Birthday Parties

It was a fun filled weekend for the kids last weekend. We had three birthday parties and they enjoyed all of them. The first was on Saturday at KidsSports at One Utama. It was my cousin's eldest daughter, Maryam, who turned 6.

The kids just love the place and I think it is the perfect place to hold birthday parties cause you don't have to worry about activities. Kids will always have fun at the play area and the organisers there are pretty entertaining too. I was surprised Ali was so well behaved. He actually sat down quietly next to his sisters. It also helped there was a little girl next to him.

The other two birthday parties was on Sunday and I don't have any pictures of those unfortunately. One was in the morning at KFC in Shah Alam and the other one was at Sime Darby Convention Centre. The second one was a real show mind you.

Some parents really go all and are so lavish with their children. The birthday boy was only 3 but my oh my ..... what a show. Sometimes you wonder if it's for the parents or for the children. I believe all should be done in moderation. One shouldn't be too extravagant lah. Unless you look at it like a kenduri for your friends and the birthday is a by the way thingy.

But still, the child will grow up with certain expectations. Know what I mean! Short of me calling them spoilt! Indeed our kids these days are really lucky. They get everything on a silver platter. My husband always tells me what a different kind of life he had when he was growing up and how lucky our kids are to be so used to the good life. They do not know hardships at all. There is some good and some bad there. Chances are parents who didn't have it as a child want their kids to have it now. It usually works that way.

I have decided to stop having birthday parties for my kids. The last was Najihah's at 8 and Nadiah at 7 too. I said birthday parties are kiddie things and it is more special to have a little dinner to celebrate with the family. I am hoping they will learn more positive elements this way. As for Ali, I don't think I will hold a birthday so soon for him.

Yesterday's birthday boy had a whole ballroom and the outside concourse rented out. It was filled with balloons and activities for the kids. Fun nevertheless but I think a little too extravagant for my taste. As my husband always says, we have to be a little bit more far sighted....

Khalif at Two Months

This is Khalif. He is two months old now. Isn't he handsome? He looks so much like Amir and Murni. No one in particular, he is very much his own person. He has 2 dimples too, just like Ali! Maybe they can even pass off as brothers.

We had dinner with their nenek on Saturday night and it was such a laugh to see poor old nenek juggling her two grandsons.

We had dinner at Swensen's in Subang Parade. Ali managed to make a mess of the table very soon. Water was spilled all over. His Pak Ngah and Mak Deque also had a tough time chasing him everywhere.

This is their nenek and her two grandsons. I was trying to get a picture of the three of them together but it was not easy to get all of them, especially Khalif, to look at the camera.

Ali was the hardest to hold as he was so wormy and wanted to roam around the restaurant more than anything. He was not even interested in eating! Until the ice cream came of course!!!

Now isn't this a sweet picture of Khalif and his nenek. He is such a well behaved baby, until he gets his feet going I guess.

SISTA will be at the Great Eastern Mall

I know many of you don't read SISTA's blog ( sistastyle.blogspot.com) but we are having a sale for two days. Hope you can come and make the occasion more festive!

WHAT: SISTA at the Homart Bazaar
WHEN: Sat and Sun Feb 21 and 22 2009
TIME: 10am to 6pm
WHERE: Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang

Thank you for all your support!

Kiss and Make Up

Friends. They are so very important to us aren't they. I believe so and I know a lot of my friends think so too. One of my girlfriends told me that friends are just like any other relationship. It has to be maintained. It is also very much like a marriage. It needs nurturing and maintenance. Lots of TLC and hugs and kisses.

But friends come and go don't they. Not all. I have friends that have lasted me a lifetime, 37 years of it too! Okay lah ... 30 years then. Yes, I still have my friends from when I was 7 years old and I am happy to call them my friends. Real friends. We help each other out when in trouble and are good sounding boards.

When I have something troubling me I will normally turn to my friends. Unless of course it is a delicate matter and will talk to my husband. But most of the time, I go to my friends don't I. Why because they usually don't judge me. Or at least I think so. But when they advise or share their opinions, I know they are being honest. I know that what they tell me is exactly how it is.

I have written about this topic many times before I think right here on this blog. Only because my friends are important to me and I hate it when there are "issues" among us circle of friends. There are some friends who don't (or at least I think so and if I am wrong please forgive me) feel so strongly about friendship and they have put aside some friends because of differences that cannot be tolerated with any longer.

I am not perfect either. There are certain friends which I don't want to call friends anymore. Actually only one. The rest are ex's that I don't want to associate myself with anymore and that is different right!

I feel sad about these friends who cannot reconcile their differences. Sad because in their anger and frustration they end up hurting each other more. So blinded are they by what I am not sure that they cannot see anymore that friend or friendship they once had. They have lost respect for that other person and do things with total disregard of how that other person may feel.

I don't like to see my friends like this but it seems this is the way it is going to be as far as they are concerned. Actually in writing this I have forgotten what I was trying to say. Whatever it is I am upset that these two friends are at odds with each other! I wish I could change the sitiation but it beyond my control.

So here ... have a good look at this picture of pure innocence. His only concern is how do I climb over that couch or how do I jump into that pond without being stopped by my mom. What a life he has at the age of 19 months. What does he know about friends etc ...

Mama ... I want to jump in the pond!

My SIM Card Died!

My SIM card died. Sounds wierd I know but really it did. I thought it was the networks down but I switched the phone on and off and it still couldn't find service. I even tried the SIM card on another phone just to make sure it was not the phone at fault. Still couldn't.

So called MAXIS, I repeat ... MAXIS, and know what they said. I can't get over this. The SIM card is dead, sometimes that happens. It just stops working.

HUH? Please come in and get a new SIM card. Oh!!

Technology at its best eh ... after all, it is just a phone and SIM card right. What can I say. It is such an inconvenience, now I have to find the time to go to MAXIS and get this fixed quick. Don't I!!! Can I ask for compensation you think? Ya rite! MAXIS nak compensate ....

Not sure what to say now about it. Not even sure I know what to write anymore.

My friends are also so amazed and asking me when is the funeral. A friend even said it should be cremated. I said cannot lah, Muslims don't cremate. He answered sorry cause he thot' the SIM card was a Hindu like its Big Boss. *ROTFL*

It's a good laugh for today yes ...

What Would Life Be Without Pillars of The Earth

Today is Monday and it has been a good start to the week so far despite the kids having replacement classes last Saturday. I enjoyed my Sunday somewhat with minimal activities. But I must say the weather has not been on our side of late has it.

It has been tremendously hot these past few weeks and no sign of rain at all! This is the hot season they say and they were not kidding were they. I dare say it will only get worse. This is all part of global warming too. Just two weeks ago there was that story (where I got that lovely picture of snow in Paris) of how the weather is taking a turn for the worse with snow falls of tremendous inches.

What is the weather coming to. I read somewhere that in 2020 there will not enough water to support global needs. Now that is a scary issue. Guess we won't be able to have our eight glasses a day then eh? *LOL* But seriously, there must be something we can do and I don't think any move is too late.

Recycling and green engines may seems like not such a hot think but it will help our mother earth. Better late than never. There are many other greener moves we can take too in addition to tree planting/ Does stop smoking contribute? I am sure many of us would like to see our other halves stop smoking.

Then when it rains (finally) it pours and we have flooding problems. But I believe that is man made. Cause if it were not for their vast and irresponsible development, flooding would not be such a problem. Tree felling and hill cutting is another issue. God did say the hills and mountains were built as a pillar for the earth. And man comes to destroy it. Oh well ...

Thoughts for today dear friends ....

Maid and the *(^*&^*&

I had a second maid. She was with us for one and a half years. She irritated me. She worked mostly at Bob's office which means she only came home at about 4pm or so. Only then I would see her and she would supposedly help with the house work. I never really liked her since she first came.

From day one her husband creared problems for her. He kept on bugging her, calling her, making her life difficult. Made my life difficult too cause he started to bug me. Sending me smses, calling me in the middle of the night to talk to her.Psycho!

Well now she has gone back. She didn't finish her contract cause her husband was giving her a hard time. No reason was given why she had to stop work but I suspect husband was threathening her with divorce. Why let her come in the first place. DUH!

Before she left I gave her last pay and she said I didn't pay her for one of those past months. I checked my books and said no, she must have been mistaken. Oh ya and since she wanted to quit before her contract expired, she had to pay for her own ticket back. About RM275 so we deducted it from her pay. By right, I should have asked her to compensate for lost months. As it is her permit alone is RM675.

Today her husband smsed me asking why I made her pay for her own ticket and accused me of not giving her that one month salary. For the record he has been trying to call me but I have not picked up the phone. He is an ASS! I have spoken to him in those initial months and he is an ASS!

I got very angry when he sent that sms this evening. I bet she didn't tell him that Bob gave her RM300 for her 3 kids. I bet she didn't tell him about the phone bills that I had to pay when he first started giving her a hard time those initial months. And I bet she didn't tell him that she had to pay access baggage of RM300.

The audacity of some people. I told my maid what happened so she will be aware of the situation in case he (the ASS) decides to call her and badger her about it.

And I thought I got rid of her!

Saturday Crammed

I used to look forward to Saturday's cause that is the day there is no school. The only activity the girls have on that day is piano class at 10am which is over by 11am and we are free to do whatever we like.

Until now ...

Nadiah has decided she wants to take up tae-kwan-do and art class in school. I had to say no to the art class because of the timing. I have also enrolled the girls in swimming classes for the next 10 weeks. Yesterday was their first lesson and looks like they enjoyed it.

I say enjoyed it because they were not beeing leechy, if you know what I mean...

The good thing about the swimming classes is I have enrolled them together with my girlfriend's kids. So it's a whole big happy family. Or another excuse for us girls to make sure we can spend some Goss time together.

Their coach is Syed, who some of my girlfriend's claim is not much of a looker for their eyes to view. Hmmmm, another way of saying tak handsome langsung and he doesn't have a six pack. He better not be reading this! But the girls have no complaints about learning how to swim for him so neither do I lah!

Yesterday they learned how to paddle, how to put their head in the water and how to not be afraid of the water. An accomplishment indeed, now I have to buy goggles! I can't wait for them to be able to swim. Then when we go for holidays we would not need to bring those floats and bother blowing into them.

Toothless In Ara Damansara

This is a continuation of the tooth fairy story. *wink* No lah ... just to share with you the girl's without their teeth.

This is Najihah with both her front tooth gone last year. She got 50 sen each from the tooth fairy. I think she has used up her five teeth already. I guess this tooth fairy doesn't have a log book lah.

This is Nadiah. Her other front tooth is shaking in fact it is lopsided already but she refuses to shake it until it comes out. She has 2 credits more with the tooth fairy.

Don't they look adorable without teeth! She can't say her "S" at all!

Roti Paun

Have you ever heard of roti paun? No? Well ... this is what it looks like.

It is not that bad actually. It is really soft, yea ... like the dinner roll you see at the back there. It melts in your mouth. It is supposed to have butter and sugar but I didn't see the butter and sugar. I did get litlle whifs of it though but not much lah.

My friends who were covering the recent by-election in Kuala Terengganu were raving on and on about this roti paun in their Facebook status. Of course being the kepoh that I am I asked what it was and they raved more about it. So much so that Sajahan actually brought back like 20 loaves for his friends. Yours truly included lah.

I followed his instructions to a tee. Popped it in the oven and enjoyed it. It was good although I could imagine what it would taste like fresh from the oven. I added more butter on it. And dipped it in oxtail soup. It was delicious ....!

Too bad there is no by-election in Perak as expected. God knows what my friends would have discovered then!

Good Day!

It is a wonderful day today. I had a good start to my day and I feel good. I hope this good feeling will last throughout the day. It was probably because I had a good night's rest (?) Oh well ... whatever it is, I am enjoying my Thursday.


Even yesterday was a good day. I broke away from the usual routine. I told Najihah not to go for KAFA and I didn't take Ali for his weekly play gym class at KidxSports at OU. Instead, I went for dessert with my two girl friends and we did some retail damage at Ikea after. We ended the evening with Ikea hot dogs and ice cream cones. It felt good, some me time. Doing one of the things I like best ... hmmm ...


Today was also good. After sending Najihah to school and since Nadiah has no KAFA today, I went for a morning walk with Ali (in the stroller of course). In the middle of my walk my BFF smsed asking if I wanted to go for breakfast. So breakfast it was at Grand City (our favourite tosai shop). After a few good laughs an hour later, I went to drop off some stuff at my SISTA's house in PJ and then to my mom's place in Shah Alam for a quick errand. Back home to get Nadiah ready and off to school and here I am now.


Najihah has no KAFA today either so am wondering if it is a good idea to go out or not. I feel like it but maybe should not so as to save money. You know how it is when you go out. Money just keeps pouring out. You would spend a minimal of RM50 at least. Been trying hard to tightem my belt these days. Not because of anything but I have a little loan to pay off due to too much of doing one of those things I like best ....


So let's see how the afternoon goes and if I can satisfy this itch to do more retail therapy by staying at home so be it!

Isn't this Beautiful

I had a wonderful feeling when I looked at this picture this morning in The Star. Isn't it just gorgeous?

It was not such a good story, about how the heavy snowfall has closed airports, offices and schools in London while France and Spain have also been hit by snow storms. I think there were even deaths reported. Sad news yes ...

But the picture took my breath away. I love Paris and would love to go there again. I think that was in one of my entries. Can you imagine Paris in winter, like this picture? Ah ... am sure it would be terribly cold but having hot chocolate at the cafe, walking around with flurries all around you, making snow angels infront of the Eifel Tower, walking hand in hand, kissing in the snow ... sigh ...

My wish for today, to be in Paris ...(keeping my fingers crossed here!)

Do YOU Believe in the Tooth Fairy?

Do you? My girls do. Or at least now they do lah. Hmmmm ... and I guess that is my doing isn't it?!?

What is wrong with believing in the tooth fairy? It is just a myth I know but they really get all excited and you should see their faces light up in the morning when they find the shiny coin under their pillow!

My BFF scolded me saying I shouldn't let them believe in all this "mengarut" things but oh well ... they will realise soon enough it was me rite! In fact, Najihah already asked me once if it was me and I said, "Why? You don't believe in the tooth fairy?" Haiyah ... we live in such a violent and vicious world with war, botox and crime. What is so wrong with having a little fairy tale in our lives.

Even Nadiah chided her elder sister for believing in the tooth fairy. She said it is mama lah! There is no such thing as the tooth fairy. But when she woke up and she found the shiny 50 sen coin she shut up lah!

There was once, Najihah was cleaning her tooth as it was kinda dirty. She didn't want the tooth fairy to collect a dirty tooth see. She dropped it in the sink's hole. She cried and cried so I told her to write a note to tell the tooth fairy where it was. She wrote the note, it was so adorable. I kept it of course and left her 50 sen. She was so happy.

There was another time, I chased them to bed and said if you don't sleep the tooth fairy won't come. Najihah aske dme how do you know. I said I read it in the book of tooth fairies. Hmmmm ... I also read in this book of tooth fairies that she won't come if there are grown ups in the room either!

Besides, in this book of tooth fairies, it says she will only collect a maximum of 5 tooths from each child.

Just when they were doubting the tooth fairy, their grandmother told them what the tooth fairy did with all the tooths she collected. She changed them into pearls and made a necklace. So there! My mom even wrote my little sister a note once which was from the tooth fairy. The tooth fairy apologised for being late as she was busy! I am laughing as I write this.

Yes, it may be harmful but as I said, as they grow up they will know it was their mother all along. They may just thank me for adding a little wonder to their life. Let them take their time in growing up. Life isn't is it, rite, so what is wrong with a little fairy tale once in awhile. Besides, what harm can the tooth fairy do.

Unless she uses botox lah ...