

What a great weekend we had!! We really had a blast during the Raya holidays...apa ndak..hubs got 7 open hse invitations from his colleagues within the 3 days of Raya...

On the 1st day of Raya itself, we attended 3 open hse invitations...2nd day of Raya - 2 invitations & on the 3rd Raya got another 2 invitations. We have been travelling around from morning till evening...from Petagas, Tg. Aru to Sepanggar ....Eventhough the kids feel tired & sleepy due to not taking their afternoon nap but sure they were enjoying themselves..Not only them but us (me & hubs) too..with those delicious food (rendang, mutton & chic curry, sate, layer cakes, cheese cake, etc) that you could not resist...the biscuit Raya lagi.. ...Not only because of the food, but also becuz I have the oppurtunity to mingle & get closer with hubs' female colleagues...at least this year i don't feel like a stranger..unlike last year...I feel totally like one cuz hubs just join the company (at least for 3 mths) and met them only for the first time....so susa sikit la mo join the group..

Aiyo..ate too much till my tummy feels & look bloated now... ..have to stop eating meat at least for few days la mcm nie..means more fruits & vege for me..

The highlight of our Raya Marathon was the chic wing panggang during our 2nd hse visit @ 3rd day of Raya..SADAP oo the chic wings...the way it tasted was soooo juicy, tender and ....sadap la (dunno how to describe it)...Andrea loves it so much till she ate 6 or 7 pieces of wings.....I could have it more if i was not that full...looking forward for "it" again next year...hehehe...according to hubs, every year they'll have this barbecue, it's kinda their tradition & that's their specialty..

Since our plan to watch movie on last Friday was canceled due to hubs work commitment, went & watch "The Bourne Altimatum" @ 9 p.m show at GSC on Saturday. Love that movie...the way Matt Damon act in that movie was..one word to describe..WOW..he was so intelligent...love his acting..The part I like the most is when Jason Bourne diverted Noah Vosen attention to another place and at the same time he was at his office getting all the docs that he wanted in just a split of second... BULI TAHAN!! & btw...one of the "Asset" named Desh reminds me of someone who's working here .. lebih kurang oo tu muka..

Here are some photos taken during our Raya Marathon..

Selamat Hari Raya..

2007-10-14T11:06:00.000+08:00

Am blogging from hubs office..with the kids now inside his room waiting for him to settle his things..he got an emergency call just now right after the mass....later on got another open hse invitition (2 houses to be exact)..yippie..

I think it's still not too late to wish to all my Muslim's friends and to my blogger's reader who'll be celebrating Raya.....Me & my family would like to wish all of you..

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN..

Another Tagged..from Amelia..

2007-10-12T16:14:00.000+08:00

I got tagged again and this time from Amelia...

5 things in my handbag

1. *While looking at my handbag now* Wallet
2. House's key
3. Lipstick
4. Silky Girl compact powder
5. Limotil (A pill for diarrhea). Opss forgot to take it out..was hit by a food poisoning last week..

5 things in my wallet

1. Money
2. IC
3. Driving licence
4. Mini stickers of us (me & hubs) during our "bujang" time.
5. My monthly menstrual cycle monitoring chart .

5 Favourite Items in My Bedroom

1. The bed
2. Aircon
3. Mirror
4. Bolster (there are 4 bolsters inside our room..one for each of us )
5. Make up & accessories

5 things I wish to do

1. To win a 4D (first prize) or hit the Jackpot
2. To have money coming in without going to work and just sit at home (be a housewife) taking care of my kids & hubs... ..
3. Debts free.
4. To travel around the world.
5. To donate to the poor if i hit the jackpot!!

5 things that I am doing now

1. Waiting for hubs..mau balik suda nie BUT...he just sms-ed me that he need to settle something in his office and need me to wait..and it is now 5.30 p.m!!
2. Blogging...trying to complete this task assigned..
3. Try to look for Cathay Pavillion's website to check out for the movie tonight "The Bourne Ultimatum"..
4. Thinking of whatelse to add..
5. Checking my emails..

Yeay..finally i'm done...I'm going to tagged only 1 person since there's no rules stated kan (are there??)..so this time i'm going to tagged.....

Jirra

Beeeautiful Gurrl...

2007-10-12T15:25:00.000+08:00

Andrea has fallen in love with this song eversince she first heard it on the MP3 modulator. So everytime or whenever she's inside the car..she will repeatedly play this song once the song has ended....we just have to bear with her eventhough sakit suda telinga mo dengar tu lagu !!! Here's Andrea singing her fav song - Beautiful Girl by Sean Kingston...eventhough the lyrics & pitching ada lari sikit...but at least the rhythm/tempo are not that bad kan...since she likes singing..mo kasi train ini for the nxt AF or MI ...*angan2x*..NOT!!

Circle of ring...

2007-10-11T16:31:00.000+08:00

A lot of things came up this morning...was too tense up cuz suddenly need to tackle and handle a lot of problem at one time *work related*..so during lunch..boss says..."Marilah keluar pigi McD"....yay...at least can release juga our tension a bit....o I didn't pick up the kids today, hubs did...he took 1/2 day leave to look for Andrea a "Sirung" for her upcoming school concert. Only the three of us went (CM, Cy & myself).

On our way back, Cy received an sms asking him to check the sun outside..Cy who was sitting at the back was asking...why does W wanted me to look for the sun....then suddenly he said...OMG...it's a ring!!!...I tried to take a peek outside...& wowww...was so impressed....didn't realize that i repeatedly says "wahhh..cantik oooo" till CM who was driving was also eager to see outside but she could not see anything from her side....sudalah tadi she almost "terpelanting" from the driver seat....she didn't realize that her door wasn't lock properly..so while she was cornering..all of a sudden her door was wide opened...we can hear her screaming ..."AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH"....luckily she has her seat belt on...if not, terpaksa la sia jadi hero since i sit next to her... ...Thank God ko tidak ada apa2x Cin..

Sms-ed hubs asking him to check on the sun as well and guess what he replied.."Sia nampak suda ada "ling..cirle of ling ". . if you've watched the movie "I now pronounce you Chuck & Larry" then u'll understand what he is saying....siok oo tu movie tau!!!

Cy & CM took few photos once we reached the office's car park...& this is how the "circle of ring" look like....it's a bit dark cuz the sun was too bright..beautiful isn't it....Tingu live lagi cantik...

Oo..Hubs managed to find Andrea a "Sirung"...Wonder what a "Sirung" means & how does it looks like....check out the pic below:-

Month of October...

2007-10-10T16:00:00.000+08:00

It's now month of October...and it's also a month for Catholic to do the Rosary Prayer. We had our Rosary prayer at home last Sunday. Since it was a pot luck (among our family), I was asked by my sis to cook the "Telur rebus masak with tamoto sauce"...I'm not a good cook but hentam jak la....well...it turned out to be just fine...hubs says the taste was.."Buli la"...& guess what..habis juga the telur...kira laku juga lah....

It was also my nephew, Dangazu (my sis Fay eldest son) 11th birthday, so they celebrated it after the rosary prayer...

After the prayer & makan2x, had a long chat my cousins Gobing & Salina..."Bah Bing'..sabar saja la kau ah, ada hikmah juga sebaliknya tu...kuatkan semangat & sembayang byk2x ok". And for Salina..I hope & will pray everyday that you'll be recover soon (she had a brain surgery last year and in the process of recovering). We chatted & chatted till i missed watching the most important episode of Smallville where Clark Kent told Lana that he has a super power & where he proposed to her!!!...This is the episode which i wanted to see the most .....I only managed to catch the ending part where Jonathan Kent is about to die...aduiii....I've already ask Kazama to look for the episode for me..hope he can find it...*cross my fingers* ...

Ok la..that's all for now...I'm alone now with one of the SO...Jurra has started her Raya leaves and my boss is out for a meeting ...Ala Jurra..teda org mo kasi katawa sia!!."lonely..i'm so lonely..."...(alamak keluar tajuk suda nie!!!...hehe)..bah oklah..view the slide show below for the pics taken..

Tag: Magic carpet

2007-10-08T12:55:00.000+08:00

I got tagged by Jira on this.

***Start Copying Here***

Rules:
1. Write a short paragraph about your visit by the two Genies and include a link to the blog that passed on the Genie Symbol to you.

2. COPY the Rules and ENTIRE List below and post it on your blog.

3. List down your wish.

4. Place your name below the last name on the list and pass on the Genie Symbol to at least 5 other bloggers.

5. Please put up either one (or both) of the Symbols of the Genies on your blog to show that the Genies have visited your blog:

The Genie King, the Genie Princess and their trusty Genie Buddy have visited:

Mariuca would like to wish for happiness and success.Adrian would like to wish for good health and happiness.
Emila would like to wish for happiness and success.
Trinity would like to wish good health for Jan’s brother andYah and Wan and success.
MPG would like to wish for love and peace.Jean would like to wish for stress free work environment and happiness.
Cbenc12 would like to wish for health, happiness and luck for my family and friends and me too!
Paris Beaverbanks would like to wish for more publicity! Hooyah! (taps swollen head)Giddy
Tiger would like to wish for longer weekends and never-ending holidays!
Shooi would like to wish for peace on earth, love, good health and happiness.
Chinnee would like to wish for happiness and good health forever!
Hui Sia would like to wish for love, health, wealth and happiness.
Chew Lee would like to wish hubby for a successful business venture in Singapore.
Anggie would like to wish for dream and wish come true.
Slavemom would like to wish for happiness and good health for her loved ones (and of coz for herself too!)
Wen would like to wish for happiness and health for herself and her family.
Bryan's Mama would like to wish for health, love & happiness for everyone
Sharine would like to wish for safer world to live in, going green to save the earth and health for everyone
Sandra my wish is simple: for the health for my whole family ( including my husband's family), for my children to grow to be a good, responsible persons ,and for my dh's job
Charish Would like to wish for 3 more wishes & use the first one to wish for a peaceful world for the future generation to live. The second one for good health & happiness for me & the whole family. The third one for all of the children in the world to receive a good education.
Mcellen would like to wish for a good HEALTH, WEALTH, LOVE & HAPPINESS...

Welcome aboard the Magical Flying Carpet for the Ride of your Life! Alakazam!

I've done my part and now I would like to pass this on to....*drum rolling*

1. Neneth
2. ta66y
3. Abelle
4. Mimi
5. zenoed

Majlis Berbuka Puasa @ STAR

2007-10-03T14:22:00.000+08:00

It has been our company yearly event to organised a "Majlis Berbuka Puasa" attended by our staffs (managers/snr staff/muslim's staff), VIPs & of course our customers and this year the event was held on last Thursday (27/09/2007) @ STAR Hotel (same venue as last yr). The program is scheduled to start at 5.30 p.m. but I only arrived there at 7 p.m!!!! eventhough i left from office quite early at 4 p.m.

Hubs drove me there since i do not want to drive alone..so he brought the kids along since no one to bbsit them...Andrew cried wanted to follow me the minute when i get down from the car...kesian....i just looked at him/them & wave bye2x..eventhough it's hurt and sad to see him crying like that . Smsed hubs to ask how Andrew was doing...he replied..he is doing a-o-kay and told me he's started to talk now.. was so glad to hear that and tidak payah mau worry lagi...hmmm...Dad must have "bribe" them with sumthing ...

While mom was in STAR makan2x..dad brought the kids to jalan2x in CP....

Since only few of our colleagues a.k.a geng karas came, feel quite bored at first "BUT" not until when we met our new friends which sat at the same table with us. They were our guests from one of the gov office...we just knew them for few hours but it seems that we've known them for few months or years...Wow...happening tau our table!! We laughed and laughed and laughed sampai tidak ingat dunia lagi....till......(errr..decided not to tell the rest of the story since it can be considered as one of those embarassing moment..hehehe).

Our new friends..(Mo, Jude & Pn. Noriah)..

Few pictures of us with "posing ayu"...

And these are the candid pics took by our very own paparazzi..meriah kan.. (actually there are more but has been filtered..hehehe..)

and....The Paparazzi awards goes to....

I only had this from the main course dish...+ 3 slices of fried ikan tenggiri...lost my appetite after my 3 times attemp to....(hmm..let it be my secret..hahaha)....The food..the taste was just so-so...not that tasty..The "NASI LEMAK KUKUS" in Giant tasted much more better than the one i had here....tiada rasa bah...& I heard the cook was "Orang Putih" yo..

And this was our appetizer + few more but didn't manage to take pic due to terlampau bercerita & laughed so much....

There was a talk during the "ceramah agama" presented by one of the Imam....and the word of wisdom from him ..."Makan bila lapar dan berhenti sebelum kenyang"....hmm....Good to apply when you wanted to have a slimmer body kan...so make sure your body sensor is well functioning before you could apply this or else it will be too late...nanti kanyang suda tu perut ..

Hubs & the kids picked me up at around 9.00 p.m. and i was welcomed with a "BIG" smile....weird??? wanted to know why..cuz dad has "bribe" Andrew with...

And Andrea with a...

Betul kan sia cakap .....hmmm...bukan main lagi my sumandak nie !! Well...at least everyone went home with happy faces ....that does matter ..

Our 1st visit to the library...

2007-09-25T10:02:00.000+08:00

Had been planning to bring the kids to the library all these while but there are always sumthing that has stopped our plan......Well, eventhough the kids had their own mini library at school but they have not experience to go to the "real" library yet..

Last Saturday hubby woke up & first thing he told me.."Mari pigi lai-fai-bre-fre-ri-fi" (if you don't know what's that means..it means "Library" in "F" language )..he says that cuz he doesn't want the kids to understand on what he says or else it will excite them awal2x...

Daddy only told them after they had took their bath...wah semua pun excited...Told Andrea to bring her homework along and she immediately packed her bag..and Andrew..tidak mau kalah juga...so he just brought his bag without anything inside ...

Not so sure which library to go (ada di Dongongon, Jalan Tasik & KK)...so just told hubs to go to the one in Jalan Tasik since it's new & i've been there few months back during our work visit. So off to Library Jalan Tasik we went...

Since its their first visit to the library, so took their "gambar kenangan" infront of the Jalan Tasik Library ....

Andrea muka excited..err..Andrew (wearing dad's fav shirt) muka blurr??

So when we got inside, the environment was too quite (luckily we had warned the kids to be quite & behave themselves)....Andrea wanted to do her homework but could not find a suitable place for her to sit.....Both hubs & i were trying to search for kiddies book but couldn't find one...the only thing that we can see are magazines & computers...Being curious myself, went & ask the guy at the counter and he told me.."lama suda tu bahagian kanak2x kana pindah pigi KK library"...oooo..ok..now i know..since no children section here so thought that the kids at least could play the computers (tidak juga sia2x kan) so went to the counter once again kunun wanted to pay for the internet access but was so dissapointed (again) when the guy told me that only those with membership card could have the access for RM1/hour....I had lost my membership card few years ago and so wanted to apply for my kids BUT they could not process since I did not bring their birth cert..mana la sia tau kan!!...aduii...(double the dissapointment )...Told the kids just to go back since nothing they can do there...itu pun suda start lari2x sana sini....both of them gave us the "sad" look and said "Still want to go to library!!"..

Doesn't want to dissapoint them..so hubs drove us to KK Library....can see the kids smiling face again ....when we got inside there..wow..this is the rite place for kids..the environment memang ngam la...!!! No one care if your kids are jumping or running around....as long as they did not shout or make loud noice and that's ok...Both Andrea & Andrew were enjoying themselves and see what they've learned from their visit:-

A place where you can sit and do your homework.

A place where you can find plenty of interesting & colourful books in many shapes & sizes..

From stories book to children's encyclopedia. (Andrew is looking at the insect's encyclopedia)

A place where you could relax, chill out and stretch your legs..

And finally....

A new place for Andrew to run and jump ...

Will definately gonna visit this place again...At least now Andrea is motivated to read..those colourful and interesting books must have inspired her a lot ...Well, to wraps up my entry for today..here's Andrea teaching her adik to read...and it only lasted for 1 minute 22 seconds???

The true taste of homemade Laksa Sarawak..

2007-09-21T15:30:00.000+08:00

This frozen Sarawak Laksa Paste (as seen on this pic on ur left) has been living/staying inside our fridge for quite sometimes now. My aunt M went to Tawau few months back and Uncle J has given her this laksa paste as an ole-ole (i guess) but since aunt M knows that hubs can cook laksa sarawak quite well (she has tasted it before), so she gave this laksa paste to my mom..

Has been asking my chef a.k.a hubby to cook this laksa for a while now but due to his busy work schedule, feels tired, etc....trus kena lupa suda this laksa paste inside the fridge..But was so happy indeed when last Sunday he finally have the time & mood (i guess) to prepare this (so called rare-to-do) meal as for our lunch...*yippie*....Why i say this (rare-to-do)..cuz the main ingredient for this recipe which is the s'wak laksa paste could only be found/bought in Sarawak (kalau ada di KK, kasitau sia ah...). So while he was busy preparing this laksa, i went inside the kitchen...err..not to help but busy taking pictures for my blog.....biasa la paparazzi kan...

Managed to snap few pics (thanks to hubs for his full cooperation )....and just wanted to share with you on the recipe (in case you might interested to try)...here are the steps/ways to prepare a true taste of homemade "Laksa Sarawak"....

The ingredients:-

(5 servings from Flavours):

300 grams laksa paste
250 to 300 ml thick coconut milk (frm one coconut)
1 packet of bee hoon
Bean sprouts (pandai2x la mo estimate)
100 grams chicken breast fillet, boiled and shredded
4-5 boiled eggs, halved
2 stalks coriander (daun sup), chopped
4-5 limau kasturi, halved

1) For the gravy, boil the laksa paste for at least 15 minutes.
2) Strain into a pot.
3) Add the coconut milk and stir until well mixed. Season to taste with salt and sugar.
4) Soak the dried bee hoon to soften and blanch with hot water.
5) Place noodles in a bowl and add the toppings (beansprouts, shredded chicken & boiled eggs).
6) Ladle hot laksa gravy over.
7) Garnish with coriander (daun sup), limau kasturi and the laksa gravy.

Walaaaa...the Laksa Sarawak is now ready to be served....and here how's the homemade Laksa Sarawak looks like...

Laksa Sarawak with the topping & garnish

This was our lunch on Sunday ~ the true taste of homemade laksa Sarawak with "mee hoon" inside.....It tasted much more better than the one i had in *toot*..

"Good Thing" did happen....

2007-09-19T15:07:00.000+08:00

I had been telling my colleagues (C & M) that my eye lid on my right keep on blinking itself...not so sure if it meant something good or bad....C told me that something good is going to happen.."Bagus pigi beli 4D" dia bilang ...so I did..but still no luck ....Guess that wasn't the "Good thing" after all.. ..

My eye lid continue to blink for the next few days...and guess what....it's true what C has told me...something good did happen...In two weeks in a row, we got a visit from relatives (hub's side) & a close friend that came all the way from Kuching & JB.....

Hubby's Aunt & her family (the hubby + her two daughters - Pipin & Lyn) + hubby's grandma (which he called "mumbok" in Bidayuh) were here in KK 2 weeks ago to attend Pipin's graduation day at UMS...Congrats to Pipin!! They were here for a week (from 2nd - 8th Sept) but only managed to meet them on the 4/9 (Tue) since their schedule were pretty tight (they had planned to go to Ranau & Labuan). Was so happy to meet them especially my dear hubby...it has been quite a while since we last meet them, wah apalagi..when they met up..semua pun speaking in tongue......excited my hubby...We didn't have a chance to bring them to tour around though.....we just met them at the hotel and had a chat and catch up stories with each other....then a day before they fly back to Kuching, brought them to my dad's place in Dungkahang for dinner & had a mini family gathering together with my parents & siblings. Send them to airport the nxt morning, their flight was in the afternoon..before they left, sempat juga they gave Andrea & Andrew with some angpows..Tq!!...Only few pics were taken, semua pun camera shy...

A day after they went back, had another visitor....a friend of ours, Melvin who came all the way from JB to KK to attend a course for a week (from 9th - 15th Sept). For those who didn't know, he was our unimate in UTM, housemate for few years & our geng keras in JB...He's a Sarawakian but working in JB and now married with 2 kids (wah..detailnya..ndak pa bah kan since ini 1st time muka ko masuk my blog..hehehe)...and we kinda related juga..his elder brother married to my elder sister...we shared the same niece & nephew...what a small world kan... ...

We only met him on Tuesday night and plan to treat him dinner at one of hubby's fav restaurant in Lintas (sadap the western food sana) but due to the heavy rain, change the venue to Pizza Hut @ CTMall. Suppose kami yang mo blanja bah kan...turn out dia pulak yg belanja..rejeki....TQ ah Melvin!!!

Melvin & hubby with the kids @ Pizza Hut CTMall.

A day before he flies back to JB, he treated us (our family + his brother's family) dinner at Dowish. Tq once again ah Melvin !!..rejeki lagi..hehehe...the food there was nice esp. the prawn ..service pun ok......

Took photo @ Dowish while waiting for the food..

The foods...yummy!!

The kids: Andrea (wearing her fav dress), Sha-sha, Don-Don & Andrew.

Andrea & Andrew both get presant from Uncle Melvin..*showing their happy faces*

Andrea got herself a barbie doll complete with few sets of wardrobes...she loves it!!

Andrew got himself a remote control car....he likes it so much...

Trus mau main suda..

Andrew could not wait to test his remote control car..

On the nxt day, we brought the kids to Pacific Sutera Hotel's swim pool for their early bath..Melvin has been staying in this hotel for a week...so took the chance la...hehehe..

Enjoying themselves inside the pool..

After few hours of swim, had a rest inside the hotel room..All concentrating watching this movie "The House of wax"..

The clock shows almost 11 a.m & it's time for Melvin to fly back home to his family in JB...sent him to airport to catch his afternoon flight at 12.15 p.m.

Melvin was forced to use a sun glass due to an eye infection on his right eye....suda baik ka mata ko Melvin?

Time to go home..Sayonara Melvin....

My eye lid has been stopped blinking since then....well...life goes back to normal.....hopefully there will be more "good things" coming to our life after this without waiting/hoping/depending my eye lid to start blinking all over again......Will leave that to God to decide..

Look-alike meter..

2007-09-18T13:05:00.000+08:00

Saw this look-alike meter in JT's blog, so wanted to give it a try since.....

1) JT says it's quite accurate - she has done few tests.
2) most people say my kids look like the daddy especially our lil' girl Andrea.....

BUT see what's this Look-alike meter tells you........ikut muka mommy juga la ..

Most Embarassing Moment

2007-09-14T11:15:00.000+08:00

I got tagged by Jirra few days ago to blog about this topic but only today i hv this guts to write about the most embarassing moment ever in my life...hehehe..(Pandai ko ah Jirra pilih sia..)..Thanks to my dearest friend Jurra for refreshing me with this story ...

This happen 4 years back where Jirra was still here working with us...It was around 5 p.m. and i was getting ready to go home (masi di ofis lagi)...as usual i'll packed my stuffs and locked my drawer before I leave...while i was locking my drawer...out of a sudden..something burst out with a loud sound...loud enough that has broke the silence inside our so-called aquarium room!! (What sound was that..you figure out ur self ..hahahha)...And in split of seconds, these words came out from my mouth without me realizing it.."Kamu dengar ka tu?"...Then these two ladies (Jirra & Jurra) looked at each other and apalagi...ketawa la dorang terguling-guling (macam ini )....Adoiii.......I think my face merah suda tu but i was just acting cool & laughed together with them..really had a great laugh u know till i broke my drawer's key..hahahaha..luckily there were only four of us at that time...(Jirra, Jurra, me + 1 SO) but nasib baik the SO just kept quiet as if nothing happen..either he didn't notice or he just make dunno....i didn't remember what happen next but one thing for sure..this has been an unforgetable "moment" between the 3 of us ...

There you go..i've spitted out the story already!! Bah..i've done my task.....and now I would like take this oppurtunity to tag

Jurra

Mosundu

Say "NO" to Sate Mesra @ CTMall!!

2007-09-12T14:46:00.000+08:00

Was supposed to blog about this on Tuesday where this "incident" took place but then my Outlook gave me a lil' bit of problem so I need to fix that one first..~~but~~ ~~hey..thanks to my Outlook..cuz if not I would have cursed this place like hell!!!~~

We were all excited on Tuesday noon cuz someone was kind enuf to drive us to Citimall for lunch (thanks to Cin ). At first we wanted to go to the food court but then "Sate Mesra" has caught our attention that afternoon...wanted to try kunun since a lot of promo about this new place everywhere (can find the advert in the newspapers & banners). So off to "Sate Mesra" we went.....

Happy & excited when we 1st got there...siap kasi tunjuk lagi the 5% discount card given to us.

Yati & Cindy impressed..."Wah ada flat screen TV!!!"

But later after that..our temper & anger (especially me & Jurra) has boiled up mebbe up to 100°C suda tu ....Please READ the full story here (MESTI BACA TAU!!) or else you won't understand the rest of my story below...just gonna do a summary since malas suda mo cerita balik!!

7 reasons why you should NOT go & dine at this place:-

1) The service was way tooooooooooooo sloooowwwwww. The lady manager promised me that my Laksa Sarawak will be ready in 6 minutes but it took them more than 1 hour to prepare!!! This was my 1hr+ Laksa Sarawak which has cost me RM9 (15% service tax included)..taste was so-so saja..worth it ka kamu rasa?!?! (note: The laksa that u've seen in this pic was 1/2 way kena makan suda due tu perut kelaparan).

2) Jurra also waited for her "Mesra Chicken Chop" for more than 1 hour & it was served with fork & spoon since they do not have knife...The waitress said.."Ini saja yang kami ada"..

3)The most lousy "Nasi Lemak" ever which costs RM8.88 (kalau campur 15% service tax mau RM10.21 juga)...and Yati did ask for additional sambal...the waitress replied.."Skejap ah..sia tanya dulu"..as if macam ndak buli kena kasi....so stingy!! AND it took them more than 30 minutes to prepare this simple meal!!

4) Very very very poor customer service...The waiter & waitress doesn't know/care how to smile when talk to their customer and wasn't that helpful !! If you notice the pic on your left (click the pic for larger view), there were 3 of them (2 waiters + 1 waitress) chatting near the counter doing nothing...Aren't they suppose to check on their customer whether they have their food served & ready and at least check la kan whether their customer need any assistant?!! Ini...mo panggil dorang pun have to wait when one of them passed by to served the food to the other table...then when we ask them where is our food..dorang jawab ini.."Skejap ah".."Tunggu..skejap lagi"...Adoii..1 jam sjikap ka tu???!!

5) Jurra ordered & paid for a take away cheese cake at the counter but was so frustrated when she opened the "tapau" box in the office kunun mau makan the cheese cake for her tea break..the cheese cake turned out to be just a plain choc cream cake!!!! The bill clearly stated that she paid for a cheese cake...macam mana boleh kasi tapau salah!!

6) The lady manager should by right give us at least some complementary (free meal ka..kasi free satay ka while waiting or at least a free drink ka..) since we have waited for more than 1 hour for our food (kasi cool down la bah sikit kan) but instead she ask Jurra whether she wanted to "tapau" her Chic chop & come and take it later in the afternoon ....Buli juga ah macam tu!!!

7) The reason why the food was served late as explained by the lady manager: "Kami baru saja buka ba kemarin, ada dua saja cook kami and dua2x pun lambat...sorry ahhhh kak..betul2x minta sorry.."....call kami "kakak" lagi tu!! They should not promise to customer if they could not deliver the good in time rite!! If their cook is not available..just tell the customer the truth la..so we won't order the one that required the chef to cook kan!! Apa...mo untung saja ka nie???..told us that the menu that we've selected are all available!! eee...geramm!!

But the best incident of all.....

The angry lady customer which sitted behind us was so damn angry and frustrated (sampai she cannot control suda)...she shouted at one of the waitress (yg muka mcm blur2x).."WHERE'S YOUR BOSS? I WANT TO TALK TO YOUR BOSS!!"...I managed to take a short clip of their "argument" but then since i'm not that qualified paparazzi..this is the best shot that i could take..If you notice...the two ladies which just entered the restauraunt were the one being chase away by the angry lady customer (read the story here if you don't know what i mean)....The skinny guy who is standing there with a bag was trying to cool down the two angry ladies but due to his lack of customer service skills, both of them went off & asking for refund....hehehe....

(p/s: Sorry..suara2x sumbang kami pulak yg kuat...i should be taking the video from the other side bah kan baru ndak ketara....*duh*..)

Maybe they will improve in near future but since they've shown a very bad impression during my 1st visit there...My final conclusion will still be..say "NO" to Mesra Sate...

Dissatified customer signing off for now...

I lurve my new dress...

2007-09-11T10:35:00.000+08:00

Andrea got herself a new dress yesterday and she lurves it so much..Here is Andrea posing with her new dress...

Can you guess where did i get/bought this dress from & how much does it cost??? Ngiu Kee? Giant? Citimall? Parkson? Nope.....want to know the answer????

This is actually a trial dress custom made by my dearest friend Jurra and it costs me RM0.00 since she says FOC at this time round (thanks ah Jurra..hehehe)...Was so happy indeed when she 1st asked me for one of Andrea's dress as her sample (which is about a week ago). The sample which i gave her (see the pic on your right) is actually just a simple plain dress but when she showed & gave to me the complete dress (that she made) yesterday..i was speechless....was so impressed how the dress she made turned out to be...PUNYA CANTIKK...was so excited till can't wait to go home for Andrea to test it on!!

This was Andrea's 1st impression when she first put the dress on. You've put a smile on her face Jurra...

<-- And this is her special pose for Aunty Jurra for making her such a beautiful dress...

And last but not least, as a token of appreciation..Andrea would like to say.................

Calling mommy for help..

2007-09-06T10:46:00.000+08:00

Few days ago (i think it was on Tuesday), Andrea has been calling me few times from home (yes, she knows how to dialed the number her own now & could memorize my hp number) asking me...

1) where did i put her sticker which i bought for her last Sunday.
2) how to spell "Valentine" & "My Family"

It was around 2 p.m and mom is still at work. Not so sure what she is up to but then didn't ask her much since mommy was quite bz at that particular time....Mommy was trying to help her with her spelling but then it's quite difficult for mommy to cooperate with her!! From the way she sound mommy knew that she was not in a good mood..."mommy...laju bah you!!!"..."faster la what again"..."What??? I cannot hear you"...Told her not to shout but she tend to cry........but mommy managed to control her temper since mommy knew she must be sleepy....it's her nappy time actually..Ok..finally she got all her spelling done and hung up the phone...she didn't call me after that.....

When I got back home from work in the evening, saw a piece of paper folded into two on the table.......Then only i knew the reason why she has been calling & asking me for those spelling...ini pulak dia bikin...she made herself a Valentine card and this is how it looks like:-

Andrea's handmade Valentine's card which turn out to be "Balentinne" card.

Note the spelling!!...This is what happen when you are in a bad mood and not listening to your mom's instruction....

The inside view of the card...I guess she made this card specially for her bestfriend Sonia & for us (her family) ..that's the only thing written inside the card.."Sonia", "my family" and a heart shape..

Come to think of it, it made me realize that she's no longer mommy's & daddy's lil' girl...can see that she's getting more independant now...e.g. wash her own plate, made her own syrup drink, tries to fold her own clothes (but blum expert lagi), taking bath on her own and i think there's a lot more to come....she grows up too fast la....will definately gonna missed & tressure all the sweet moments of her and Andrew...later when they are all grown up..when they have their own room, get married and have their own life....nah then only left me & hubby........opsss..keluar tajuk suda nie..jadi emotional pulak...hehehe...ok lah that's all for today...

Irwansyah wannabe..

2007-09-03T13:12:00.000+08:00

Presenting to you Irwansyah wannabe...Andrew singing "My Heart"...with full of action & emotion..

Unplanned mini vacation..

2007-08-28T09:04:00.000+08:00

(Warning: This gonna be a long entry from me).

Was having a short chat with my uni-mate last week which is now in Kuching & she asked me.."Ada kamu plan apa2x during school holidays?"..Told her.."Tiada...di sini saja kami"...Not until hubby called me from home last Thursday to ask me to check on the net for hotels/resort available in Kundasang...He took leave for 2 days (Thursday & Friday - he just applied this on Wed) mau spend time with the kids he said...Actually I've also applied for emergency leave on Friday for the same reason cuz Andrea has been complaining she was bored at home since day 1 of school holiday. She even followed her daddy to his workplace last Tuesday...luckily daddy was not so busy on that particular day...

So on Thursday..called Kinabalu Pine Resort since Charlie said try ini dulu...but all the rooms were fully booked till Saturday..tried few other hotels/resorts....sama juga fully booked.. found out there's a Climbathon event going on that weekend..no wonder la....So Charlie said.."Bah pigi saja la...kalau tiada tempat, pigi poring saja..."

We started our journey to Kundasang on Friday morning with a short prayer inside the car lead by daddy (to ask for God protection for a safe journey). Had breakfast at Kedai Kopi Kenon, Dongongon..then bila baru mau jalan, I just realized that we forgot to bring our tooth brush & Andrew's flu medicine + his puff & vicks (just incase he has dificulty with his breathing at nite) - tu la last minute punya packing. So balik rumah lagi, luckily we were just nearby...We reached Tuaran town around 11.30 a.m., stopped by at KFC since Andrew didn't eat much during bfast...

It was drizzling and foggy on our way to Kundasang, with low visibility...luckily the kids slept all the way so daddy has a peace of mind while driving....

We reached Kundasang around 2.30 p.m...and our next mission is to find a place to stay for a nite...Just wanted to try our luck actually, so went to Kinabalu Pine Resort (eventhough we know it's fully booked) and ask the lady at the reception counter and still the answer is the same. Tried Strawberry and Rose Cabin, both also fully booked...Finally look for Zen Garden Resort (as recommended by Jurra)...when we got there, the lady @ reception counter told us the only room available are the one with 2 single beds (dinner & bfast included). Since the price is quite reasonable, we didn't ask much...They gave us the Bamboo Executive Suite at room 220 - satisfied with our room. Since it was still drizzling outside, canceled our plan to poring and just stayed in the resort..

After took our bath, went & stroll around the resort & enjoying ourselves with the beautiful scenery of Kundasang while waiting for our dinner at 6 p.m....The dinner was served in ala-carte style..Not bad la the food....taste yummy & fresh...menu for our dinner: Rice, chic curry, mix vege + sweet & sour fish....eventhough the serving is for 2 but just enough to cater for the 4 of us..Later that nite, went down to Ranau town to buy few snacks for us to munch at nite..It was freezing cold especially at nite, didn't even switched on the fan and yet still feeling cold..the temperature could be around 16 - 18 deg celsius....Anyhow, didn't regret at all to stay at this resort....with the reasonable price, beautiful scenery, good accommodation, nice food and most importantly it is located far far away from the hectic life...

Andrew woke up early in the morning surprised to see that he has his diaper on..hehehe...he has stopped from wearing his diapers since he was 2. Reason y he was on diaper: Mom also want to take a break from her duty to kasi shee-shee Andrew bah..holiday mah..

Was satisfied with what is served for breakfast...We checked out around 9.30 a.m. on Saturday and went straight to Poring, Ranau...luckily the weather is fine this time. The kids really enjoyed and had so much fun inside the pool especially the one with the slide...I slide together with Andrew and wow...punya best...punya laju & licin the slide... ~~sakit~~ ~~my bump~~..Andrew & Andrea were both so excited..they have tried once and mau pigi lagi...dunno how many times we have to slide together with them..*sigh*..Went back around noon and reached KK around 3.30 p.m. Stopped by at Giant Kolombong to have some food...Reached home around 5.30 p.m. and brought back some ole2x from Ranau - vege & fruits (DURIAN).

Really enjoyed our unplanned mini vacation...i think the kids feel the same way too....eventhough it was kinda last minute plan, but everything went quite well & smooth..and I would like to thank God for planning things for us, keeping us safe and in good health, making us happy and laughing throughout our vacation. Here are few pics taken..

Rush Hour 3..Finally...

2007-08-23T08:50:00.000+08:00

Finally....watched Rush Hour 3 at GSC last nite @ 9.15 p.m. show. We managed to be there on time eventhough it's kinda last minute plan...Luckily there were still plenty of seats available...

My comments: Wow..PUNYA BEST!!!! I'll give . It was so funny & full with action pack...Me & Charlie laughed all the way through...& bravo to this movie which has kept Andrea & Andrew awake till it ended...no doubt juga la since both of them lurvee action pack movie..TAPI kan..mcm short saja tu movie....think they have cut lots of scenes...BUT then still entertaining..love this movie..Go & watch it if u haven't...gerenti baik punyerr....

The movie ended around 10.40 p.m. and before we went back, headed to Kedai Kopi 126 which is infront of Servay Penampang for a late super and ordered these....Everyone went home with a full stomach....

Food of the day...

2007-08-22T11:03:00.000+08:00

I did not plan to take my dinner last nite since my stomach is still too full..ate a lot during lunch yesterday...had nasi lemak kukus @ Giant Kolombong and I tell u, i kasi licin habis all those food u see in the pic below (u can ask si Minah Yatie..she's the witness)...If you know me..usually i'll only ask for "nasi separuh"....BUT didn't regret it at all..the taste was just too yummy & when i realise tinggal sikit lagi my rice so alang2x kasi habis...haven't tasted anything like this for ages.....u shud go & try the nasi lemak kukus there..it only costs RM4......you won't regret....

Ok back to the main topic..suppose to skip my dinner rite, but then I change my mind after what I saw my personal chef a.k.a hubby had prepared for dinner....Tadaaa..this is what i call "Tuna Sardine Bambangan".

Actually this can be considered his new recipe..usually he will mix the tuna sardine with "asam jawa" but last nite..my chef substitute it with bambangan...(creative juga chef sia ni..have to give him credit sikit bah..hehehe)....

I just lurveeeeeee the bambangan yang suda kana jeruk..I can just eat them without having any rice...memang ngam betul the menu he cook last nite....From the pic nampak macam tidak sedap kan..but then if suda masuk dalam mulut.........WOW......sadap......for those bambangan lover sure will like the taste of this food..ada rasa asam, masin campur pedas....it's kinda like appetizer juga.....

This recipe is quite simple & easy to prepare..it'll only take you less than 5 minutes ..If you're interested to try..here are the ingredients & steps to do it:-

Ingredients
1 tin of Tuna Sardine
Bambangan - jeruk punya (secukup rasa)
Red cili padi (depends on how spicy you want it to be – recommended 5 to 6)
Chopped onion & garlic (pandai2x la estimate)
Salt (secukup rasa)
Ajinomoto (boleh juga kalau tidak mau)
Oil

Steps:
1. Cook and stir the onions and garlic in the hot oil until tender.
2. Mix in the bambangan, tuna sardine, salt & ajinomoto, and cook for about 3 – 5 minutes, until well blended.
3. Food is now ready to be served.

p/s: Honey..if u r reading this..u must be talking to ur self & smile sendiri2x nie kannn..."Patut la tanya sia macam mana mo masak semalam..mo kasi masuk blog pula..."

He didn't even know I took this picture..hehehe...Anyway..thanks for the delicious food last nite...lain hari masak sadap2x lagi ahhh....

Our weekend journal...

2007-08-20T10:49:00.000+08:00

Friday

Supposed to watched movie "Rush Hour 3" but we were late by 10 minutes due to last minute plan...so we ended up to Tg. Aru Beach eating chic wing, satay & keropok lekor..

Saturday

Had our breakfast at one of the cofee shop at Beverly Hills..lurve the dim sum there..Then later went to Likas Square (LS) to buy few stickers for Andrea & Andrew...Andrea have been asking for it since yesterday *sigh*..

Had our dinner at KFC CP after attending sunset mass @ Stella Marris and plan to watch "Rush Hour 3" at growball but unfornately it was all FULL HOUSE when we got there....school holiday has started kan...

Charlie never gave up..so went to Cathay Cineplax and found out there were few more seats available for this movie - "Ratatouille"..so he just bought the tickets for 9.50 p.m show. Comment on this movie: Interesting, fun and hilarious at the same time..Andrew loves it, it has kept him awake till the movie ended unlike Andrea she only watched it 1/2 way..Well one thing for sure...this movie has taught me that "Everyone can cook"..hehehe...

Sunday

Andrew has his new haircut on Sunday morning after had our breakfast at Mee Soup Pipin..sepa lagi dia punya barber if not his daddy...Andrew doesn't like his hair being trimmed...he'll always say.."How la if here (showing his arm) dirty??" But after daddy ~~forced~~ persuaded him, he managed to get through with it..bukan senang mo potong rambut si Andrew nie..

Andrew looks happy when it has over -->

Andrea also had her hair trimmed...sikit saja la..cuz mom will bising if trim banyak..They ended up their gunting session that day by taking bath downstairs (see pic)....

One stop at TCRS..

2007-08-17T15:53:00.000+08:00

It's Friday & guess where did we go for our lunch this time........Tadaaa...we tried a new place at Warisan Square a place called "The Chicken Rice Shop"..This place is new I guess...when we first got there..the seats are almost full, luckily there were few more seats left at the 1st floor..

It so happen that si Minah Cantik & Connie were there as well..& waiting for Amelia which was on her way..since their round table where they were sitting still have plenty of seats, we apalagi without kena invite we just joined them dengan muka yang ndak tau malu...hehehe...

I think our table is the most happening out of all..mcm tu kedai makan kami punya saja....The food menu looks good but yet confusing....sampai ada org tu tersalah order..the waitress punya pasal la tu..gave the wrong info.....for more info on this you may refer the full story here - Jurramo & Neneth.

My comment on the food...would prefer the Singapore Chicken Rice at KK Plaza which is far more cheaper & tastier...The one I ordered which is Single Combo Honey Chicken Rice which has costs RM6.50 + Pepsi RM 2.50 (excluding of 5% tax) tasted just so-so...Can you see the amount of chicken served on the plate...banyak ka kamu nampak?? Haven't eaten any piece of them...mcm tu saja kena sedia...well....asal kenyang perut cukup la..

But one thing for sure...I did enjoyed my lunch today with my new & old friends around....so the very happening punya...the pictures can tell bah kan..

p/s...u can see from these pics that all those foods suda kena sapu habis...so licin all the plates.. means that semua pun kelaparan..hehehe...

Kids Say the Darndest Things..

2007-08-16T11:43:00.000+08:00

The weather on last Sunday afternoon was so damn hot..dunno about you guys but at home it was really3x hot..& ngam2x on that day there was no electricity around 12.45 p.m (tgh org siok2x tingu Melodi)....The power was only restored around 3.30 p.m. just nice for the kids + mom & dad to take a nap for about an hour..so later in the evening around 5.30 p.m. we brought the kids for a swim at Kompleks Sukan Penampang just to cool down their body & of course for them to have fun..

Nothing interesting happen but what has caught to my attention is the conversation between this two girls from the other corner of the pool (I think they are aged around 7 - 8 yrs old judging from their size) ..I was standing near the pool watching my kids & overheard these girls talking....

Girl A: Siapa nama kau?
Girl B: Jane..
Girl A: Nama sia Lala..tapi boleh juga panggil Princess atau Angel...
Girl A: Kau kaya kah, sederhana kah atau miskin?
Girl B: hmmmm *thinking*....kaya..
Girl A: eeee.....sama..sia pun kaya..
Girl A: Kau Christian ka atau Islam?
Girl B: Christian..
Girl A: eeee....sama..sia pun Christian...

Hmmm....Kids nowadays...u have any comment??

Bah..now this mother of two kids & aged 31 would like to ask you.."Kau kaya ka, sederhana atau miskin?" If your answer is "Buli la cukup2x makan." then only I'll say.."eeee....sama..sia pun.."

Happy Birthday Honey..

2007-08-14T14:13:00.000+08:00

For better or worse,

through thick and thin,

you've been there by our side sharing the laughter..

and the tears through life's uncertain ride.

We don't know what the future would be,

but this I know, without a doubt, the best is yet to be.

Happy Birthday Honey...

Lil' Italy here we come..

2007-08-13T15:37:00.000+08:00

We (me, Jurra, Jira, Ulai & Ujie) had another free lunch last Friday at Lil' Italy (Olaf's - laki si neneth punya fav restaurant)...My special thanks to Neneth for treating us the delicious food..order punya la main banyak but could not finish them all...tu la gudoot kan...Those food as you've seen in the pic above was only 1/2 of them..ada lagi tidak kena gambar cuz all of us were busy eating & chit-chatting with each other..hehehe..

p/s: The food menu which I've label above hanya la rekaan semata-mata ok :).

New pet in da house..

2007-08-07T13:42:00.000+08:00

We have a new pet in da house..my mom took this cute puppy from my aunt's friend and they named it Oscar (actually my aunt the one who named it)..Brownie, the other puppy (or can consider a dog now) has been alone for few weeks since his brother "Putut" kena buang daerah at Kompleks Sukan Penampang by my mom...tu la siapa suruh pigi gigit kasut & baju orang...so kena punishment la..but kesian juga la..The moment when Putut was separated from his brother Brownie...I did cried actually..keluar juga air mata.....sedih bah!!

Oscar was just about 5 weeks old when my mom took him last week...According to my aunt this puppy is a mixture of kampung dog + fox (dunno what's that actually..) kira mix la mcm tu..But he looks more like a kampung dog to me but he has thick & soft hair with short legs..

And guess who's the happiest of all???? Sepa lagi kalau bukan si Andrea..she loves this lil' puppy so much and she has been calling him "baby"...Wanna know how much she loves & concerned about Oscar...

1) On her way home from school, she'll say.."I can't wait to see my baby.."
2) When it rains or windy outside, she'll say.."How la Oscar, mommy? He has no blanket!"
3) When it's blackout at nite, she'll shout & say.."Mommy..how la Oscar????!!!" - This happen just recently..
4) The minute she comes back from school, she must carry & cuddle him at least for few minutes..

Do you think this lil' puppy is cute??..check out this pic...

Alesha Mehrnaz Lee turns 1.

2007-08-06T17:00:00.000+08:00

Happy 1st Birthday to Alesha Mehrnaz!!! Jira's beautiful daughter Mehrnaz has turned 1 yesterday & they celebrated her 1st Birthday at Grand Port View Seafood Restaurant. Invitation was at 7 p.m...thought that we were late already since we reached there around 7.10 p.m...but it seems that we were one of those who came early..hehehe...

Haven't seen Mehrnaz for quite sometimes now..I think the last I saw her is when she was just about 2mths old..and look at her now..she is all grown up & looks as pretty as her mommy...bulatnya mata ko tu Mer Mer..so cute...Few of our colleagues came....Cindy + family, Neneth + family, Winnie + Family, Mona + family, Alice & Syarifah. Jo-Anne Rampas the former State Unduk Ngadau (Jira's 1st cousin) was there as well..mau ambil gambar bah sama dia tu tapi sia malu..hehehe...

The party went quite well but it was freezing cold inside...terlampau sejuk the aircon...the food & cake was tasty & yummy..sadap oo tu cake Jira...And of course the kids had so much fun.....running & jumping here & there...some of them ended up crying...si Chad sama si Qhareef ka tu? hehehe..terlampau banyak geng bah....We left around 9 p.m. & thanks Jira's MIL kasi tapau us with some foods..

Exciting Saturday...

2007-08-05T11:40:00.000+08:00

Thought that it'll gonna be a boring Saturday for us but somehow it turned out to be an exciting day esp. for the kids...First thing in the morning, Charlie told me that he wanted to go to his office in Sepanggar to see the badminton tournament..he didn't join the tournament but wanted to give support to his colleagues kunun...and he's not going there alone...he brought us together with him..kalau suda kena bawa ikut saja lah..biar pun boring..rather than sitting at home doing nothing kan ...

Actually the tournament was held at the ILP Building which was nearby his office, we reached there around 10.30 a.m. after had our breakfast at one of the kedai kopi in Menggatal or Inanam..(hmm...lupa suda mana satu). We were there at the tournament only about an hour (pheww..nasib baik ) & later went to Charlie's office since he wanted to do some printouts....And on our way back...he asked me.."Mau pigi ka sana Kionsom?"...I was like......He has planned this earlier pulak...no wonder he brought the black backpack from home this morning...he has packed the kids clothing & towel without me knowing it...tapi didn't bring his own clothes pulak...At first I refused to go since it's has been raining for few days now and all those -ve thinking keep on telling me not to go..byk cerita ba suda dengar but Charlie says it's gonna be ok....since the weather was ok that afternoon..sia kasi ok saja lah..mau tau dalam hati sembahyang saja so that nothing bad gonna happen (palis2x)...

Had our lunch before heading to Kionsom waterfall. Punya lah happy the kids..it was their 1st experience mau mandi di waterfall...reached there around 2.30 p.m. Mau bayar pulak for the entrance..RM1 for adult & RM0.50 for kids. To cut the story short..the kids had fun...dad also had fun tapi basah...& for me..eventhough I didn't join them but was happy to see them having fun & enjoying themselves...

Reached home around 4 p.m...just nice to get ready for sun set mass at Stella Maris. Well, since the kids didn't take their afternoon nap, both of them inside the church while me & Charlie had a peace mind during the mass service...hehehe...

Free lunch @ Secret Recipe..

2007-08-03T17:30:00.000+08:00

It's Friday & I do not have to picked up the kids (Charlie yg ambil) which means I will have my "me" time again with the girls hehehe...Joined Neneth & Jurra to CP & met Ujie there. This time, we had our lunch at Secret Recipe @ Palm Square...When we 1st had a look at the menu..someone says.."order saja apa2x kamu mau ah"....we were like "what?"...Then we looked at Jurra.."Betul bah Jurra... ko belanja???"...she nodded & smile...wah we all apa lagi...semua pun happy & senyum lebar trus....Thank you so much ah Jurra ....nanti murah rejeki ko tu....like this saying "The more you give..the more you'll get" ..I can't decide what to eat so just ordered "Fish & Chips" + coke..The rest of them ordered like what you'll see in this pic..

My innocent daughter :)

2007-08-02T17:01:00.000+08:00

This happens few months back. We were all inside our bed room that particular nite..Andrea was busy with her drawing while me & Andrew were busy playing with each other. Since Andrea was alone on the bed with her paper & pencil so daddy went & accompanied her. Andrea told daddy that she was tired of drawing & ask daddy to draw for her.....And here goes their conversation...

Andrea: Daddy, how do you make house?
(So daddy draw a nice house for Andrea..Andrea looks satisfied & smile ) and asks for more....

Andrea: How do you make flower?
(So daddy draw few flowers for Andrea..Andrea looks satisfied & smile ) and...

Andrea: How do you make love?

Wah...me & Charlie look at each other ()...shocked at first..lain2x suda pikiran nie...then try to control mo katawa...but then daddy managed to control the situation & told Andrea...

Daddy: This is how daddy draw love ..

Phewww ....funny juga.... And of course we did corrected her...

Harry Porter..

2007-07-30T10:36:00.000+08:00

Went to watch Harry Porter Order of Pheonix last friday @ Cathay Cineplax with Charlie & the kids...Our initial plan is to watch Die Hard 4.0 but unfortunately this movie is no longer showing there...hmmm..weird la..Charlie says it was advertised on the newspaper that day & the show suppose to start at 8.45 p.m. So alang2x suda sampai KK, just watch any movie that's available ...

Charlie: Bah kita tingu Harry Porter la...
Me: Tapi sia ndak tertingu yang dulu2x punya...ok ka tu..buli paham ka?
Charlie: Adakah...ok bah tu..buli paham bah..
Me: Bah ok la..mana saja..

When it was our turn to buy the ticket, the lady at the counter recommended us to take the couple seat......I did ask the lady before purchasing the ticket.."Besar ka tu couple seat ah?"...She says.."Ya besar tu.." When I ask this question, the kids were there with us...so we thought that the seat will be "Big" enough for the four of us & wanted to try juga la kunun...In my thinking.."Besar kali tu mcm couple seat di JB punya..". So we only bought 2 tickets for couple seat punya...

Took Andrea to the washroom while Charlie & Andrew went inside to the cinema...skali kami masuk...waduh...the couple seat was too small for us....kami dua Charlie duduk pun kesempitan suda..not comfortable at all...Luckily the couple seat next to us was empty...shifted to sit there with Andrea after 20 minutes of waiting..nasib baik tiada orang duduk....hehehe...consider free seat for us la tu...At least next time tau suda..

My review on this movie...hmmm..I only watched Harry Porter 1 & did not watch the following sequence...I could not comment much..confusing for me la..byk characters I dunno..dumbledores, Lord Voldemort, Death Eaters & much more....didn't get too emotional to watch this movie..mcm tiada feeling...But the creator of this film is so creative...Siok tingu tu life pictures on the frame & newspaper moving..look so real....

Well the kids enjoyed watching it 1/2 way...and the other half, they enjoyed sleeping :).

Baby Ethan...

2007-07-27T16:07:00.000+08:00

It's Friday & that's mean it's "Jom Jalan2x" time for us..Charlie picked up the kids today so I will have my "sweet time" with the girls.....Jira could not make it this time since she has other plans..she said most probably next week lah....So the three of us..sepa lagi kalau bukan si Jurra, Neneth & myself... All agreed to go Krishna for lunch & off to Krishna we went......We ordered small fish head curry + sambal sotong & of course with the vegetarian set meal...Yummy...sadap.....semua pun kekenyangan...good choice girls..

Later after that (last minute punya plan)..we went ahead to Joyce's house to visit her new born baby Ethan...she just gave birth a month ago...Punya cute si Ethan..he's so chubby & look so much like the daddy..but he has his mom sexy lips...Here are few photos taken...that wraps up my entry for today....have a good weekend people :).

"Tok tok tok telur pecah..."

2007-07-25T10:47:00.000+08:00

My entry for today...short clip of Andrea & Andrew playing a game I called "Tok3x telur pecah"..

Here's how the lyrics go...(this is exactly from what I heard them singing)

Tok tok tok telur pacah...
Tok tok tok telur pacah..

Goleng..goleng...
Sepa katawa kana cubit...

Happy to see when both of them laughing, singing & playing together but it's also a headache and get into your nerves when seeing them both shouting, crying & quarelling with one another ...

Suausindak Family Day gathering

2007-07-23T14:05:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday was Suausindak Family Day gathering at Padang Dewan Tun Fuad, Penampang which was also a pot luck gathering. Charlie woke up as early as 7 a.m. to prepare the fried mee + sausage for the pot luck. The kids woke up around the same time eventhough they slept quite late last nite...all were excited to go to padang..We were quite late actually..the event started at 8.30 a.m. but we reached there around 8.40 a.m. (we missed out the morning exercise).

As soon as we reached there, the teacher brougth Andrea & Andrew to line up & each was tagged with a ribbon on their wrist to represent which group they belongs to (Andrea was tagged with Yellow ribbon @ Kindergarten 1 while Andrew with Blue ribbon @ Playschool 1). Didn't notice that actually Andrew cried to look for me till I heard someone sounds like him crying & say.."mommy..mommy.."

The weather was quite hot & sunny, Andrea could not stand it so daddy gave her a cap & stand beside her with an umbrella..while me & Andrew stand under the shade..ndak tahan bah panas. The event went quite well..Andrew joined a game called "Lari dalam gelung". Have to be with him all the time or else he won't run...so I have to run with him lah when it was his turn..His group got 2nd place...not bad...

Andrea joined the game "Lari dalam guni"...she was bored actually..lambat bah Kindergarten 1 punya turn...When it was her turn..she actually did well...her group actually in 2nd place suda tu when it was her turn but the girl yang lari after her fell down & cried..the poor girl didn't continue to run which ended up their group got the last place...ndak apa bah...the team spirit that's matter kannn...

Mom & dad pun tidak mo ketinggalan juga ..so we joined the game for parents that called "Makin jauh makin sayang"..cute juga ini game punya nama...This game is similar to "Baling Telur" which we joined during Charlie's family day last moth but this time we have to throw with only one egg...yg dulu lagi susah...have to throw with 2 eggs at one time..Confident la kunun kami since ada experience suda (last time dapat 2nd place bah kunun )..Out of 8 couples...we ended up at the 4th place...pacah bah tu telur Charlie buang & kena my jeans....but it was fun though.....But I salute lah the couple yang menang tu....punya jauh the distance between them & they were able to catch the egg without breaking it...buli tahan... ...

View the slideshow for our pictures taken during the event:-

See Andrea in action..."Lari dalam guni"..

Lunch date with Jira

2007-07-20T16:15:00.000+08:00

We (Jurra, Neneth, Ulai, Yati & myself) had another lunch date with Jira today. Jira picked us up from office with her new ride...a brand new Toyato Harrier black in color ......At first we decided to go to City Mall but ended up to Warisan Square since someone suggested to have lunch at Fish & Co. First time having my meal there and what I can say is that the place looks cozy and the food punya price pun boleh tahan la juga...I ordered just a plain spaghetti & it has costs me RM10.90 (excluding tax)...the taste is so-so..preferred Charlie punya taste of spaghetti..even spaghetti dari Belanda yg ko masak tu Neth lagi sadap ...But the fish & chips punya set meal was not so bad & it costs RM15.90...it was quite tasty..besar juga portion ikan dia tu...Jurra & Jira shared their meal & ordered "Seafood Platter" which cost RM42++...Punya basar pulak tu.....can even share for 4 persons...Took few pics of us + the food:-

Ulai & Yatie......Jira & Jurra while waiting for the food..

Neneth, me & Ulai..

<- Yatie showing off her skills squeezing the lime to the so called "Calamari" meal..

Wah sadap ni minuman..

sepa punya nie ->

<- The "Seafood platter"...look nice & taste nice too..

Minah Yatie sibuk ambil gambar the "seafood Platter" while Ms. Ulai bz enjoying her fish & chips meal...

<- The fish & chips

Me..enjoying my meal..

Bah..next week pi mana lagi kita...As suggested by Neneth..we either go to Wan-Wan or Krishna la ah..What say u?

New template again...

2007-07-19T18:06:00.000+08:00

Finally managed to convert my blog into classical using the customize template after few trial & error ..thanks to Jira for introducing me to this link. Betul juga Jira..berpeluh juga ketiak mo arrange all the html codes ...sama la kita nie...kira macam few of those who has zero knowledge in coding, html & whatsover related to it . Will stick with this template as for now...

Our Celebrity Look-alikes

2007-07-18T08:04:00.000+08:00

Got this link from my colleague and check out the results from our photos:

1) Me

2) Charlie

3) Andrea

4) Andrew - dunno why his look-alike celebrities are all female..Did try to use his other pics but the result will still be the same..guess he has this ge-girl punya features ..

Altantuya...

2007-07-17T10:32:00.000+08:00

Missed to watch the Altantuya's news on TV3 last nite...was doing the laundry & heard Andrew say this to his uncle in the living room.."Altantuya bah itu"...me apalagi...rushed to the living room but the news has over..lain news suda pulak..*sigh*...Didn't notice it was actually 8 p.m. already...Never failed to update myself with this case actually...Everyday at 8 p.m. mesti duduk depan TV suda tu just to wait for the update...tu la si Andrew & Andrea pun kenal suda si Altantuya...But manage to catch up with the story this morning via online news, nothing much juga la.. I was expecting something big since they have viewed the CCTV record yesterday.

Enough about Altantuya...last nite before we all went to bed..actually dalam bilik suda..suda off itu light...Andrew ask for my permission that he wanted to o-o....Why I said he ask for permission is becuz the way he said like this....(Andrew: Mommy..can I o-o?)..told him okay & ask him to go to his potty which is also inside the room...while he was doing his business....me lying on the bed while waiting...Dad & Andrea also lying on the bed mau tidur suda....this lil' boy sang "Sayang Kinabalu.."

Andrew: Tinggi-tinggi gunung kinabalu..tinggi lagi sayang sama kamu..biyu-biyu gunung kinabalu, tengok dari jauh..hati saya yindu...

(Everyone just keep silence..semua pun mo tidur suda)....out of a sudden..

Andrew: Say "YEAAHHHH.." bah...(with loud, angry and serak2x basah voice..can't see his face expression though since the room was dark)

Duii gia kesian....no one gave him credit by clapping hand followed by saying "yeahhhhhh" to him...usually we will do that but last nite maybe everyone was tired & sleepy...Bah ok lah Konduyu... so everyone pun...

Andrea, Daddy + mommy: Yeahhhhhhh.....pandai Andrew... (clap2x hand kuat2x)

This has made him giggle and continue to sing with that song (again) + ba-ba black sheep sampai la he finished with him business...

Dari mengantuk trus we all ketawa :).

Yo..wazzup..wazzup...

2007-07-16T15:08:00.000+08:00

Wow wee...haven't been blogging for almost 7 months now :...So lazy bah to update..
Anyway..notice that my blog has a new template...Hopefully with this new look, it will inspire me to update my blog from time to time :).

Ok lah..that's all for today...signing off for now..

Andrew turns 2!

2006-12-08T16:23:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was Andrew 2nd birthday. We just had a simple birthday party for him. It was a quite a rushed cuz as soon as we reached home from work around 6.30 p.m. , Charlie went straight to the kitchen & cooked the spaghetti . Yes, menu of the day is speghetti..so sepa2x yang ndak makan spegetti tu..ermmm kasian la..what to do la....cuz that's the only food that we could think of...senang & capat mo kasi sedia :). Well, let the pictures tell you the rest, need to catch up with something...signing off for now..byeee...

Food Blessing by Peter.

The food: Speghetti, sausage, fish ball + soft drinks.

Dad took pic with the kids.

Ernest (Ara's dd) + giant Ara & Andrea..

2:1

Me & the kids, feeding them speghetti.

Sayang2x pulak the kids with the daddy..

Yummy chocolate moist cake...but look at those wording!!..& adakah they put the power puff girl on the top of that cake?? what are they thinking...grrr..

"Happy birthday to Andrew...."

Family pic..

Adik & Kakak

Minum session is a must

Some of Andrew's present...nighty from Mama Othy.

Moving helicopter from Mama Fay

Andrea turns 4 (Part 2).

2006-11-12T17:04:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was Andrea 4th Birthday..to be exact..she has turn 4 yrs at 1:11 pm yesterday...how can i forget that moment..11/11 @ 1.11 pm on Monday and she's our 1st child..how coincidence that be!! Semua pun ada "1"....

We really had a long & tiring day yesterday..but all those effort really worth it.....everyone was happy...especially to the birthday gal..:D.

Woke up early in the morning...went to have breakfast at Famous Cafe, Donggongon with Charlie & the kids (usual menu - pan mien)...we love the pan mien there...sadap! Then all of us (yes..with the kids) went to D'gon & KK market to shop for the groceries....Charlie has decided to prepared all the foods by himself instead of ordering or tapau from outside.....(mau try kunun dia bilang..hehehe)...Reached home around noon..gave the kids their lunch and put them to sleep for their afternoon nap..While there were still sleeping..helped Charlie in the kitchen..seperti biasa...putung sayur, bawang, halia..etc..etc...do the cleanup wherenever necessary..hehehe..Charlie yang kesian..let me list down brapa banyak yang dia masak..ermmm..the bamboo shoots soup (or known as sup soko' in kadazan), chicken curry, steam Talapia fish (this one mom yg masak), mix vege, fried sausage & fish balls, pork masak kicap and finally the fried black pepper beef. Thanks to Lee for the cup cakes & macaroni salad. Not forgetting the syrup bandung also prepared by Charlie...:).

We just invited our closed family from my mom & dad side. ..just a simple birthday party for Andrea...what important for us is to see her happy..and we are glad to see the smiles on her face..she really looks happy that nite especially when seeing her birthday gifts and the barbie birthday cake. She wanted the Barbie cake eversince her birthday last year but didn't manage to get one cuz could not find one.....Was really happy to know that Bits & bites was able to do that this year...& was really impress with their work..a standing Barbie cake...my uncle says "macam kek kawin"..hehehe...the party started around 7.30 p.m & ended around 11 p.m...Slept around 1 am - helped mom to do the cleanup...

To Andrea...Happy 4th birthday..Mom, dad & Andrew love you so much..

Another month to go for Andrew 2 yrs birthday......:D..

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