Thursday, July 31, 2008

Hehehehe


For you MataPena....


Ali in his element!

Ali playing peek-a-boo
Ali and his nenek

Ali loved playing with the bubbles



Everything must go in the mouth!


Children grow up so fast, don't they? I took Ali for his weekly playgym class at KizSports yesterday. He is beginning to enjoy the routine and fun. He was laughing so much and is quite good at trying to make friends too. But he is not very gentle lah, he kept on trying to grab his playmate's hair and t-shirt.



These are other pictures of him which I took at my friend Zurni's house recently.





Wednesday, July 30, 2008

As promised

I am supposed to give you a picture daily of The King. But my spirit has been dampened by a certain friend... so .......

Parenting

It is not that easy being a parent. You never know what you are doing is right or wrong. You never know if your child will grow up to be people of substance and people who can contribute to society.

Of course we all want the best of and from our child. We want them to grow up to be good and kind hearted people, people who are not corrupt, people who are straight and normal (whatever normal is) and people who are succesful in life. And of course we want them to be orang yang soleh dan beriman.

In reaching these targets there are many things that you have to do. Or at least you think they are the things to do. You send them for KAFA classes, music classes, tuition and school and the whole works. And at the same time there is that balance which they need when being a child which is play.

From day one my eldest child was born I worried about being a good parent and mother, worried that what I was doing was wrong or right. Some of my friends think I do things wrong because it is different from them. But who knows these days what is wrong or right.

Each child is different, in temperament, character and attitude. You have to tune yourself to their different styles and rhythm and believe me that ain't an easy job. I have three kids and sometimes I feel like tearing my hairs out.

In the middle of all that organisation and chaos of their life, you have to manage your own life too. Don't you? Hmmmmmm.....I often read about how important it s to make time for yourself and blah blah blah but honestly when you do find the time for yourself, you are probably all worn out. Now I have time to myself so I can write this post :))

Back to parenting skills, you want them to be all rounders so you try to give them a balance of activities. You want them to be smart so you look at all options to send them to the best schools. Sometimes they ned help in their studies because you don't have the patience or expertise to teach them so you send them for tuition. You want them to have a good religious foundation so you send them for the required classes.

But have we ever wondered what the child wants? Or is the child just too young to know what is good for them anyway? They like chocolates so they ask for more and you give it to them. Is that good parenting? They like to watch cartoons so you let them watch. Is that good parenting? They like to drink ice and coke so you give it to them. Is that good parenting?

Honestly, I don't know. Sometimes I really don't know. I go along with the daily routine and flow and just hope and pray that what I am doing is right.

I didn't go for tuition until I was in Form Four and only because I was failing in Maths (yes.....sad but true...) I didn't go for KAFA classes and all these religious guidance classes (ya, well.....) I did take up some co-curricular activities for the fun of it. I skipped school before. I did things I shouldn't have and I ate and drank things that I shouldn't have (by this I mean sweet stuff ok!) But hey! I turned out okay didn't I? My friends turned out okay too rite? We are all somebody too, we all in some way or other contribute to society what...

Everyday I wake up and hope for the best. I pray to God that he will give me strength to do the right things for my little children and for myself and family.

Amen.

Monday, July 28, 2008

BAT MOBILE.....

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good. Except I was supposed to meet two of my cousins but at the last minute they couldn't come.

My two girls had replacement school on Saturday and after sending them to school, Bob and I attempted to watch The Dark Knight but all tickets for all shows that day was sold out. Which made us even more curious to watch the movie. Then came Sunday and we had some family matters to attend to. And last night we attempted going to the cinema again and Yea! we got to tickets. So we sat there anticipating the best.

While waiting in line for tickets (I tried doing the on-line ticketing thing but I didn't know how to) we were thinking about how good the business is for movies. Hmmmmm....

Anyways, we enjoyed the movie but Bob didn't think the story line was strong enough. I liked it, I think its the best Batman movie so far. And it wasn't as dark as the other movies. I kinda like this Bruce Wayne too, but there is something missing about him. Handsome lah but something missing. I liked the way the movie just uses psychological mind games on each character and I like the good and evil fight througout. I loved the ending...it was so sad! That a hero had to pretend he was evil just to keep people believing in good. Well, that says a lot for our world too.

That no matter how bad a person is sometimes keeping an appearance is a good thing. Hmmm....

Oh ya! And this time around, I like the Bat mobile. When Bob was driving home I was pretending it was Bat mobile. Hahahaha....it seemed to go you know, the empty roads, the late hour and the black camry. Hahahahaha!!!

Friday, July 25, 2008

My children

Children grow up so fast and before you know it you will be attending their graduation, then planning for their weddings and then going to visit your grandchildren! Yikes...will really feel old then huh!

It is very important to cherish every moment that you have because as they great saying goes, that moment will pass very fast and you will never have it again.

From left: Najihah, Ali and Nadiah

My sister took a very nice picture of my three children last week. It is not perfect in the sense they are all looking into the camera smiling but it shows their characters oh so well! You judge for yourself and for those of you who know them, you are bound to agree.

Cherating pictures

Najihah and Ali...

Here are some of the picture we took in Cherating when we were there last weekend. We stayed at the Impiana Hotel which they say has just been refurbished to look brand new. We didn't take any pictures of the hotel because honestly, it didn't really look like it had been refurbished. It was pretty run down. They have so much land there but not utilised completely. The design of the hotel and its layout was very much off.



Najihah couldn't get enough of the pool...

The rooms were pretty decent, sprawling and spacious but something about the decor and finishing didn't give it that added umph hotels or a resort facing the beach should have. The food was, 2 star lah. Better to eat at Hai Peng or any of the food stalls outside. Decent pricing and decent selection. They hotel organised a seafood barbecue for the staff dinner and that was a really nice spread. They mad this honeydew sago for dessert. Must definitelt give it a try at home!


It is very hard to get Nadiah to smile!

The pool was pretty big but Bob said he didn't feel the water was actually that clean. Hmmmmm....

This is me and Ali in the pool...

But the hotel management was really polite and hospitable unlike front line service in KL. They were not haugthy or snotty. And all local so.... (yes, I am championing the local workforce). They organised the games for Bob's staff really well. There was a selection of games and they attended to it from A to Z.


The group eating satar and otak-otak at one of the stalls along the beach.

All in all, it was a good trip.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Daily picture

Ebi said I will run out of pictures soon. He is just jealous that Shuriana and I drool over someone else other than him. So, I won't put up a picture today. Just. But this doesn't mean that you win Ebi! Just you wait....

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Racism and the older generation

There is a heated debate taking place on Ebi's blog about racism. It is obvious that he wrote the post to vent and record in words what is taking place in our country today. And how the racial agenda has become such a prerogative for almost everyone.

I mentioned earlier that my two girls go to one of the top chinese schools in the state. Was it difficult to get in? Not really but there was this lady I met when I first came to register my daughter who outright discouraged me from doing so. She must have been a teacher or one of the administration staff. But without shame she questioned why I wanted to send my kids to this school. "They will suffer, they cannot understand Mandarin. We also give a lot of homework (implying Malay kids are lazy?). You will not be able to cope and your children will hate it."

Well, even more reason I registered them anyway. And now, well they read Mandarin fluently (of course some words they don't understand lah, only std 1 and 2 lah), their Mandarin writing is pretty good, and their academic performance isn't that bad.

But I agree wholeheartedly with Ebi and all his friends who have commented that racism only exists in the older generation. When I was in school, and it was a multi-racial school, there was no segregation of any type. We were all comfortable being with one or the other, sharing meals with each other and playing together. When I was in university it was different though.

I went to a private college and paid my way through university meaning I didn't get any JPA or MARA loan or what not. In university (Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA) there were two groups ofd students: the MARA/JPA students and us private students from Sunway College. Then I noticed how racist Malay students could be. Yes, hate it but that was the truth, only then did I notice how racist our Malays could be. They would look down at us for mixing and playing together with the other races and would not understand why we needed to mix at all. They were quite happy sticking to their own kind!

* forgive me if I offend anyone , especially those few students whom we became friends with but this is a general obeservation

Of course we didn't care and we went around doing our thing and that is how we differentiated ourselves: the MARA/JPA students and the Sunway students (which they al thought were rich spoiled kids by the way) hmmmm...

Then I graduated and came back to Malaysia to work. My first job was at the New Straits Times. Ahhhhhh...a different world all together., Here was where I learnt full scale about the NPE, Malay rights and UMNO etc. That opened a whole new world for me. How can the world be so different when you are young and when you are older. Why is it that the older generation is so caught up with protecting our rights. It is true that these elements never existed for our forefathers. It is this generation that are so adamant on protecting Malay rights.

And why? Well, in my opinion it is becase they (the Malays) realise how far behind they are in terms of independence and intelligence. Of course this is a general statement and there are exceptions but most of us want to be spoon fed.

The Chinese work very hard and it is no wonder they monopolise so much of the economy. Malays are more obsessed with keeping up with the Joneses instead. The Malays are pre-occupied with making money quick and easy. The Malays do not want to work as hard. This is evident in the front line service industry.

Imagine going to any eatery today. You will be served by a foreign worker who can't speak any Bahasa Malaysia and pigeon English. Where are our people? Oh, they don't want to work as a waiter or waitress. They want to work in an office and the lower income bracket would rather work in the factories. I am not looking down on our people to say they cannot excel in their chosen field. The problem is they refuse to see out of the box.

I lost my point....Oh yes, there are even parents who tell their kids don't play with that kid because he is Malay or eats pork. DUH!

How do we expect our children to grow up as level headed and liberal and intelligent people. What happened to that term globalisation. Does it not also mean widening our own personal horizons. Doesn't mean if you want to be friends with that Chinese girl you have to eat her piece of pork too right? Yes, well.....

Inter-racial relationships is another question. Race and religion are two different things. There is such a word as compromise. I believe love is stronger than race. Sometimes lah!

Tourism a dead end for us?

I have always been very passionate about the tourism industry, infact it was one of my beats when I was reporting with the New Straits Times. Tourism has been one of the top revenue earners for Malaysia for a number of years but not anymore I think. It is sad to hear this because there is so much potential for the industry but we are led and governed bu a bunch of people who have no inkling what tourism is. To make it worse we have Ministers who are no passionate about tourism but who are born politicians and who only think about how to make a quick million.

Over the years the tourism products in the country have slowly diminished. Yesterday I was helping my daughter do her homework and the books were going on about KLCC and KLIA are proud achievements of the country. I do not dispute that they reflect progress of a nation towards developemnt of a once third world country but they are not the main reasons why tourists love or loved Malaysia.

I say it in the past tense because honestly, what does Malaysia have to show tourists??? If you foreign friends coming here where would you take them? Dataran Merdeka? Sultan Abdul Samad Building? KLCC of course and The Gardens perhaps? Even the National Zoo is a sad state. There was a letter from a Malaysian in The Stare last week complaining about how Petaling Stret is now a place for thugs and foreign workers on leave.

I have had foreign friends come and honestly I didn't know what to show them. Seri Malaysia for a cultural show? The food there is terrible. my home cooked meals were more appreciated and one-third the price.

Whatever natural resources we have are not maintained instead sold for a high price. Our environment has been the scapegoat for development. We used to have mountains and now all are cut away to build and build and build on. Whatever trees that took hundreds of years to grow have been mercilessly cut down to accomodate more traffic. If you go to any other Western country, this practice would not take place.

Our Government and the local councils have no inkling about how to appreciate natural resources and things of value that people truly appreciate. They do not worry about floods which they have caused or about wild animals not having a habitate anymore. All they worry about is money. Imagine cutting down a hundred year old tree to replace with some stupid insipid plants every two or three months just so the nursery supplier can have a steady income. What is the point?

Why is it that people do not appreciate what God has given us and entrusted us with? Is it so difficult to show some appreciation for nature? Do these authorities know there are ways of saving trees instead of just chopping them down and selling them off to make money. KLCC did it for their park which means the task is not impossible at all. This is a never ending topic but no solution to it because the people who care are me and you and not the Minister of Environment ( the former one was more worried about maintaining his lifestyle and women!)

Initially I wanted to talk about front line service but I guess I have to do that in another post. That is a mouthful too!

It is sad that tourism can no longer be a revenue earner for the country all because of sustainance. I used to write brochures about the beautiful beaches and lush greenery made Malaysia a haven for tourists. HAH! What a joke!!!!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Sundaelicious

I know many people are asking what is Sundaelicious. It is one of the best desserts ever created and founded by the GGG which made it their signature dessert.

What?

It is vanilla ice cream topped with and layered with strawberries, meringue and lotsa chocolate fudge sauce.

Origin?

Can't tell you cause then you will know....

Official name?

It is officially called the chocolicious sundae but the GGG named it Sundaelicious

Why?

Why I chose this name for my blog. Simple enough cause it and the founders of Sundaelicious make me happy :))))

Here it is....

This was from Chakde India, very serious pose!


Check out those dimples!!!


And that boyish charm...


This is from KKKG when he saw Kajol dancing ....


Ebi asked me where all my daily pictures were as promised. Told him I was busy! Here it is...all for you Ebi!!!!

Hai Peng Kedai Kopi

I was in Cherating over the weekend with the family. It was hubby's company's family day and all had a good time. But what we enjoyed the most was the infamous Hai Peng Coffee Shop in Chukai which is about 15 mins from Cherating. I think that place has been there for ages. It is a stop we never miss and if you have been there you would know why.

The place is always full and the food is simple, yet satisfying. I am not a coffee drinker but everyone who is swears by the coffee there.

What we really like there is .... hmmm, let me see. The round buns with kaya and butter, the french toast is also yummy, the nasi dagang wrapped up in daun pisang in little triangles and the nasi lemak which comes in two versions that is with or without anchovies.

Even the milo there tastes different. They have ice blended's too, very nice. Can beat Starbucks anytime! This time I tried the teh susu and it was not that bad. Bob (my hubby) had different types of coffee on both days we were there for breakfast. All was satisfying, he says.

Kemaman Coffee Shop opened here in Section 14 Petaling Jaya but it was a let down. The food selection was not the same at all as they did not have the nasi nasi stuff, they stuck to the kopitiam food. And the flavour was just not there! Anyways, the shop didnt last. It closed down after a short stint after I am sure many complaints especially from people who knew about the original shop in Chukai.

Another thing I observed was that the workers in Chukai were all locals, not one single foreign worker. Hmmmm....something to ponder about and to address in later post yes!

We were so busy enjoying the food I forgot to take pictures for you!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Baby steps

My son Ali, he turned one on July 4, took his first few baby steps on Tuesday July 15. He looked so cute cause he walks with his hands in the air to gain balance. So yesterday, I ran out to buy him his first pair of shoes, sandals actually. He hates having it on his feet but he needs to get used to it rite!

My two girls walked before they were a year old so Ali is behind them by a few weeks. Well, at least he started walking. Now we got to teach him to say mama!

Just to share with you Part IV


I missed giving you a picture yesterday my friends, shall I make it up with two then? hehehehe....


Forgiveness and Love

I strongly believe these two elements go hand in hand. One without the other is not possible. It is needed to co-exist. A friend of mine wrote a note about "Love" a few days ago and she opened up a whole big debate for her friends. I too gave her my two cents worth. Somehow no one commented about love means forgiving.

Love for me is not that rush of adrenaline and cheap thrills you get from holding hands anymore. I think many of us have grown up enough to know that is not love alone. As we get older, we come to realise that love means so much more and takes a a whole lot more from you.

Love means being able to forgive wholeheartedly, without any limitations and conditions. We are only human and bound to make mistakes. We also erupt in tempers and outbursts. We also do silly and stupid things that we know will hurt the one we love. But everything I believe happens for a reason.

We read all the time quotes and wise people saying how important it is to forgive and how forgiving will make you the better and bigger person blah blah blah...you know what I mean. This is all true. I really and truly believe it. But forgiving is not possible if there is no love.

If you do not love a person, who cares about what wrong they have done to you and how much they have hurt you. If you do not love a person there is no such thing as hurt and small heart (kecik hati lah) in your relationship. For a person to be offended, hurt and upset with somebody else there must be love in the first place. (what love is you can refer to my friend's note lah)

Then there is that other saying about forgiving and forgetting. You can forgive but you can't forget but usually you want to forget so you forgive, rite? I think I am losing my point here.

What I am trying to say is, if the person truly loves you, forgiveness will come. It is just a matter of looking for the right words and right way to say, "Hey, I was stupid. I am sorry. Forgive me. I love you still."

And if that other person doesn't forgive you, does it mean that the person never truly loved you? For me love is unconditional. With love comes many other things: trust, faith, commitment, sacrifice and compromise.

Love is something to give. Love is something to share. Love is unconditional. Love is in you. Love is what you make it to be. Love is forgiving and wanting to forget.

Love is.....

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

SISTA


I have started a new business venture with my girlfriends. It is our own label called SISTA. What we sell are gorgeous cotton blouses in all shapes and colours and patterns, as well as tudung of the latest fashions and other miscellaneous items like travel telekungs and evening handbags.


We have not set up a shop yet as our funds do not allow us to yet but we have set up shop at two bazaar's already and received overwhelming response. We have also dome a few private tea parties for exclusive viewing.


Will let you know where we will be next but just give me a buzz if you want to see our line.


Thank you for your support!


Just to share with you Part III


As promised, here is today's pictures. This is one of my favourites, it was on my screen saver for a long time.

I dedicate this picture to one of my favourite couples, Ebi and Shuriana.

xoxoxo


Language

My two girls are having their tuition class as I write now. I don't believe in stressing a child out by giving tuition and what not. I myself didn't go for tuition until I was in Form 3. But in this case, my girls need it cause we send them to a Chinese school. Picked one of the best too and am glad they got it.

Many people raise an eyebrow when I say I send them to a Chinese school. "Why?" they ask. Well, why not? It is good to learn a different language is it not? And they can pick up some of the other qualities too like discipline and being competitive.

Did you know that their school only allows those taking part in a sports to attend sports day? When Najihah was in Std 1 last year I kept on asking her when is her sports day. Only because I remembered my sports days in school and how I used to have so much fun lining up and all that. I was never much of an athlete but I used to take part in the other co-curricular activities like anglung band, tae-kwan-do demo's (yes, I took up tae-kwan-do .. until black belt 1st dan ok!) and later in secondary school cheerleading.

Finally Najihah came back with a letter saying sports day is on so and so a date but those who were not taking part need not come. Well, if you are not the chosen one to run or throw short put, your presence is not needed.

I was thinking what about school spirit and camaraderie? Guess that is not so important for them. Is it like that in every other Chinese school too?

Back to the original point, my daugthers can now read Mandarin quite fluently. They sound Chinese too. They write Mandarin quite beautifully and gracefully, almost as nice as their Jawi.

The other thing I worry about as they progress, they will be able to strategise against their parents in Mandarin! Sigh...worries of a parent, like I don't have enough things to worry about. Must make sure Ali learns Mandarin too and he must be my insider. Hahaha.....

Monday, July 14, 2008

Just to share with you Part II

As promised this is today's entree.


The last movie i watched was Om Shanti Om and oh my!!!!! SRK had beefed himself up for this part or so I read but I believe it considering how good he looked. I think I was looking at the screen with my mouth open. Even passed the CD around to friends cause it was really a sight not to be missed!




Chakde was the movie before Om Shanti Om and it was actually quite good. It had SRK in a non-conventional role meaning not the usual hero lover boy. It was quite refreshing, shows that he can be quite versatile.

From the official website: "Heard he will resume the shooting of Yashraj Films production Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in which he is paired with a new girl named Anushka Sharma . The movie’s shooting will take place in Yashraj Studios and in Punjab.If things go as planned, SRK will be committed to Aditya Chopra ’s film for two months, after which he will take out a few days for his brief but significant role in Red Chillies Entertainment’s Billoo Barber .And once he is through with his home production, SRK will fly to the US to shoot Karan Johar ’s film Khan in September. The film has SRK playing an American Muslim who becomes a terror suspect.Amid this busy schedule, SRK will also overlook the big-budged animation film to be made under his home banner. The movie, to be made by Anubhav Sinha , is said to be based on the mythological character of Ravana from Ramayana.The special effects and graphics of the film will be done by SRK’s own company, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology for SFX."

Which means I have something to look forward to end of the year and 2009!





Friendship

I love my friends. I love all my friends. I always try my best never to upset them, and never to hurt their feelings or to offend them. For me friends are very important people. They make me happy and they make me feel sane.

Sometimes when you have a group of friends it is not always easy to manage. There are bound to be some bodies that do not get along with other bodies. When this happens, you have to become a great manager of friends. There have been numerous times when I am put in the middle of friends. I hate this situation. But what to do? It happens and you have to try and manage. Of course you try to do your part by attempting to patch it up but if it is beyond patching up, what do you do or what can you do?

I always believe that it takes two people to do everything. Two people to clap, two people to dance, two people to tango and two people to fight. There are all types of characters and I have all types of friends. It is not always easy to adapt to each different personality but you learn to survivie. There are different characters and you like them for different reasons. If there were all the same it wouldn't be very exciting would it.

A few years ago, two of my good friends got into a little squabble. Actually I don't remember for what anymore. Of course I tried my best to get them to reconcile but they were not interested. They liked being apart. So they are no longer friends. I am however, still friends with them both.

Way back in school we used to go through these little situations of "I don't want to friend you anymore" but you grow out of it. I had a good girlfriend that didn't really like being associated with another good friend because of "triangle" reasons. A few months ago, I got in touch with the latter again and we became close. This with the knowledge of the other friend that was not too crazy about her. It got kinda uncomfortable for me sometimes because the first friend (let's call her N1) knew I was seeing the other friend (N2). So a few months after that I organised lunch and both N1 and N2 came. There was some horror on N1's face but I played the idiot. Know what? They hit it off! Of course initially there were some sarcastic remarks but in the end, they got along. They even ended up hanging out the rest of the afternoon together. Phew!

Now there is another situation where two of my friends are at loggerheads together. Both are stubborn in their own ways. I don't like this situation but I am in the middle. I choose not to be and I have put a distance in some ways. But one of them wanted to talk it out. The other party is willing but doesn't want to make the first move because it is irrelevant. Wonder what that means actually!

We don't have that many friends, especially ones that will take you good and bad. I am not even going to appeal to any of them to work it out. I think we are way too old for all that. It is up to them if they want it to work for them or not. It is not that I don't care, I just think it is a childish. Whatever that irks you about a person, heck! Just spit it out and get it out in the open. Not everyone can take criticism sure! but if the friendship is truly valued, it won't hurt at all because you know your friend cares about you enough to tell you what makes you not nice and yet accepts you anyway. If their thoughts are not well accepted, then ahhhh, the person likes masks and doesn't truly value your friendship.

I am in another situation where some friends are annoyed with another's la di da ways. That one I am going to take a diplomatic approach first. See if the subtle message gets across. If that doesn't then I have to think of something else!

The point here is, friends are few. Value what you have and take them for better or worse. It is a marriage of sorts too!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Just to share with you

How about I post a favourite picture of mine everyday, just for the heck of it!


So here is today's picture of the day :)


A Dish I Suddenly Remember!

I used to hang out a lot in Bangsar when I was in Sunway College. No need to know why lah! Not part of this story. At hat time, there were still stalls infront of McDonald's and it was famous for its big rats. Malay Mail always carried these stories, remember?

Well, there was a stall there the first stall to be exact, run by these group of young men. I used to eat lunch and tea a lot at this stall cause the food was really yummy. Either that or that time I didn't know any better. To give a time frame to this story, it would be around 1989 to 1991.

My favourite dish there was the nasi goreng ayam. It was spicy, yet not so, it was tasty, no ajinomoto used, and the chicken was just rite. I used to have it with chilli sauce and a nice oily telur dadar.

YUMMY!! I kinda miss it now...dunno where to find them!

Of course I order this dish once in awhile when we go to mamak stalls and all but it is never quite the same. Then again, I haven't eaten at a roadside stall in awhile, have I!!! Hmmmm, thought to ponder about.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Where I was ...

I started work when I was 25. Came back from the US of A and joined New Straits Times as a cub reporter. Worked there for a good 7 years plus. I also took the opportunity to read the late night new for TV2. That lasted for about a year or so. It was fun but the politics there was unnecessary.

Then I joined Tourism Malaysia. That lasted less than a year. Stayed home with the kids (then 2) for about three years and finally joined Prestige Communications doing PR. Can't say I am crazy about PR.

What would I rather do? Only my closest friends and loved ones would know. But honestly given a choice, I wouldn't mind going back to reporting. Miss those bylines and headlines. Used to get such a thrill from reading my byline everyday. It was an adrenaline rush and an addiction. Had to get one everyday if possible. Did some great things when with NST. Parliament was my beat and yes, it was like that way back then too!

To all my friends I made at NST and the media, miss you all. Wherever you all are....Again, it was the friends that made it the best experience ever!

Kiddies

Well, introductions are in order sometime or other. Better now than before it gets too late.


Three children:

Najihah -- eight going on 40!
Nadiah -- seven going on two
Ali -- one and growing fast!



Adorable. Cute. A handful. Nuisances. But mine....and who wouldn't love their own kids.
Rite (???)



Anyways, my friend Ebi is going for Project No 3. Should I go for Project No 4.????

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The King

This is what dreams are made of.....






Had the chance to meet him when he came here to promote Don but I was expecting Ali (my no 3) and was going through this terrible bout of sickness throughout the day so had to skip it. Regret it to this day.



And my screen saver throughout the pregnancy was pictures of SRK (The King....)



Does my son look like SRK??? I dunno, you judge for yourself...hehehehe



Friends

Friends. They come and go rite? But there are friends who are I strongly believe, for life. I am 36 years old and I have come across many friends and "friends". I can count on two hands who my friends are. Hehehe...and I am happy they are only a handful. Of course I have BFF's (Best Friends Forever), those which you tell everything and anything too. To those who fill this post, Love Ya!



Recently, I took up Facebook. And it has opened up a whole new world for me. I have found friends which I have known since I was seven. You see we all went to the same school. From standard 1 to Form 5. (Assunta by the way) Yea....Assunta



And having found these friends again have really changed my life. Here you have a group of 36 year old women, who have families, kids and commitments now. The last time we really hung out with each other was when we were 17 and didn't have a clue about changing diapers or cooking a decent meal. And now here we are with all our added responsibilities and commitment and we are happy. Happy we are connected again. We have become sounding boards for each other. We have become each other's shoulder to cry on. And shopping buddies too (which is really really very damaging!)



But it is added comfort to know that you have someone to turn to. Someone who you know will never judge you. Who accepts you the way you are, no matter what.



This entry is for my BFF's (one in Kayu Ara, one in Bdr Sri Damansara, one in Seri Kembangan and one in Putrajaya) and for my GGG.



Love ya all...Mmmuuuaaaahhhhh!

*PS Unable to put more pixs of my BFF's as I don't have them...hmmmm!

What happened today

As expected my friend who has been so bugging me to put out this blog was overjoyed, and I mean OVERJOYED ok, that I finally did it. I finally gave out to do this blog, but honestly, what do I out up here, everything and anything I want rite...So...

I am still learning so bare with me all you experienced bloggers!

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I had lunch with two good friends today from NST and RapidKL. It was fun. We used to meet over food a lot when we were reporters together but now that we have moved on, somewhat, not as much time to meet over food. But it is always a pleasure to get together with old friends and talk about nothing.

Ebi, my friend from RapidKL (used to be a reporter from Berita Harian, then moved on to the Government and MASKargo and is now with RapidKL) and Hizreen (still with NST) never fail to make me smile. It is always fun to hang out. Our lives are so different now -- family, kids and all -- but we always have to make time for friends, rite?

Anyways, my point is, I had a nice lunch with them today at our favourite hang-out in Bangsar (dessert was excellent of course) and I am glad we can still rave and rant that way!

Ebi even attempted to get serious by showing us an article about Pak Lah resigning in June 2010. Hizreen and I said to him, "Whatever!" Ebi, never mix pleasure with serious stuff ok!

Debut

Hi....

This is my debut to the world of blogging. My friends, well, actually only one in particular, has always been bugging me to start my own blog. I was quite happy with expressing myself via Facebook but he said it ain't enough. So, here it is...my first attempt. Don't know how long this will last and hopefully I can keep it up!