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Taare Zameen Par

2012-02-05T23:58:00.001-08:00

This movie wakes me up. After a decade of teaching children ( below 12 yrs old )....I am still often controlled by my adult thoughts and feelings. I got angry easily...I get stressed up when the children simply don't get what I taught. Put it simply...easily frustrated. Yes, I was!
But watching this movie woke me up. It made me realise the statement "Every child is special". We get angry when the children don't perform, when they play, when they write horribly, when they can't spell or read. But did we ever pause and ask WHY! WHAT'S WRONG?
This movie made me realised that. I missed the fact that the children are but just children. They are doing what they are told to do. But if they can't comprehend, they are scolded. They might be having difficulties...which is unseen by the naked eye....
Every child is special....in their own way....

10th Anniversary!

2012-01-24T01:25:00.001-08:00

Time flies! To think it has been 10 years that we are married! Alhamdullilah! We had a great date to commemorate the day ;))
The kidz were once again parked at parents' as per norm. We are always at peace if the kidz are there. With the aunties looking after them...they are in good hands.
And so the date started with a tea at Canele Chocolaterie & Patterserie. Awesomeness of the desserts symbolises the sweetness of us being together ;))
Then we went window shopping at Raffles City. Just to make up for some time before we proceed to Fairmont Hotel's Asian Market for our dinner. Another awesome time there with a wide variety spread of food! Yummilicious!
And finally, we headed to The Cathay for our movie date. We went to the Premier Suite for the first time! Muahahaha! Never felt to comfortable watching movie! Popcorn and drinks were served to us by the stewards....luxury it was ;))
And that brought us to the end of our date before we headed home WITHOUT the kidz! Muahahaha! We did fetched them back the following day! So looking forward to the 11th year celebration! ❤❤

Transformers Ride!

2011-12-15T17:18:00.001-08:00

Today is Friday...on Monday, me and hub brought Ariq to USS again for a day of fun! More for the Transformers Ride actually ;)) We parked Arisya and Aqil at my parents' coz the las time we went, lots of rides had to be skipped and hub didn't get to enjoy himself coz he'd be taking care of them both.
Arisya was crying most of the time and Aqil can't take the rides...so yeah, it's juz me, hub and Ariq. We told Arisya abt the trip and she was ok with it...ok that she dun follow. She was happy and relieved in fact!
So this time round, we were able to take more rides and thus enjoyed ourselves to the max! Totally felt like a child again!
As expected, the rides were thrilling but Transformers was super awesome! The 3D effects were wowing! It was an up, close and personal experience with Optimus, Bumblebee and the Decepticonz!
But the queues were there for every ride as it was the holz...not juz Sporeanz but tourists too! And with a MUST, we bought momentos frm there!

Birthday Celebration!

2011-11-16T20:03:00.001-08:00

Had a big family get-together last weekend. We went to JB to celebrate Kak Zubai's birthday. It has been some time since we last went to JB together.
Hence we met at Jusco Bukit Indah. Muahahaha! We were suuuppeeer late! Well, with young ones it is a lil troublesome. We have to get the lil ones dressed first before we can get ready ourselves right? Well, those with kidz will know how it is like.
It was a rainy day, hence spent a good 6 hrs there. Window shopping, shopping and eating!
Bought a cake there too and went to a restaurant for the celebration. The food was great especially the tomyum! Yumz!
Then we decided to adjourn to Pandan City coz most of us have never been there. Was supposed to convoy but we lost each other along the way. Nevertheless, thanks to our superb drivers ( hubby and sista )...we reached Pandan City! Hee!
More shopping at Pandan City! It was great time spent with beloved ones! Thank you Allah! ;))

Tough Week

2011-10-19T21:02:00.001-07:00

This is the PSLE marking week, supposed to be on marking duty for 4 days but unable to. A tough n tiring week it is with the kids down with Scarlet Fever.
Started with Ariq who deceloped fever on Sunday...remained strong n cool as always. Taking the pain in his stride but was crying in pain at night. Brought him to KKH to be diagnosed with Scarlet Fever.
Rashes all over his body and 'stawberry-like' tongue as described by the doctor.
Next to be down was Arisya...fever and rashes and vomiting. Again was brought to KKH and doctor diagnosed as Scarlet Fever too. Both were given the normal fever medicines and anbiotics for Scarlet.
Been on discipline with the antibiotics, really worried with this fever. Read about the child who died an unnatural death which was started with fever. Even reminded of an ex-student who's life was totally changed after a fever.
And finally, Aqil too was down and attacked by Scarlet. Brought him to KKH but Aqil had to be admitted for further observation and tests.
Just wish for a healthy life for my angelz....nothing more.

Syawal 2011 ~ Balik Kampung Raya

2011-09-26T09:21:00.001-07:00

Now that I have started blogging again, here I go! Haha!
Every year, yes every year...we'd go raya-ing at hubby's kampung. Well, none of my family members or relatives stay in a kampung anymore. Luckily, my hubby's still have sister and relatives staying in the rural areas.
This is a good experience for the kidz, let them get a taste of kampung life...in these dayz...we can easily count how many of the young generation knows what a kampung is like!
First stop is Pontian...sis-in-law, hub's aunties are there. Oh yes! And hub's grandaunt! She's is going strong! Love the lepat loy and burasak... these are Bugis people version's of ketupat and lemang!
Then, we went up to Senggarang, Batu Pahat. Another aunt of hub's. Even though it is the furthest, we'll alwayz go there for Raya and events. These are the batch of cousinz that hub is closed with!
And before heading home, there's Bandar Baru Uda and Taman Perling in JB. Both are hub's aunts too! Well, my father-in-law is the only son you see! Hee! And this is an annual thingy!

Syawal 2011 ~ Raya Pertama

2011-09-25T10:20:00.001-07:00

Lucky for me, celebrating Raya is never a problem with my family or my husband's family. Every year, we'd be there for both families...without fail. As per norm, first day Raya will be with my family. And the first house is uncle's place coz granny is there. This year, we reached quite late, in-laws siblings came n thus were a lil taken up at home.
Nevertheless, met yp with the others and had great fun raya-ing and eating of coz! Not to mention meeting up with relatives which we may only get to see during such festive season.
In SG, anyone who is working...would really consider it a luxury to have some time with family! Hee!
Talked much, slipped the mind to broadcast that this year we are wearing red! Yup, this is one thing I love so much about Eid...all of us wearing the same colour, telling others that we are one united happy family!

Celebrated Mum's birthday

2011-09-25T08:49:00.001-07:00

This is a really really super backdated post! My goodness, been like decades since I last blogged! Hee!
Well, this event is one that I thought must be included in my blog ~ mum's birthday celebration. Ask me when it was! Hahaha! Back in July! As per norm, everyone chipped in...this time I was the one who suggested FIKA. Eldest sis had a difficult time finding the bistro! Hee!
Nevertheless, the celebration went as planned, we had lunch at FIKA Swedish Cafe & Bistro. Lunch was superb and the place was awesome...especially for camwhoring! Hee!
After that, we proceeded to United Square. We went to the Swensen's there for the birthday cake ~ ice-cream cake! Simply love these kinda family bonding events... brings the family closer together!

Arisya's 6th Birthday Celebrationz!

2011-06-12T04:24:00.001-07:00

This year we celebrated Arisya's birthday differently...no party at home. In fact it became a 3-fold celebration for my lil babe. ;)
The 1st celebration was a class party at school. Oh yes, she was excites abt it! Been asking abt it ever since we said we'd celebrate her birthday in school!
She was happy to have her classmates singing e birthday song for her. She was all dressed up w her lil wings which was bought frm Mini Princess!
Later that day, we celebrated w paternal grandparents...we went to Singapore Flyer n had dinner at Islamic. Then we headed to Icing Room where Arisya n Ariq DIYed the 2nd birthday cake! It was awesome! Then we headed home and Arisya cut her 2nd birthday cake!
Celebrations were paused and continued the next day. ;) This time we celebrated w maternal grandparentz n aunties n cuzzies! We went to Swensen's @ T2...coz granny is a lil fussy abt food. She only eats Asian food! So at Swensen's T2...we'd have all the choices! Hehe!
Arisya was super elated that she took photos w each n everyone! This time Arisya got an ice-cream cake. Yup! She got 3 different cakes for the 6th birthday! ;)

And alas! My lil babe was all smiles...Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

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Gnomeo & Juliet!

2011-04-01T23:58:00.001-07:00

A long, long way backdated post this is! Well, we actually brought the kidz out for a movie during the sch March break. It was Gnomeo n Juliet...we watched it at Eng Wah @ Westmall.

There was still some time after we got our tix, so we had something light to fill up e time.

Udders Ice Cream it was.

We bought waffle w 2 scoops of ice-cream! Ice-cream choice was cookies n cream and hazelnut...it was YUMMILICIOUS! ;)

The kidz luv it! As usual...bought popcorn for Arisya n nachos for Ariq!

Can't wait for the time when Aqil can join us for movies!

And feedback was...the kidz enjoyed Tangled more! Maybe becoz they do not know head or tail abt Romeo n Juliet. And they hv read abt Rapunzel thus they can appreciate the movie better! ;)

But was not disheartened...will alwayz bring them out for movies! ;)

Melaka with In-Laws!

2011-03-17T20:49:00.000-07:00

Went to Melaka with parents-in-law during the school break. They wanted to eat ikan bakar at Umbai, Melaka. Erhm...wonder where they knew of the place :) So we set out around 10am that day. The timing was juz right, not too early. As it was a weekday, the checkpoints were clear! Great!
We had a light breakfast at Gelang Patah. Then we made another stop for light lunch at Machap. Nice place it is as there is playground for the kidz while we are enjoying our food! And the toilets there are clean too!
And so from Machap, it was a straight drive up to Melaka! I slept most of the time...hehehe! Poor hubby! We reached Melaka around 2pm. We went jalan-jalan....covered all the Malls there - Mahkota Parade, Hatten Mall n Dataran Pahlawan. Mum-in-law bought lotsa goodies! All the kidz got themselves books...they are no longer toys-crazy! Alhamdullilah! :P
After 4 hours of shopping and jalan-jalan, we set off for Umbai. It has been well-known for ikan bakar! We went there once with hubby's friends. So this is the 2nd time we're going there. Hubby is real good with the roads, he can remember the route quite easily!
And we had a sumptious dinner of ikan bakar and seafood! Finger-licking good!

Mistaken!

2011-02-25T23:13:00.001-08:00

Aqil has been scribbling on walls n things. Tried our best to prevent him from getting hold of any writing or drawing materials.
If Arisya was writing or drawing, Aqil will come and wanna join in too! So, we'd give him a pc of paper. But somehow, there'd be time when he managed to escape our scrutiny! Hehe! So, we kinda got used to that.
Then, yesterday I found Arisya holding something in her hand and she was doodling over Aqil's scribbles. So I went to her as she was doing that and shouted at her. Simultaneously scolded her that it was actually her scribbles that were found and not Aqil's!
She started crying and I saw that she was clenching her fist. I told her to show me what she was holding and my heart broke!
She had an eraser in her hand! I WAS MADE A MISTAKE! She was actually trying to erase the scribbles that Aqil had done....I hugged her and apologised. :-(

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Our 9th Wedding Anniversary

2011-01-01T18:45:00.000-08:00

This year, we celebrated our 9 years of marriage. That's the number of years we are lawfully married but he's been there for me way before that. It's been 12 years of happiness, sadness, quarrels and love. We decided to have a date to celebrated our anni. Juz the 2 of us, thanks to understanding MIL who helped to look after the kidz while we were out dating! Hahaha!

We decided to go on the typical date that couples have...dinner & movie. And we chose Plaza Singapura as the venue because of "P.S. I Love You!". Tsk tsk! :P
Upon reaching there, we bought the movie tics before proceeding to have our dinner @ Swensen's. We'd wanted to catch The Tourist but it was sold out coz it was the opening day, thus we settled for Lil Fockers.

We appreciated the moments we had with each other. And I fell in love with my husband of 9 years all over again! Happy Anniversary Dear!

Movie Date with Kidz ~ Rapunzel

2011-01-01T18:28:00.000-08:00

Trying to be the best parents we can be...alwayz. Bonding time with kidz is very important, kidz too need to know we appreciate them, we treasure them, that they are significant in our lives. So me and hubby decided to go for a movie with the kidz. Well, it isnt like every movie are suitable for kidz. So when one comes by, we try to catch it! :P

We didn't go to town coz we didn't bring Aqil along. Hence, we didn't wanna spend too long a time leaving with all alone with granny. We chose Cathay @ Caseway Pt. Luckily, it wasn't too packed. We bought the tickets and had our lunch @ Banquet. Ariq and Arisya were excited about watching Rapunzel.

After lunch, we got the kidz drinks, popcorn and nachos. They didn't have a heavy lunch coz they have been looking forward to the popcorn and nachos. Rapunzel was a perfect choice especially for Arisya, she's only 5 so it was something she could understand. She laughed and enjoyed the movie throughout, so did Ariq and both of us!

All Indian!

2010-12-03T05:19:00.000-08:00

It was Ariq's 8th birthday bash. As usual got family, friends and relatives to come over for the celebration. Was cracking my head of what to cook for the event. I didn't want to cook the usuals as I myself am tired of them! Hehe! So, as we were going shopping for the stuffs at night, I thought of going to Mustafa to find the stuffs.
And over there, I suddenly got the urge to try cooking Indian delicacies! It was fun searching for the food stuffs as Mustafa is one big shopping mall!
And my life was made easy as there were lots of easy-to-cook ready made recipes! There were lots of them that I had quite a time trying to decide which one to choose! Really was excited about the Indian delicacies as it was my first time cooking them!
And all the effort in cooking the food was worth it when all were finished and positive comments were received! I wouldn't deny that there are some critics received too but I'll keep those in mind so that I can better my cooking!

@Connector Park

2010-08-10T04:57:00.000-07:00

Today's the last day of the long National Day break. Was glad that all the marking has been done! Yippee! Couldn't be bothered to go anywhere today....thought of just really relaxing the body and mind before starting work and fasting tomorrow.
But the kidz were bugging me to bring them out to the park. Well, actually we had planned to go to the park last Sat but Aqil fell asleep around that time thus it was cancelled. So today, they started bugging me to bring them there!
So at around 4.30pm, when the weather seem quite nice, we set out for the park! Ariq and Arisya brought along their scooters while I placed Aqil in his stroller. I expected him to be tired and want to be carried later so the stroller would be very handy!
We brought along the kites as Ariq and Arisya wanted to fly kites so much. But the wind was not in their favour. Thus kite flying was impossible. They were a bit disappointed but that disappointment was easily taken care of by a treat @Macdonald's!

Proud of Myself!

2010-08-06T07:06:00.000-07:00

Was back early today beacuse of National Day Celebration. I was planning not to do any school work today though I brought them home. So, there I was sitting in my living room looking around. Well, I am already having the 'Raya' mood coz next week Muslims are gonna start fasting! Woohoo!
I sure love Ramadhan coz of the fasting....the bazaars here and there and all the way to JB! Haha! And the anticipation of Raya makes it all the more fun. So I was already itching to do spring cleaning for my home. Well, I was actually contemplating whether to do it or later as Hari Raya falls during the September holz thus I will ahve all the time to spring clean then.
And as I said, I was seated and analysing my house....what can I do to create a change or do I want to spring clean now??? Being unable to make a decision, I decided to use a 'second eye' to help me decide. So I took out the cam and started snapping my home.
When I looked at the shots, I was surprised!!! My house seemed very clean and in fact kinda appealing to the eyes. Hehehe! Say me thick skinned or whatever.....but I am just so proud of myself! Looking at the pics of the well-kept home I have, I definitely am proud of it! Well, I have been managing it myself with a little maintaining from hubby and MIL.
So those pics helped me decide not to do major spring cleaning today so I juz proceeded with the normal sweeping, mopping and dusting! Yippee!

Its been A Year!!!

2010-08-04T08:28:00.000-07:00

Yup, it has been almost a year since my last update! Haha! My last entry was actually during the fasting month when I was doing my Projek Syawal. And in a few days time, Ramadhan will be here again....time sure flies! Or, is it me that has lost track of time???

Juz a moment of thoughts!

2009-12-03T01:43:00.000-08:00

My last entry was during Ramadhan! Imagine, that was like 2/3 months back! Well, that's how bz my life can be. But on the other hand, it is all about how you manage your time. So here I am, was updating my other blogs so thought I'd drop a few lines here.
Yesterday, I had a 'harsh' talk with my maid. She's going back soon as her contract is coming to an end. These past few months, her work has been sloppy. But I didn't make any noise. And she started making requests of hp, wanting to shop for family, wanting money to send home, to spend here before going home....goodness! I wouldn't want any confusion or argument about her pay later...so straight in her face I told her that no shopping no advance, NOTHING! I DO felt bad after that but I had to put things clearly right!
Then, later yesterday night, was talking to hubby about next year. Whether to get another maid or to send the kidz to childcare. Even though Aqil is now turning 2 but he's not close to his paternal grandma. Unlike Arisya and Ariq. Maybe because he's been taken care by my maid since infant!
And with my mother-in-law alwayz having pains especially her legs, its gonna be difficult for her to take care of Arisya and Aqil.
So, my decision has yet to be made. Was surfing the web for childcares and need to do some calculations as we are talking about 2 kidz here! Sigh! It is TOUGH being a parent!

'Projek Syawal' - update No. 2

2009-09-10T03:28:00.000-07:00

Time for another update! Well, this was where my sofa used to be....somewhere in the middle of the living room. So I decided to move the sofa away and replace it with my dining table. Hehe! So here it goes...

Right at the top, there is a ceiling fan. So guests will be able to enjoy their food under the fan...hehe. And, if you notice the wall at the back there....remember the frames that I was supposed to get at Ikea??

I didn't get the frames! I don't know why but I went to both branches and the frames are juz not there! Thus, I brought down the frames and moved it to another wall...hehe. So the black frames will be up on this wall soon! Stay tuned!

'Projek Syawal' - update No. 1

2009-09-08T01:50:00.000-07:00

This is actually a platform area. I had placed my dining table there for the past couple of months as you can see here. Well, I thus decided to move my dining table elsewhere...hehe. And this place was converted into a relax, cosy corner. I'd placed my kids' toys there for their convenience and also the guests' children's convenience. I used to placed my kidz' toys in the playroom but usually the toyz will still end up in the living room. Hence, the decision to just place them outside....easier for my maid to clean up too! Hehe!

Ta Da! Hehe! So here's the cosy corner. With lots of throw cushions to cuddle and toyz to play with. I have decided not to put any frames up on that wall for now. Erhm, maybe in the future??? Haha! And, yesterday, I went to Ikea@Tampines after breaking fast at home. Well, so far we have yet to break fast outside because we had just forked out a sum for our car repairs ;(.

So back to Ikea, I got some pine wood frames.....

I'd plan to put these frames up in the living room. Well, my kidz' pics will be given the honour of adding beauty to the frames...hehe. (The one thing that I am really grateful to God is to bless me with these beautiful angels!) So, took some black paint and started my handicraft!

And here are the frames after I did my magic! Wawahahaha....well, now will have to prints my kidz' pics, place them in the frames and put the frames up on the wall. Let's see what's the outcome.....stay tuned!

Money to be Spent!

2009-09-07T20:57:00.000-07:00

These photo frames are on the walls leading to the bedrooms. And 2 of them actually dropped! Haiya! Now, I've got to go and get replacements from old friend, Ikano. Well, actually went there yesterday, the one at Tampines, but these kinda frames were out of stock. Looks like I'll have to visit another branch to get the frames......or....can I actually do something to these frames so that I DON'T have to buy again???? Now, that needs thinking! Stay tuned! Hehehe!

Time to Clean Up!

2009-09-06T23:23:00.000-07:00

Goodness me! Again!...Well, it really takes a lot for one to keep a blog! Anyway, here I am after my disappearance...hehe.
Time flies! Its already the 17th day of the fasting month. And it is the September school holidayz, maybe that explains why I can afford the time to be sitting here updating my blog! Well, actually I have given myself a task. A task which I love doing and one that has to be done every year....Cleaning Up!
Yup, so this morning I woke up late...(tis the holz mah!)...and the urge to do cleaning up came inching its way to me...hehe. But I have got to do what's got to be done first that is to dispatch online homework to my pupils. So got that done and now back to my task....I looked around my living room and snapped some shots...wawahaha...well, it is afterall MY TASK!
I don't really make much cleaning up for the rooms as people who come for Raya visits don't explore the rooms unless the kpos....hehe. Anyway, the rooms are kept just as they are! So here's the snapshots of my living room.....

This is the area which is right in front of the main door. Well, the prams need to be removed from there! And maybe, I'll move some of the things there to give it a new feeling! Hehehe!

This is my 1st dining area which is in the kitchen....the table neeeds a tablecloth and maybe I'll change the position of the table....erhm....let's see what can be done!

And this is my 2nd dining area. This is part of the living room...a dining area for guests. How come the ball is there????....hehe. Anyway, need to spruce up the table...with flowers maybe. And the wall seem rather empty...how about some frames???.....and maybe new dried flowers by the corner there???.....(well, I am thinking!!!)

Well, this for now....more coming up! Stay tuned! Wawahahaha!

Cleaning Up - the sequel

2009-09-06T21:54:00.000-07:00

Wawahahaha! Well, this is the sequel to my previous post. My living room big you know, even though I don't think it is reallt that big! Now, what am I blabbering???

Anyway, here are more of my living room that need to be spruced up!

I have placed my sofa somewhere in the middle of the living room and I think that kind took up the space available....so need to move that sofa from there! Ah Ah! Well, it was placed there because I was trying to create some space in front of the TV set so that my kidz can easily roll on the floor while playing and watching TV.

So, since I have to think of my guests now who will be coming for the Eid, I'll ahve to give up this cosy area for my kidz....well, juz for a month ya! So, my project Cleaning Up is still in progress....will update on the outcome! Stay tuned! Hehehe!

Ist Ramadhan 2009

2009-08-22T11:22:00.000-07:00

Its 2.14am. My kidz are sound asleep and here I am finally writing again! Hubby still up to accompany me...though occupying himself with PSP. It was the 1st day of the fasting month yesterday. I am a little regretful as I was not able to welcome the blessed month with the rest of my family members. Nevertherless, I was all the way with them as in I didn't eat too though took several sips away from my children.

Ariq, the good boy he has always been started fasting. Syasya still a little too young...let her have another year or two. Ariq has difficulty waking up for sahur but he did anyway...crying all the way. He refused to eat anything so what he had was juz milk.

After his milk, he went back to sleep. He was ok throughout the day. Went out with hubby to buy food for breaking fast. Arisya and Aqil were having their afternoon nap. Ariq didn't wanna follow us and so it was juz the 2 of us. We had planned to go to JB but alas, had to postpone our plan as our car batt went dead as we were to move off.

Luckily a neighbour helped us to jump start our car! So off we went to Geylang and Bussorah Street to get the delicacies. As usual, lots of people! We managaed to grab some kuih and off we went to Cameron to get chicken rice.

We reached home around 6pm...and Ariq was starting to fidget. He kept looking at the clock waiting for it to be 7 soon. And when it did turn 7, he kept asking whether we can break our fast yet. My poor boy...hehe...so we tried to keep his mind occupied until finally it was time!

So proud of him! To be able to fast for a whole day was a fit!Last year he didn't managed to fast wholely for Ramadhan as the first few days, he gave up around noon!

So really hoping he's able to pull it through and make it for the whole month! Insyaallah!

Horror in Segamat!

2009-06-23T02:43:00.000-07:00

Well, finally able to find the time to sit down and make an entry ;) Spent the weekend over at my sister's place in Segamat. It took us 2 hrs to reach Segamat. We waited for my sister at the Segamat Giant. After 2 hrs of journey, all of us search for the toilet. Not bad...the toilet there was clean.

My eldest sister and mum managed to do some shopping at Giant while waiting for my 2nd sis. After the little shopping, we waited somewhere near our cars for my 2nd sis. My mum was just suggesting buying ice-cream as the weather was quite hot when we heard "Chendol! Chendol!".

We all approached the Chendol Man...hehe....and ordered 15 bowls of chendol. It was the authentic one!....Superb!

My eldest nephew, Hafiz, had 3 bowls that my sis had to stop him! Hehe...superlicious! So, soon after, my 2nd sis arrived when we proceed to her home. It was a JKR Quarters for staff. Cool isnt it? Just look at the pics....beautiful homes...these were newly built and my sis was one of the few 1st tenants!

My brother-in-law is a JKR staff so their family have been staying at the quarters. Government staff were provided with home which they don't have to pay for as long as they are in service and they just have to move out if they leave the service. But in SG, we didn't even get discounts when buying HDB flats!

So, that was that....we went round the new area and were amazed as everything was FREE!...Everything, including the interiors which was fully furnished except furnitures ;) So the day went by....relaxing and enjoying family-bonding together.

So Ariq was bonding with his cuzzins too....hehe....he was running all over the place....sweating...and dirty...but I let him be as it was not everyday that he can do that ;) I was taking a stroll admiring the area when I SAW him fell and rolled on the ground!....I WAS SHOCKED!

I shouted for my hubby who was inside....Ariq managed to come running to me with he's face bleeding....so I didn't really see what was wrong....I juz can't look at him as I was SCARED! My hubby came and carried him inside....I got my mum to look at him.....I asked my hubby and mum whether he was ok....should we bring him to hospital....I was flusttering!

Hubby and mum managed to clean up the blood on his face....then was I able to see his injuries. His skin was peeled off his nose, forehead and arm.

Goodness!....My heart was in my mouth!.....Luckily, everything was ok....it was superficial...;)

SyaSya's Birthday

2009-06-15T22:09:00.000-07:00

Halo Blog!...haha...it has been like 3 mths since I made an entry huh? Well, been bz....with school and kidz. Yeah...was it my timetable or was it juz me?.....erhm....well, maybe both. Even during this June break....been sitting in front of my comp for as long as I knew. Well, stop once in a while to play with the kidz before sitting in front of the comp again!

Managed to break off for the last 4 dayz....was bz with my girl's birthday party and brought the kidz out yesterday since hubby was off!

Didn't plan any holidays this June....hubby has expected the NO BONUS thingy thus we'd save the money....well need to pay roadtax which will be due! hehe

But we'll be going to Segamat to visit my sista who's given birth to her 4th child in May. She was previously staying in JB which was juz a stone's throw but now....it's multiple stones! hehe

Looking forward to it as all of us will be going.....it's gonna be ALL 7 SISTAZ being together! Next entry.....next entry.....hehe:)

At Last!

2009-03-21T10:35:00.001-07:00

Goodness gracious! How long has it been since I last updated my blog :)...Been quite busy with work and kidz. Since Ariq entered Primary 1, life has practically changed for me! Now, I have to check for his homework and sit with him to do it. This will be followed by learning of spelling and ejaan....this is done veryday except the weekends. Tried teaching him all 10 words in a day but he couldn't take it...so had to do it a bit a day.
By the time I finished with Ariq....it'd be 9-10 pm,....did preparation for my lessons and other admin stuff....curfewed myself till 11.30pm. Had to stop and put my babies to sleep....hehe...especially Aqil...he only wants me....luckily hubby can handle Ariq and Arisya :)
And guess what....I'd continue with a bit more of my work before sleeping at 1 or 1.30am....yup, that's my sleeping time!
And everymorning dragged myself up to send Syasya to school which begins at 8am. My mother-in-law was willing to send her to school but my girl wants her umie!...So that's me for the whole of the past 11 weeks!

Ariq@School

2009-01-06T05:07:00.000-08:00

Well, today managed to take a few pics of Ariq at school. Basically at school hall and during recess. He even looked at me and smiled for the cam! haha. Thought of taking candid photos....but here they are....my boy at school ;)

Kidz@School

2009-01-05T08:29:00.000-08:00

Time really flies! Ariq is now in Primary 1 and Arisya is in nursery....gosh ain't I old! haha Well, today is the secaond day of school. Both my kids seem to be adjusting very well. Accept for a little hiccup from Ariq during recess on 1st day, other than that, so far so good. He seemed more cheerful at school today. He bought tidbits during recess with a smile on his face....maybe that's an achievement for him! hehe....well he's never got to hold money all this while ;)
Arisya too manage to adjust well in school. Though she seem to be in a world of her own...haha...but she's participating well in class....just look at these pics! Couldn't get to capture Ariq in school.....will try one of these days....by this week of coz! While he's still fresh at school...hehe

Panicky!

2008-12-23T04:54:00.000-08:00

Since the circumcision on Thursday.....Ariq has been lying down. I had to carry him to the toilet....to bed. Everything he wants his Umie......everytime he'd call out "Umie!". Sigh! Well, since my poor baby is enduring pain....I gave in....I relented and did my best to make him happy. He'd cry everytime he felt the pain....and I'd rushed to get his medication. Well, yesterday he was much much better....he was able to walk about! He even played y8 online games!
Even this morning he was able to get up from bed himself! Able to play with Aqil....though reminded him to be careful. Then suddenly at around 3pm....he was whining as he came into the room. I was doing some worksheets. He told me that he felt pain....I thought he was bluffing till I saw the blood on the floor! He was bleeding....there were drops of blood on the floor!
I quickly carried him and put him on bed....get his painkillers....he was screaming all the while! He was still bleeding....I called my hubby at work....he told me to call for ambulance. When Ariq heard ambulance...he was scared saying that he does not want to go to hospital. So I got him to calm down and that I have to clean his wound if he doesn't want to go to hospital....and he did quietened down.
I was cleaning him up when my hubby reached home...he looked at it and said that it was juz the peeling off of dead skin....goodness gracious! I was relieved!...Ariq too felt better and we managed to clean him up.....my poor baby. My advice to all parents with boys.....do the circumcision at KKH....don't do at clinics!

My Big Boy!

2008-12-18T17:31:00.000-08:00

Yup, my little baby has grown up! He's a big boy now! haha....well, he went through the circumcision ceremony yesterday....poor baby. I didn't go in as I know I won't be able to take it.....so hubby and my dad went in with Ariq. I could hear him crying!....My heart really went to him....sigh...I would have opted for KKH but they don't have a Muslim doctor doing circumcision.....so we went to Dr Zailan in Yishun. Ariq stopped crying when it was over....he came out of the room....we got into the car..... and he started crying again! He cried all the way home....screaming at his dad to drive faster....he said that it was painful....he wanted his medicine!
My poor baby....we didn't have water with us so we had to wait till we got home.....we were given tablets. I requested for syrup but they didn't have! So my poor baby had to be antagonised by the pain....it was a trauma not juz for him but for me too! I hope 6 yrs down the road....KKH will have a Muslim doctor doing this as it will be Aqil's turn!
Oops took pics with my iphone....so chech out my facebook for the pics! hehe :)

Therapy@Sunway/KL

2008-12-18T16:55:00.000-08:00

Last week, we went to Malaysia for a holiday. Well, I'd rather choose M'sia than anywhere else cause I'm a shopper....I don't really do sight-seeing hehe. Especially end of the year is the best time as sale is on! So early Friday morning we boarded Aeroline to Bandar Sunway. Thought we'd meet some people but nope it was otherwise. In fact, Sunway Lagoon was almost vacant. It was a Friday but it is school holiday.....so where are they? Nevertheless, all the much better as we really enjoyed ourselves there....especially my kidz! Even Aqil was swimming around playing in the pool.....sigh with Aqil I can't take any of the rides :(

A day at Bandar Sunway and we headed for KL the next day. We stayed at Corus hotel for convenience sake as Aeroline is there...with kidz and luggages....that's the best. But was disappointed with the service there....we can't ask for anything....extra pillow, extra blanket, extra towel....absolutely NO! And the condition of the room was horrible! With the price of RM280++.....it was juz not worth it but I had to stay there! So the next best thing to do was to upgrade! So we did that for RM460 per night....I'd rather spend more than to stay in the horrible and terrible room! First day in KL, we went to Mid Valley Megamall/ The Gardens. It was fun! haha....shopping...shopping :) There were lots of stuff at Megamall....Megakidz, sale at Guess kids, Baby GAP, Isetan....hehe....juz can't stop listing! But the toilet was terrible....long, long Q. So we went to the Premier toilet which charges RM5 per person but multiple entries....but lucky me....I had Robinsons' card....so FREE! My kidz had lots of fun at the Megakidz zone....

Scrapblog - My Little Darlings

2008-12-03T06:44:00.001-08:00

@Genting

2008-11-27T04:28:00.000-08:00

I didn't really know what I was busy with....but somehow....I did stop updating my blogs. But the first week of schools hols was full with workshops....Monday (Staff Seminar), Tuesday & Wednesday (7 Habits Facilitator Course), Thursday (Live@Edu workshop at Microsoft)...ahhah....that nite....Thursday at midnite....we went to Genting.
Actually hubby had a futsal and soccer friendlies against Petronas and MBPJ, that's the reason for this trip up to KL. But the soccies suggested a night at Genting before the games....so up Genting we went. It was a convoy of 6 cars....the others went by coach.
It was my first time staying at Genting, went there before but never stayed there. We stayed at First World Hotel...and it was a small room. Much smaller than the rooms we usually stayed in. Luckily it was only for a nite. And the checking in was a torture.....we had to wait for a number....haha....first time at First World....and never again!
And we didn't play the outdoor games....we juz played the indoor ones. Well, with the kids especially Aqil, I didn't really get to enjoy the games much. So really can't wait for them to GROW UP!!!

A Mother's Feelings When Son Is Ill

2008-11-13T16:02:00.000-08:00

Went to Mustafa's on Tuesday night to look for birthday party stuffs for Ariq's birthday@school. Reached home quite late....almost 12midnite. The moment we reached home ...we could hear Aqil's cries. He had just vomited while drinking his milk. We thought it was a normal over-amount kinda thing. Furthermore, he looks ok except that he was a bit lethargic. Still managed to sleep through the night.
Aqil woke up at 5am, crying...so as usual prepared milk for him. Fed him and he vomited again. He cried. This time he looked uncomfortable but very sleepy coz his eyes were closed all the time. Managed to coax him but couldn't put him down as he would start crying again. So thought he still wants his milk....fed him and he vomited again.....this time he cried longer....very cranky. And a few minutes later....he vomited again.
Feeling something is not right...I decided to take him to KKH as it was 6.15am. So SMSed my HOD to inform her. I had to go alone as hubby had Commander's Parade that morning. So I was at KKH wearing Aqil all the time.....he was sleeping.
Not many patients. Waiting for my turn at the triage, Aqil sleeping. Saw the nurse at triage and she sent me straight to the RED DOOR...that means EMERGENCY. I did not have to wait for my Q number. So saw a doctor on duty....gave Aqil some medicine to stop his vomiting and told me to feed him again an hour later to see if he still vomits. And that 1 hr was ok....aqil slept all the way....I even managed to grab a bite of sandwich. So 1 hr's up and I fed him milk.....he threw every up....I was all drenched with his vomit as I was carrying him.
The doctor saw us as he said to Aqil...."You'll have to stay at the chalet huh darling..." .
Doctor explained that he's want to admit Aqil to see his condition coz he can't go on vomiting at every feed. So I agreed and settled the paperwork. Tried calling hubby but can't get through.
The porter uncle was helpful....he carried my bag for me when sending us to the ward. At the ward called huby again ....still can't get through! All alone!
Ward's MO came and check him.....couldn't make any diagnosis yet suspect stomach flu. Wanted his stool for lab. And now he's got diarrhea.....watery stools. Couldn't get samples from his stools until the ???th stool!
At the ward from.....10am til 3 pm.....Aqil still can't consume his milk....MO came....intravenous drip! That's what we don't want....Ariq was put on drip before and it was a painful experience! But we had to abid. Hubby was already there in hospital with us when they put the drip on Aqil.I had to hold his hands down as he was tossing and crying! They inserted the drip through his liitle foot.
They tried the right foot first....unsuccessful......they tried the left foot....still unsuccessful! Every time they did that "tries"....Aqil was screaming for help.....I WAS THERE HOLDING DOWN HIS HANDS! My heart went to him....sorry darling...Umie had to do this....he looked at me as though asking me to help him....to tell the doctor to stop poking him....."sob".
~~to be continued~~

My Angelz

2008-11-10T05:20:00.000-08:00

Juz wanna share this photos which I took while my kidz were sleeping.....was surprised to see the position that they were sleeping! I was at the comp as per norm....my kidz with maid and grandma. So took a break away from the comp to peek at them....and there they were sleeping in the same position...all three of them! Haha...no DNA needed....confirm they're from the same egg and womb! haha!

Tesco Hypermarket !

2008-11-05T03:19:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, me and hubby brought the kidz to JB. Haha...well we didn't make our routine check to Jb the previous week so....kids' milk running out. We headed for JB. It is much cheaper to buy milk over their. Maybe because of the subsidy provided by their government :). So we'd usually buy a month's stock of milk...hehe...funny my kids don't drink other drinks at home, they will ask for milk, milk,milk! And their grandmother would be most happy to make for them!
For this visit, we went to Tesco. A fairly new hypermarket....nearby Giant Plentong...and it has been ages that we went to Giant Plentong....the first Giant outlet. It wasn't a big place.....I still prefer Jusco for shopping! So we spent our day there....not rushing our time, I even managed to do an art piece with Ariq. And we juz hang around the kidz' area a bit before doing our shopping and have our dinner!

Looking for THE ALBUM!

2008-10-27T05:37:00.000-07:00

As my hubby returns from work...we got ready and went out for our weekend family outing as per normal. But today with an agenda in mind. I was assigned to do an album...Memories @ CCKPS for our VP who will be leaving su at the end of the year. So I was actually looking for an extraordinary album that Elyyah has.....(if u read this Elyyah....I wanted to call u but I don't have ur number)....went to a few places but couldn't find it!
So today we went to Takashimaya.....again I was disappointed....so I decided to settle for the next best option. So carried on looking around and finally bought one at Kalm's.....it cost $39.90. Plus a gift box and ribbon...total was $58.70....haha but luckily not my money....claim from SWC.
But we don't want to hang around at Taka coz the parking is daylight robbery....so we went to Vivocity where we can claim parking for our purchases. At Vivo, we had ice-cream at Ben & Jerry's where my eldest son, Ariq spilt water over me....luckily it was plain water!

Then we went to ToysRus, my kidz juz knew where it is. Bought the kidz what they wanted and we headed to Earle's Swensen to have our dinner. Hubby ate Roast Lamb....kidz had mini burgers.....and I shared Chicken Baked Rice with my maid....yummy!

2008-10-26T21:06:00.000-07:00

Yeah! Its Deepavali! Haha....juz freaking out for a while :).....hubby is werking on Deepavali so here I am updating my dear bloggy.....well on Saturday....we had our family visit to the cinema..haha!...
Me and hubby...we brought our kidz to the cinema to watch High School Musical 3....my kidz are fanatics...especially my gerl...she was actually dancing throughout the movie! Luckily there were other kidz and not much people and we managed to get the back seatsso my kidz had fun dancing in the dark! haha!
It's was a sweet and short family day out as we had to leave Aqil behind.....so we headed home for Aqil after the movie before continuing with our Family Day Out programme....hehe :)

2008-10-20T05:49:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday...me, hubby and kidz went Raya visiting with family on my side. Yup! It is already the 18th day of Syawal and we are still doing our Raya visiting. Well, we have got only the weekends to do our visiting..you see....but it was really fun. We went to 3 different houses of our relatives including my 2nd sis who is a M'sian. We ate and relax at each house....catching up with each other.
We were really full that day with very house that we visited preparing something for their VIPs....us lar...haha.
We had roti jala for lunch at my sis's place.....satay and lontong at my uncle's place and curry chicken for dinner at my auntie's place. Well, we informed them that we'll be coming you see....haha...:) Enjoy the slideshow!

2008-10-14T01:19:00.000-07:00

What happened?.....well , as mentioned my uncle did brought over his family for Raya visiting on Sun. Hehe! My eldest sis called me up at home. I was in the toilet then so my maid passed the message to me that my sis called and wanted me to return the call saying that it was "urgent". So I immediately returned the call and the "urgency" was celebration of my youngest sis, Iqa's birthday.
But really I would have totally forgot all about it if Kak Zubai hadn't called. Thus, with my uncle coming over, I had no time to buy Iqa a present....so the alternative is to provide the money for her present! Haha! My uncle came over quite late that evening....so we went over to AMK for Iqa's birthday celebration! For more snapshots of this....well visit my Facebook! hehe :)

2008-10-13T04:48:00.000-07:00

Yup, here are pic of my Hari Raya visiting with my hubby's buddies. My hubby and his buddies have been doing this Raya visiting ever since they were bujangz....till now...all of them are married with kidz :) Isn't it cool...I'd love to have this practice with my own frenz but they aren't really into it! Sigh! Anyway, we had lots of fun! First stop was Fadzilah-Ghani's place where we had our brunch..hehe :)
Next was my place for lunch....followed by Mashitah's place where we had tea....:) And our last stop was Wawa-Saiful's place where we had our dinner!

2008-10-10T05:38:00.000-07:00

Wah...time really flies! It is already e 2nd weekend of Raya! Heck! I'm going visiting again tomorrow...yeah. Juz as I am typing, my uncle called informing of his intention to bring his family over for Raya visiting tomorrow...but I'm not home so he'll be coming on Sunday instead.
And 2 groups of my pupils have come over for Raya....that's already quite a sum I forked out...:( haha. Nevertheless, I welcomed them...I even cooked for them or rather got my maid to prepare something for them. Haha ! Here's a pic of the girls' group.....another group was boys but didn't took a pic of them as I was going out at that time!

2008-10-08T01:37:00.000-07:00

Hehehe! Really got lots of things to back date.....very bz during Ramadhan so no time to update my blog.....:) Well, Ramadhan is still the best month of the year.....the 30 dayz when I count down to Hari Raya...we went to JB a couple of times or rather almost everyweek to break fast and jalan-jalan while shopping for Raya stuffs. Juz got to buy kuih raya over there.....S'pore kuih from Geylang not so nice.....to order is expensive.....so the answer is JB!
As usual we bought our kuih raya at Angsana.....the place you shop during Ramadhan.....another recommended place in Jb is Kotaraya. From basement till all the other levels.....full of stalls selling raya stuffs!

Buka at SOFRA during Ramadhan

2008-10-07T05:47:00.001-07:00

Wanted to put this in during the fasting month but no time :( .....anyway this is one of the places that my hubby brought us out for breaking fast, SOFRA Turkish Restaurant....we also went to Straits Kitchen, Carousel, Hyatt JB and Puteri Pan Pacific JB but like Mr Bean la.....didn't bring along camera...sigh!

I Luv Adilfitri !

2008-10-06T01:52:00.000-07:00

This is the day of the year that I luv most...or rather the best month of the year.....Hari Raya! It is during this festive season that we get to meet up with family members....relatives... and friends whom we sometimes only see during Hari Raya. So I really appreciate this moment whereby we can meet up with each other :)

Wearing baju kurung from the elderly to the kidz....it is really juz great to be together and spending time catching up with each other.....these are pictures of us going on Raya visiting with my parents and sistaz's families. We decided to wear blue this year after purple & green the previous two years :)

It's 6th day of Eid!

2008-10-06T01:35:00.000-07:00

Wow! Time really flies! It is already the 6th day of Eid and only now am I able to sit and add to my blog. Well, quite a lot to update.....first...I revamped a bit of my house.....hehe other than my kitchen door, I also bought flowers and a shoe cupboard to hide my kidz' shoes....look at this! Nice huh ?

And on the 2nd day of Eid..I got my pupils to bring some kuih to school where we had a small Eid gathering in classroom. My pupils were elated especially when I gave duit raya....well, I didn't get them anything for Childrens' Day so I thought duit raya was a good replace....:)

DID IT!...with help from my beloved hubby :)

2008-09-12T00:31:00.000-07:00

Haha...it has been like a week ago that I finished painting my kitchen door....but only now do I am able to update on it's progress :). Well, I mentioned that I do an update on my painting...so here it is....I DID IT! with great help from my hubby. I thought we could finish the painting in just one day but I was wrong....we took TWO days to paint the kitchen doors.....well, we're not professionals right?

So here's how my kitchen doors look now.....how is it? Not bad huh?

Anyway, really into Hari Raya shooping now.....got 3 carpets....got the curtains.....got a set of family baju kurung but need to buy another set....got a new tea set...hehe

More things to be bought :
1. another set of baju kurung
2. table spread
3. kuih raya
4. flowers

Haha....anyway going to Geylang later tonite.....SHOPPING TIME!

Painting after a LONG TIME!

2008-09-05T02:54:00.000-07:00

It has been 4 days since Muslims started fasting for this year. 26 more days to Hari Raya. Hehe, getting excited I gussed. With a new family member this year....my darling Aqil Danish, Hari Raya seem more exciting than ever.

I was breaking my fast with the rest of my family when I looked at my kitchen door and started to have this itch. I want to repaint it!

Actually since we moved in....I had wanted the kitchen door to be dark in colour but the interior designer said that white was nice. So I still want my dark colour I guess :) So this morning I drag my husband to the Marsiling market to shop for paint. After getting the colour....I started painting without my husband but of coz.....my darling helped me out later but we have yet to finish it.

We had juz came back from buying food for our breaking fast later and here I am posting to my blog....hehe......anyway got to fonish it by tonite.....will update later!