Costly Prank Joke aka Vandalism

2011-09-13T15:36:00.007+08:00

Yes, the words are "lu mati lu langsi" excerpted from a local movie.
No parts of the whole right body were spared from the itchy hands wilderness.
If anyone would like to practice on their creativity they should use their cars as a practice board instead.
Rather than doing irresponsible act at the cost of others, in this case me and my hub.

Or anybody want to express any dissappoinment, disssatisfaction over car over-taking, miss-parking, bad debt, rejected love, annoying horny cats howling, please come forward like a true gentleman (man or woman).

Or anybody who feels as being discriminate over us for having the chance to drive this semi-superbcar and enjoy the true meaning of pleasure of driving a real stable car.

You know where to find us, we will be waiting for you with open arms.
(I will be holding open arm but I am not sure of my hub, he was really pissed off lately)

He/She/They should bear all the monetary damages not to mention the physcological damages since I 've been parading the whole town in the car which has attracted unwanted glances from our caring society who have given me a very prejudice looks as if they were saying that I am a very bad and rude driver to the point that my car was scratched so!!!!!

Honestly speaking, I myself personally have been bullied by other drivers but to bully others in return is not my principle.

No matter how big the machine you are manuevering, to show off its power unreasonably is not my main concern for driving.

HUarrrrrrrghhhhhhhh.........

P/s: This entry may sound sarcastic only to those who commit the voluntary-self-suicide of the above action.

P/s: God is so just for not creating me as a human who could turn green when mad. Amin Allah!!

What Have I Done Wrong ?????

2011-09-13T10:40:00.011+08:00

Some wrongful acts sometime justify themselves.
Some become puzzles that remain unsolved in our life's X-file..
But I am banging my head to this incident that occured to me last June, Saturday the 4th to be precise.

It was a busy day since I was entertaining my out-of-town visiting sister to here and there.
My final stop was the night market at AU2.
And I still remembered we arrived home at the same time the Maghrib azan been called.

The car was parked in front of my house, next to who-knows whom Wira, who suddenly has parked also in front of my house too.
So, is the Wira relates to the incident? Only God knows, as Kid Rock sang : "Only God knows why...".

yes, my car has been ambushed again.
Its midnight that I was asked by my late-returned husband of the condition of the car.
What happened to the car? Who has you done bad to today???", he asked in anger to the innocent me!
I rushed to the car and almost faint to find out that the whole right body has been scratched with words and straight-and-wavey-lines.

What else people are envied of me, or us that our car has became the victim, again, for the 2nd time!!!
The incident still lingered freshly in our mind that sometimes people around us can be so loose minded.

We are living in a world that was sorrouded by crazy people who are too shy to attend themselves to the proper home, to be precise, the asylum.
Outside we are looking at others as normal as us, but inside, ONLY GOD KNOWS who they really are.
Their true faces can be so intimidating, so scary.
Can be as scary as monsters, mean monsters.

For the wrongdoer(s), you owe us so much. Even though he or she or they are not reading this!!

Images of the tragedy will be uploaded later.

Home at Last!!!

2011-05-24T17:58:00.003+08:00

Last week before heading back to KB, I managed to distribute the missing cat ad to every postbox in 4 lanes of my neighborhood.
Its really sweating I can conclude now it was killing two birds with a stone.
Because all the efforts were paid off and I had pumped more oxygen into my lung by walking.
And two vets clinics in Tmn Melawati and Pinggiran Ukay.
Given the time constraint upon blik kg plan, more ads were copied and folded to be distributed to the remaining lanes/blocks.
Allah has tested me in faith and calm.

1st, never, ever to give up.
Even my daughter said : " Tomorrow Abang Comel (the cat) will return home!" so confidently.
And my hubby was criticised by me for saying : " Maybe fate has decided that he only with us for 6 years!". Spank on you darling !!!
Yes, he should learn not to loose hope so easily.
How come he didnt in his business but gave up on the cat???

The verdict, when I was on the way up to the city last nite my brother who was home at UB suddenly called and informed that a good samaritan form the neighborhood has brought Comel home in one piece, with only minor cuts from cats fights of course.
To him I asked him to get their numbers.
This morning when I got home, I just shouted his name off from the gate wihout even considering that my neighbors would call me 'mad ladt etc'.

Besides his shabby look and the dirt, he has developed a pus on his ear as a result of infection from disclosed cut.
So then I rushed him to the nearby vet, which he became reluctant as usual.
He refused to get off the cage to be laid on exam bar for the vet to check on his real injury.
Then when she tried to clean the pus, he gave the defensive sound or 'GGrrrrr' ready to strike.
As a result, we (me n the doc) resolved that he needs to be on anesthetic for the whole body cleaning.
So he was boarded for a nite.

I was in mixed emotions; joy, blessed, thankful, sad, mad, etc, etc so I couldnt manage to shoot even a photo of him.

But, I was so relieved to have him again, thankful to Allah for giving me more opportunity to continue what I did, and sending me a good person who is responsible, helpfulvenough to lend me their hands even though we didnt know each other.
Insyaallah Comel will heal off.

Thanks to many invisible helping hands and friend for their cats networks.
Alhamdulillah!!! I bowed to You!

Lost

2011-05-20T13:39:00.008+08:00

The Ad : MISSING CAT

Description : Flurry Siamese mixed
Gender : Male
Fur Color : White, no spots/strips
Eye Color : Odd Eyes (Blue & Yellow)
Other Info : Adorable/Charming look but mild
Fierce. In bad health (sore-throat & flu). Trimmed/shaved fur at tail. Colarless.
Lost Date : 16th May Evening approx 4pm
Residence Address : UB10, Tmn Ukay Bistari
Please Contact If Found/Seen : Nik 012-6652531 OR Niki 012-9154340.

OR, Please Return If Locked Inside Your House/Cage!!!
TQ / Terima Kasih.

The whole family is still grieving over the lost of my late dad last 11th.
Suffering of severe chest pain and being kicked out of hospital even though he was in deep need of doctor care, finally he rested in piece.
What to do, our free government health delivery system is still in poor condition.
Sigh....

After few days returning to KL, our dearest cat, Comel was lost, or missing.
This is the 1st incident after almost 7 years been with us.
Whenever he ecsaped from the cage before, he never failed to return home.
But this time its really fishy.
He must have been caught and kidnapped, and traveled to other place outside neighborhood, OR, he was locked in cage by whoever they think they are.

I am in the midst of distributing the missing cat ad throughout the neighborhood.
Comel, being the cutest cat decsribed by most people, was easily identifiable.

He was so adorable, with charming look, but one cannot really go near or touch him, he may scratch (not bite) in a blink of seconds, leaving the victim (like me) a bloody, painful cut.

Anyone nearer, or far, who might have glimps of him, please let me know.

I AM TIRED OF LOSING, even though you may say : "Its LIfe!"

Passport Holders (PH) Part II

2011-03-10T12:58:00.016+08:00

********Continuation from previous Part I********

After buzzing and spinning my head to be more creative, and finding more inspiration for improvement, I decided to let nature plays its role.
Yes, improvise through experience.

To gain more experience, we have to do, or imagining the whole process over and over again.

Then the new idea will ***bling in seconds, or next day, next week, or worse; never!

But repetitious tasks were not my interest, nor copying from other's whole idea.

I prefer to modify the task, or come out with something new.
And its so unbelievable that achieving it was so easy given I was not born in the same group as Albert Einstein, or, Marie Curie, etc, etc.

Yes, you don't need to have a degree in Engineering, or a Noble prize recipient, or a genius to sew one.

God eased all the way. And He will always.

So I have sewed another 6 passport holders to be given away to my dearest friends who loved (and have ample opportunity to travel abroad unlike pity me), and my sister and her hubby, and my neighbour's Indonesian maid.

~Yes, all the six while the 7th has been given away to the said maid.

I deserve an overseas vacation, didn't I?

All in the hope that the holders are becoming very useful and handy to them to keep their passports in a groovy holders.

I was doing a small spring cleaning towards my purses, and bags and related stuffs when I came across two delicious bright colors Hermes leather purses organiser brought years ago.

I wonder if people can survive these shocking shades from Hermes (and not to mention also LV glaming fuchsia bag), why not to the red polka-dot, and other colorful and fancy small petite passport holders???
I had no problem, but dont know their tastes much.

~I was trying to make an 18" bias tape with this polka dots in this gorgette/polyester fabric that it wont stand the press from a heated iron.
+++Couldnt produce a seam pleat at all.
+++Lesson learnt is other than cotton or polycotton, the DIY bias tape wont work on other silky or unporust surface.

~a red bear fabric for the baby

~the clear ID window so that Immigration Officer be able to read the details

~these fabrics themed in red and black "Hanging Clothes" from fabric fanatics too

~the red and black have a plastic window made of rigid sheet

~juggling from my sewing activity, I still have to entertain the lil one who has 'played hockey' aka ponteng to school for 2 weeks in a row!

SORRY you all had to read all the long, detail, mumblings. Hey, thats what blogs are for!

Passport Holders (PH) Part I

2011-03-09T00:00:00.000+08:00

With more tools available for DIY, I have started my little small humble sewing project with passport holders.

~The inspiration was from LC passport holder that I bought few years ago from Mrs June Miller.

For a dummy starter like me, my free advise is to sketch the outline from the original (in my case the black LC) over an A4 paper.
If some measurement doesnt fit enough, you may need to extend the paper using some cellophene tape.
Extend your imagination a little bit wild (?) to imagine for other inlays corners or pockets if desired. Also imagine the fold to make it like a book fold.

Then provide for some seam allowances for, maybe, 1 inch each edge.
After that, we can start to cut the fabric according to the measurement calculated from the paper plan/drawing/layout.
And sew with patience!.
Sorry I didnt attach a step-by-step instruction.

And, voila, my 1st PH was this:

~in green forest fabric made of thick cotton sourced from lovely Kelly of http://fabricfanatics.blogspot.com/

Few mistakes were made, and I admitted it.
But believe me, as time goes by, I improvised.
So the learning curve was never stopped.
For 2nd, 3rd and so on, some near-to-perfect outcomes attained.

~the inner layout

~I stitched a readymade label to it too! sourced from same as above

~the snap-on-button I install using the pliers and other tools supplied in the kit

OVERALL, I have just partly-justified all the money spend are worthy every penny, and for good cause to me, only, for the moment.

**********to be continued************

DIY and Sewing Tools Shopping

2011-03-08T13:26:00.018+08:00

I managed to be to Jalan Kenanga last week to purposely hunt for some wooden kid-size hanger. Yeah, to hang the sewed peg bags.
After finally securing a decent parking space, Phhew!
Parking is a main problem for shoppers that regulars would agree with me.

After browsing two shops, only, because the lil one (yes, where else to dump that excess baggage?) kept complaining that its very hot, I finally found the target item.
Sadly, not the exact one, but a tolerable subtitute, at RM1.80 per piece.
I grab only 15 considering I am gonna be there again for more additions.

~Arghhhh, another headache for parking space hunting...

After that I zoomed to Ampang's Cottage Patch.
This time to buy some rotary cutter, button cover kits, etc atc.
And I end up buying all the dreamed wish list totalling to RM300++.
After folkart, this new extra hobby is money consuming too!

~45mm & 60mm Olfa rotary cutter, Prym eyelets plier, press fasteners, cover button kits, 1" bias tape maker

~1st product: 18mm fabric cover buttons to match with the pegs

~and since my threads are increasing, I added another level to the hanger..

LLB

2011-02-22T09:04:00.006+08:00

I am trying to occupy my limited free time to do few new exploration project.
In the midst of finishing one peg bag for Nurin, this little accident happened while we were enjoying the full-chocolatey Choc Indulgence cake.

The victim, this time, on the little five years old hand, was none other than the Country Rose Corelle bread n butter plate.

I just hold, and gasped my breath, with a cash register "***blink!!!!" sound in my head.
Trying to recall how much they sold it a piece in the market, that was my lost for the day.
Positively, I shouldnt convert any lost in monetary term or, value.

One would say, but I am adjusting my sanity to not to turn to insanity on the wrongdoing and especially, the wrongdoer.

Luckily, no one were njured from the broken pieces scattered on the floor.
By the time, the cake has been fuly salvaged in our stomaches.

However, my patience was again been challenged when this happen :

~YES, my chinas cabinets has been trepassed by the plastic 'masak-masak' toys belong to whoelse...

So, to still be in control I am trying to have another project to be LLB , 'Look Like Busy' as my husband would like to refer to when he saw anyone is bustling around or juggling to do some work done....

How Much Does This Cost?

2011-02-14T12:00:00.003+08:00

Few days ago out of the blue when deciding of the lunch menu, suddenly it crossed my mind to cook the gulai lemak ikan masin.

Noticing that my fresh food supplies were running out made me rush to the nearby supermarket, the G at BA. (gee, goods at this G are more pricey than the other Gs)

Yes, this entry is specially post to share with viewers, that I found myself shocked but no choice of looking at the tag of 1 (one) piece of daun kunyit (is it called as turmeric leaf?).

It carry a shocking tag of MYR 0.89...

~due to a bit vague image, pls zoom it if you cant see it clearly

Yeap, yea, some of you who know me may be puzzled.

Gosh, lately the main commodity ie petrol price per litre has risen from MYR2.15 to 2.30.

In the same month again to 2.40 then till now 2.50....and all other things follow voluntarily.

For a non-price sensitive inelastic demanded goods like petrol, we consumers left with no choice except for only pay at whatever price, even at MYR10/litre we still WILL PAY...or, have to....

Gosh again, my economics vocabs are rusting like a worn out enamel...

Salute 1Malaysia!!!! WE Pledge Our Loyalty to Our Country!!!

P/s: This message DOES NOT contain any political elements at all

DIY-Peg Bags

2011-02-13T21:01:00.010+08:00

My bought peg bags are too precious to be used as a peg bag.

Ideally the bag should then be outside purposely to store laundry pegs, but I am worried that the harsh weather will make it dull, so such a waste.

Its been lingering in my mine besides the thread and cushions plots, and wanting to produce one on my own.
(wonder what else are my plots ?)

So I decided to trace and cut from the existing LA, reminding myself of how pricey there are.

Not to mention and be compared to the Portmeirion which are far more pricey.

Originally aiming to have a jumbo size to occupy the lil one school books, which is :

~I am suffering of big headache and tantrum temper of having a lil mess-maker in the house

~hopefully some of the books will be stored in this supersize peg bag

And I also made another extra 5 bags to be given away to my nieces, yes, I had more than five, but I assumed only this figure will appreciate them.

To date since, I've been busy playing a good housewife role to a husband who had just came back from farm, I managed to finish four only.

~I only had a basic stitching sewing machine so the lettering were stiched using the button hole mode

CNY Otak Otak

2011-02-11T09:33:00.007+08:00

Last week the whole clan went back to Kerteh while daddy only stayed in the farm house for the entire duration.
We left KL on a rainy Sunday, and the three cats were comfortably clamped at the back of the jeep, with everything, from a Suzuki TS250 and other farming equipment.

Things were no different at the back of the seat, where my suitcase and Waielah's were arranged by daddy.
Being a loving father, he managed to reserve one seating space next to the piled trunks enough for the small body to lay for rest.
But, nothing compares to mummy's comfy lap seating, and the calming body heat, that the lil one still climbed to me for a nap along the journey.

On CNY holiday ie Thursday, we had a simple family gathering, with nothing but makan-makan agenda, of course!
From Monday, my brother had helped to cut me some fresh coconut leaves from my dad's front yard where I recut into a proper measurement to pack some otak-otak.

As per my sister's expert request, the leaves are supposed to be aired for 3 days, so that it will be gently soft on the packing day to avoid any breakage or leak.
And also some string from the leaves balances were cut with sharp end to clip the two leaves together in approximately 6cm each.

Yes, the tree was proven to be a real multi-use, not to mention the coconut milk and grated young coconut grated were the main ingredients for the otak-otak's fishes marinate spice.

Since my sister promised that all the marinate ingredient will be prepared in her house and had it brought to my dad's house, so I had no chance to actually jot down the recipe.

I only experienced the process once with my sister long time ago, when I am not quite a serious to learn, and countless times with my beloved late Mom.

The day came and my other sister brought 4 kilos of three variant fishes, and the otak-otak were barbecued inside the kitchen.
And yes, my dad is still a traditional guy who had one cooking space for us to use traditional method of cooking, like this time charboil; by using some woods, char, dried coconut shell (again),etc, etc.

~mmmm, for those who had tasted this Terengganu's (not the other Johor's Tg Gelang style), the experience is....unexplainable

~somehow, the burning fire was in pink when caught by camera...

After digging on the otak-otak, we went off to Kg Chabang for a distant family's grand wedding (by the local standard) and had a sumptous wedding's gulai (two thumbs up), so yumm...

And to the nearby daddy's farm to send away some for him and the crews to feast on.
Then to MMall to shop some gift for my brother's House Warming (another makan2?)aka Kenduri Doa Selamat tomorrow.

I am filled, how many kilos gained this time?

Where Can I Get This On This Earth?

2011-01-29T00:05:00.015+08:00

I am trying to do some folk art plaque for my hubby's farm.

The idea has been mapped in my mind.
Even though the drawing and painting parts havent been commissioned, I am very, very worried where to source the metal scrapbooking label holder, or called bookplates, or its any other equivalent terms that I didbt come accross.

My soon to be key holder will have a bit painting, on a mmmmm, MDF board.
Some hooks will be nailed on to act as hangers.
Above the hangers, each will have a label of which key refers to which.
And I am planning to label it by way of this hard to find label holders.
All the images I can get from wonderful internet search engine.

None local sources, only found a China manufacturer with a minimum order requirement of 10, 000 units (what I am gonna do with these bulk????) at the cost of USD330 exclude of shipping.
Yeap, yeap I may consider to buy the bulk and sell via the net with the power of internet networking but I had only limited friends.
But its the last resort.

Some local online crafts blogs also offer it, but with preorder from US.
And one eBay seller from Singapore.
I had not many choices, most of them are pricey.

ANYONE CAN HELP, PLEASE????

Please, just shout me at ShoutBox (not my ears, please), and I will try to get back to you very soon.

Cause I am going back to the farm tomorrow.

Some may say, " who says art and craft are free, they are pricey", but I am still want to realise a free, cheap or affordable piece of art.

Yes, art is subjective, but it should not be manipulated by some for their own benefits on the cost of others.

Yes, economists may not agree ; there is no free meal in the world, opportunity costs, cost and worth exist, etc etc.

Thanks readers, chiaoooo...........wish me a safe journey tomorrow.

My Room My Circus

2011-01-29T00:00:00.000+08:00

~1st night

~2nd night

3rd and next nights, mummy has fed up to click anymore!

I am worried if the closet fall on you, Darling oiiii....Allah Please Forbid, Amin!!!!

~bored of trying of almost everything, Kelabu has became a victim of a tingling ear cleaning
(done by the lil hand and fingers, not an adult one)

~fur combing and grooming

~but most of the times, she will bring the fon to mummy and ask to click...

~and click

~I am a cowboy daughter, yeeehaaaahhh!!

~she told the other niece : "Dont be so kampung to pose here..Shame on you!"

~pose for a Victoria Secret in mummy's nightie? couldn't be!!!

DIY-Thread Hanger/Organiser

2011-01-27T00:00:00.004+08:00

Yeah, yeah, it sounds like I am a very organised and fussy person.
No, I am not really, but you can imagine the fuss of finding the right thread shade to match your fabric.

If the supply stores are only next to my house, I would prefer to just dash off to there get whatever shade I want, but that is not the case.

Even though I will end up with zillion of same shades...my imagination is wild now, so sorry.

When your threads are getting let say more than 10 in numbers, and it double because you also have bobbins of the same shade, you probably would consider an organised way to store them.
As for me, the clear divided box is a choice.

But given I had only one box to occupy some other supplies other than the threads, I wish I could have something like this :

~ Lets have this in my wish list while I am finding a blacksmith that can fabricate one for me..

Part I : Original Hanger

So, I decided to give it a try to do one using wood.
These are all the tools needed :

~from left to right : Philip screwdriver (to substitute a driller), flat file, hammer, mini hacksaw, bamboo chop sticks, and a ready made wood from Daiso in the background. Not in pic: nails, picture clinchers and its nails fit to wood size for hanging purposes.

The steps :
1. Start with measuring the gap of each thread when placed upon the bamboo stick that act as a hanger. Marked it, you may have few variants considered you had 240m or 1000m threads.

2. Nailed a pair of picture clinchers with a nail that comes with the package to hang the organiser once completed. You may also omit this step if you just use a pair of double clip instead.

3. Measure and mark the chop stick using a mini hacksaw according to your number of thread holes. Exclude the hole for bobbins in which 18x3/4" or 1.2mmx19mm nails will substitute.
Smoothen the cut stick with the falt file for the outside and sharpen for the inside.

4. Using driller, or in my case a screw driver, drill holes to hold bamboo sticks. I just use a srewdriver because the wood is very soft.

5. Hammer the cut sticks to the holes. Strengthen with some nails. One nail to each stick only.
(My stick has cracked because its too thin to allow for the same nail use in (5).

6. For the bobbin row, maybe on the last row of wood, just hammer the nail in (2) with proper gap for each bobbin size.

7. Hang the wood to your desired wall, or back of the closet door like I did.
You may start to hang the threads to the sticks and bobbins to the nails.

~As in (3), prepare the cut sticks not to be too sharp for safety using file. But it has to be sharpened to be hammered to the drilled hole.

~ a WIP

~A completed hanger, but I am not satisfied. Noticed the crack on the wood...

~after all the threads and bobbins have occupied the hanger

Part II : Modification to a New Hanger

So I made the other one replacing the chopsticks with single pin hooks that usually used to hang a pencil pleat curtain.
Remember to straighthen the curvy end of the pin using pliers.
The sharp side of the pin is already a great advantage that saves time and energy, so just hammer it to the wood.

~and at the end it look like this...better!

~I also extend some rollers to act as ribbons dispensers

~and my small closet is getting jamned with fabric hanger, thread hanger, and fabrics, and other tools.

DIY-Fabric Organiser

2011-01-25T12:00:00.004+08:00

I am in desperate need of art/craft, or sewing room with a proper storage station.
Reasons (lets find one if I didnt have yet) : I am into more sewing and crafting than folk art'ing than before.

So far, everything was done in my dining table.
And my sweet petite closet has became my storage.
Since more new things are coming and I have declutterred to provide for some space.

The idea is from http://www.bhg.com/ magazine of 100 Decorating Ideas Under $100 (their Dollar of course).
Good news is, to make something like this organiser, just used whatever you had in hand.

So I just used my fabrics balance from the cushion project to do the board, some pink polka dot felt , and some same pink polka dots cotton in 45x45cms swap I bought from RM5 Daiso store last year.
http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/english/storeinfo/malaysia.html

Think that I dont need to explain the how-tos for making this organiser, because it is so easy that most people can imagine just by looking at it.

But to be generous to share here it is:

1. Cut 2 pcs of fabric, size according to your desired width and length.

2. Sew pockets in front of one of them, up to you the size and quantity.

3. Place the pieces together, right side facing, and sew three sides closed, leaving the top open.

Mine, before sewing them I attach some DIYed frills in checked red.

4. Turn right side out.

5. Slide a piece of fusible web between the layers and press.

6. Insert lengths of ribbons (folded in half) at each corner top and stitch the top closed.

7. Tie the ribbons to the hanger.I didnt use hangers, I straight away tie the ribbons to the plastic hanger clip that was hammered to the back of closet door.

Voila, here is the result then:~penny wise, its worth it. And you can extend the leghth and width of it to add more pockets, and storage space of course.

Cushions

2011-01-25T00:00:00.004+08:00

Right before Waielah starts the kindergarten, I made myself busy with few DIY projects.
Thanks to a generous friend for donating her sewing machine and I have half-fully made use of it.
My humble project is cushion covers.

The most tricky task to do the piping around it given I never had a sewing lesson all in my life.

My free advise (so funny, considered from an amateur tailor) is never use a ready made satin bias fold tape on sales.

Yes they are cheap at 50-60cents per pack but they didnt give me any help at all
Or is there some pro tailor out there can give me on some hints on how to use them?

After a while then, after few thinking and head-spanking, I finally agree that one needs to line the bias tape with a white cloth (I only managed to do only with cotton one instead of satin. And I only works for sewing some string for my pillowcase cover).

Yes, the name on the label spells so, funnily that.

I believed it has some other name. But I noticed law firms are using this multi-colored with cloth (used to see one in pink) to tie their cases files.

So, I think this decsription will help a 'sewing-dummy' like me.

Even a tutorial from http://www.bhg.com/ didnt help much

~from left to right : a satin bias tape fold, a cotton one, and a white cloth

And, as I said for dummy like me, even to sew a neat zip is challenging too.
The end result, I only confident to display all the completed covers only on my sofas, and only in my house.

****Oh boy, fabrics are so expensive this day even a DIY still costs me so much.
Seem that I only managed to save on tailor cost.
I'm in need of spend wisely wisdom now and its hard to get into the mood.
But importantly I tried and was relieved when it all done. Sigh....

~my curtain is a purple ala magenta, so I resort to match with purple cushions in various design fabrics

~and also some commissioned from Portmeirion BGs and Pamonas tea towel with green and magenta backings

Pets and Cats: Part II : (Another?) Death

2011-01-24T00:00:00.006+08:00

(Here is another lengthy essay, so readers beware and sit tight!)

My emotion have suffered from few cats deaths before.

As we grew older, we tend tend to become a bit emotional, after passing few emotionals, tragedies, broken hearts, hurts moments in the life cycles.

Yes, nothing is more saddening watching someone die (or pass away) in front of us, even some of us may shed tears watching the scenes from soaps (or Cerekarama, or Hindustanis movies).

But nothing beats the melodramatics of real life experience itself.

Comel's girlfriend, the late Comot has given birth 2 times.

Comot is a local stray cat that my mother-in-law suggests to my hubby to bring back to KL to be Comel abd Abus' companions.

Because, they are giving me endless headache of their horny howling.

Believe me, its very stressful.

And I was worried that their howles will disturb our neighbors.

When staying with us, Comot has never been vaccinated.

And she was so skinny.

Poor thing I underlook the matter.

My guess was she was malnourished when being a strays, so in the hope our usual cat food diet will fatten her a bit.

But still her conditions not much improved.

Even in her less healthy condition, she has given birth to 4 (again?) lovely kittens.

Two browns and two oranges and there are Comels'.

Sadly none managed to survive even with her breastfeeds.

Her 2nd birth were last 3rd AidilFitri.

Two blacks and two greys.

No need to guess, they are definitely Abus'.

She breastfeed them, but one bad day she was too weak to live.

She passed away during emergency examination at Jln Tun Razak Animal Centre on 3rd October.

Leaving all the fours.

So I bought four feeding bottles with nipples and few packs of kitten milk.

But they are too weaks to survive too, two passed away one after one.

Even though with their previous breastfeed milk when the mum was alive, her worsened condition did not provide a good antibody to them.

I've learned my lesson enough so on 4th I brought Comel and Abu to vet for a complete feline vaccination.

That left us with the remaining two who managed to remain alive , we named them Hitam and Beleh (because she is so petite).

A pair of male and female.

They like to play together, chasing and wrestling.

Since I dont want to cage arrest them so much like Comel and Abu, I let them cage-free in our front yard.

But they sometimes cross the fence and play under my car parked outside, and it across the road location that worries me much.

I tried to calm myself, trying to accept the fact that the road is a dead-end lane for the houses in the row usage.

Anywhen possible when I noticed they were playing there I will shout them to come inside the garden and they abide.

But, last 3rd, around 8pm on the Monday nite, a car speed in front my house and Hitam was crossing the road.

I was at the gate watching the accident.

The white MyVi driver (none of our neighbor, but maybe someone's visiting friend) bumped Hitam.

He just went off.

Its less than 150m in front of me.

In pain he crawled slowly back to me.

When I held him in my lap, he was in a pain and struggling.

In 5 secs, he went off. No blood, maybe internal injury.

I was like, crazy for a while.

In all states of bad emotions I can describe: sad, angry, dissappointed, angry, guilty, sorrow, heartbroken, grieved,dispaired, distressed, etc etc.

Beleh came inside right after the mishap.

So I put them in the cage with her gone brother Hitam resting on their bed for the last time.

My brother came back from his outing and we digged for his grave next to my car parking across the road.

He was buried to peace that night.

My hubby came back from office and was very mad at me he even teased me to let go off all the cats so that car can hit them, or others keep them inside their house (because Comel is so...people tend to do so with beautiful things they like even though the things are not abandon property. Yes, by rule of tort anybody can posses an abandon, unclaimed property.)

Now, we only have one kitten; Beleh for Waielah to cuddle and play with......

~Beleh in the cage with her dead brother.
As I was enjoying their companies very much, I really didnt snap any photo of Hitam at all not knowing one day he will leave us all....

Pets and Cats - Part I

2011-01-23T00:11:00.014+08:00

I had my 1st cats as pet at the age of ten if I am not mistaken.
(Am I getting absent-minded?)
Lovely kitten were born in our house, so I named it Harry, Barry, Mary (so mat saleh's taste that time).
Being young pet keeper, I lost them one by one.
What I remembered one died, cannot recall which 'ry, and the twos were MIAs.

Later, more cats were born, we kept them, and some strays came to our shade.
Ironically, the love towards them only developed among me and my late mum.
So my father, tried his best to chase them away, ride them to the wet markets in gunny sack, and dropped them there.

After few attempts, no matter how far from house he dropped them, funnily they managed to come back safe and sound.
So we (me and late mum) welcomed them with open arms and pat them, showered them with love.

My late mum was a tender and loving person, my my watchful eyes contrasts with my dad, who is a bit stricter, ahem, enough said.
She even played with them, like the way a mother play with her babies.
She even said, the house is so shady and warm, which invites lots of cats, which in turn brought us some rezeki.
Pity all the cats had no more guardian when she passed away.

My 1st after married (and many years of no cats life) cat encounter was Comel.
A friend of a friend was giving away all her cats and and my husband brought me back Comel.
Our 1st night experience was like, we went to bed leaving him outside the room and we heard few noise as there were people walking around the house.
When we woke up the next morning, we found our Gardenia plastic was on the floor, and yes, he pooped on the floor.
The rest, the house became his when we left for work.

A month later I was pregnant after trying to conceive for almost 2 years.
And later when my husband found that Comel was too lonely, he brought back a mate for Comel. And four kittens were born when I was warded for a week before giving birth to Waielah.
They are lovely, as lovely as Comel even though the mum was only a local cat.

My husband is too paranoid.
Given Waielah was pre-matured and needs extra care and precaution, he sent the whole family except Comel to SCPA.

And not long after that my hubby found an abandoned flat-nose under a car in our car park.
So Comel had another mate.
And we had another four flat-nosed kittens.
Whenever balik kg, Comel and Co. were never left unattended at home.
Instead, they also balik kg. Unless they are others to attend to them while we were away.

Most people compliment and adored their flat-nose, wide eyes and importantly hairy nice fur.
3 were adopted, and only 1 left; Kelabu.
Later we were told that by their foster parents that all of them also died.
I was very frustrated, sad, and mopping.
None of kittens died in my care (except one in next part II and on) and all did when adopted.

~" I am Comel and look at my fangs that I always dig onto mummy..."

~" I like to play inside the house, and have tried to leave my 'treasures' here and there.."

~" I loved the carpets...." and yes they were sent to laundry very often because of you!

~"hey, my name is Abu, and I am mean.."

~Waielah likes to play with Abu and the kitten

Drag Queen ???

2011-01-17T13:46:00.005+08:00

I've been away from internet connection, when mine was barred.
Then we decided to terminate it off considered the overcharged rate.

The service provider was not faithful at all, for not informing us that they had reduced the rate to RM68/monthly for the same package I've subscribed since last 3 yrs.

It only came to our knowledge from their advertisement campaign.
Yet there are no intention at all, any words in the ad to let the old package subscriber to beware.

Yeap, i am so stupid if still want to continue to pay RM138/monthly for the same thing!
Yea, ya, there is Consumer Tribunal, or Multimedia Commission, but I decided not to play a good and determined customer role this time.

Of course they would rebut back, in their defence, customers are given choices (literally, to compare the rates among other providers), and our ad campaign is 'to kill two birds at a time', whatever, bla, bla, bla..........

So here I am blogging. Courtesy of my hubby's BB.

In the recess (and also recession time), my full attention all gone to the family, mainly the lil one

During our outing to Alamanda PJ, this was bought in coercion by the lil power...

~I am still voicing out my dissatisfaction to her till tis moment : Even Mommy dont have this kind of decent make-up, dressing table!!!Warghhhhhh

~So, when the cousins were here for a visit, he was forced to do her manicure...

~and hair styling. So demanding meh my daughter?

A Reminder To Loved One

2010-11-10T13:17:00.006+08:00

I was reading newspaper one sweet day and found this ad .
After countless of sweet talk and coaxing using whatever channel available (even asked my daughter to whisper the message 'Dady Quit Smoking!' into his ear), I came to no end.
Message taken, action nil.

So my idea is either to redo the same poster on big poster paper or, have it printed in the A3 size.
Then posted on our house walls, few frequently passed-by places, like on the way to bathroom, kitchen and bedroom.

Here is the message that still didnt get/pass through.....

~Not only 'Dont Smoke Near Us' but consequently ' Dont Smoke At All'

So, what say uolls????

Sorry to My Nieces & Nephews

2010-09-30T22:37:00.007+08:00

To all of you out there, your humble aunt would like to express a deep apology for not being able to give you all the green envelope last Raya.

The story starts in 2nd week of Ramadhan, when...

1)My car (even though your Uncle Nik paid for the monthly instalment) has been bumped from behind somewhere in Wangsa Maju.

Even though the damaged was totally claimed from the party that bumped it, but right after collecting it from the workshop, we found out that there were some burnt-out smell came out from the car after been used.

So, upon check-up, we found out that the tyres has been eaten by the rims due to imbalance.

Not to take much risk (even though, again, its only been a year utilisation), Uncle N has changed all the four tyres and has some balancing done, which has used up our Raya money on a day before we went back to kg.

Even a bank cant help for this weekend cheque encashment.

(this left me to blank as where to gorge the duit raya from for you all..)

2)Your self-employed aunt didnt manage to send to tailor for this Raya Baju Kurung, so I ended up buying : my georgeous aka down-to-earth turquoise caftan (no photos), and these lovely maxis for raya, and also for the lil girl who has few pairs too. Still, I missed the real Raya thingy: rantai emas bagan (so kg!), new shoes, new et, etc...(so greedy!)

Basically, all my 'this month' ration has gone on the purchase.

~the maxis (not that telco!)bought

3)I am humbly confess: Uncle N didnt give me extra $$$ for distribution.

All I remembered that was, when I was working he will shout to all his nephews and nieces : "You all, go and get yor angpows from your aunt (me) ". So unfair, isnt it?

Even though I have no right to complain , still I am defending mine.

****But, honestly, I am proud of you all to have such a pride not like other kids who are begging for angpows from the old (er ) like us. No such act was seen last Raya, bravo!

Many Faces of Mummy's Little Clown

2010-09-25T16:36:00.014+08:00

This entry is dedicated to my one and only lovely daughter Waielah who has turned 4 last Sept 8th...

~last Ramadhan, mostly she was caught napping as if after been running for 5kms!

~anywhere can be a comfy bed

~in a way too-comfortable-censored sleeping position

~ she posed with 'Peace' already but still has no idea what does it meant literally

~ she loved to get her small fingers then the face dirty with newspaper ink, or daddy's bikes lubricant, or mummy's paint

~ When she has been naughty and scolded by mummy, the corner end is her rehab to sob! and sob!

~ The sofas are tired of her tumbling and for being treated as her trampoline

Mummy's verdict : If only they could scream off the pain

~whenever possible after every new sandal buying, she will wear it indoor on the reason that those in Doraemon worn their slippers indoor too!

Mummy's verdict: too much watching Doraemon!

~She shouldnt be caught near the powder pot if not she will be like this one!
Mummy's verdict: To keep all those bottle or pots (and make-ups) on high and unreachable storage cabinets

~she inherits one of mummy's passions..

~Peace, again..

~she has been caught many times story telling to invisible audience lately..
Mummy's verdict : Its OK for every child to have imaginary friends (even child psychologist would agree)

~she will give her best pose to every camera clicking

~with an up-to-date fashion taste

~when caught red-handedly committed the 'wrongdoings' , 1st response is to give this cheer innocent look

~every bath must be in tub if she insists so

~or she could end up in the pool in the backyard next to the cats' cages

Waielah, if you could read this (even though you havent mastered the A B C), Mummy wants you to know that despite of all your autas (lies or cover-up),Mummy always treasure our moments together....

And years to come...

Happy Being 4 Years Old!!!

Help (s) Wanted

2010-09-25T15:36:00.009+08:00

After trying at few deco supplies shops, my search for a egg rack made of MDF board that has 3 tiers, with 10 egg holes per tier came to a dead-end.

A friend of mine, a baker affectionado who like to bake cakes, cuppies, savoury pies and etc has requested an egg rack that can occupy 30 eggs (a stack of egg size purchased from shop)because she can easily finish the eggs and monitor the quantity for restocking. Yes, her home-based business is uprising.

So, for those who can help, please let me know of the carpenter whereabout. I know out there, there are those who have this knowledge and are willing to share, and some who wouldnt care at all.
Talking about sharing, people can easily utter 'sharing is caring' but when it comes to do it personally in a real world situation, only God knows the story!!

~The egg rack should look like this (but before been painted on them)
Noticed that this rack has only 2 tiers, to occupy 20 eggs.
I am looking for 3 tiers with the same capacity for each tier.
Wouldnt it be too heavy to hang, then?

Anybody??? (pls leave details in the comment for me to contact..., many thanks in advance!)

(Amateur) Daisy Painted Shovel

2010-06-04T13:22:00.005+08:00

Today is Friday and AU2 Jusco is having a Special Member Day to tap off money from me (ha ha ha ha..)

Yesterday I had finished varnishing the two blue shovels painted with my amateur-daisy painting.

So amateur that I had to comfort myself with a thought that I will improve over time and it will get better and less eye soring after I have my real painting class on the subject: daisy (ies)...

And the fact that I had been infected with a 'hard-to-satisfy-person' disease from my ex-boss.

The whole office will agree with me that he is a perfectionist that everything we do is never near to perfect, nonetheless to perfect!

Next week they(shovels) will be available for sales by my sister.

I am expecting her and a niece family over this weekend, in which they are arriving in few hours from now.

Till then, chow..I had so many things to do to be a near-perfect host!!

Some Enamel Can

2010-05-30T16:18:00.006+08:00

I was jumping to joy after been told by my sister that she managed to sell all of the merchandise passed to her.
Many thanks to her effortless sales ..
While procuring some stocks, I realised many are not my own craft made.
Sadly, I only have these limited enamel vases to be sold..

~the gold curve embossed creme enamel watering can cum vase without stout

~the flower embossed creme enamel watering can vase with stout

~the creme-coloured duos

~the flower embossed raindrop enamel watering can cum vase with stout

~the flower embossed raindrop enamel watering can cum vase without stout

~the raindrop-coloured duos

~the strawberry mini pail

Back in UB, I still had few item still in commisioning.

As other FA practitioners know, painting only can be done in the right mood at the right time, if not : disaster!!

Agree?

My House is Crowded

2010-05-08T17:32:00.003+08:00

What to say, even moving to a bit bigger house (2 times the previous smaller size)I am still juggling between spaces for countless things around.
what are those? Well , with my new folk art hobby, I had many brushes, paints, frames, wooden plaques, enamels, and other related gadgets (tubs, etc).

And I am having many cotton and curtains fabrics for future projects (all well plan inside my head, just waiting for execution time, when will tat be?)

With idle enamels around, my daughter has made full utilise of them...

~drumming!!!!

Teacher's Day Wood Plaque Project

2010-05-08T16:43:00.011+08:00

After spending a week at kg while attending my niece wedding at Balok Kuantan, I am now back to KL for action.

Frankly I've been ignoring folkart for a while, with lots , lots of excuse.

Firstly, almost all my mediums have finished.

Then after charging a card (coz I am short of cash, or should I say penniless?), part of my gadgets are half completed.

After that, I realised I have also finished my white gesso.

With the order received fr my two nieces at Kemaman gave me reason to be at the store again.

Having gesso in hand, the search were then aimed to 19 pcs of wooden plaques at the most economical cost (coz they are student with limited budget), saw me off to OU, the Curve, Midvalley and then back again to the Curve.

After paying 4 parking tickets, and few times Touch n Go swiping, the hunting day was called off.

Mission completed, and me, the lil one and my brother lifted our heavy fat ass home.

We arrived home safely and satisfied.

So, days were filled with the chores, from preparing the woods surfaces, gessoing, back ground colouring, painting, and varnishing.

~the woods ready to be coloured for back ground ~for wording insertion, with head banging of which brush to use for the little small words~after words been inserted

~zoom on one of the so deeply humble piece

Today I just realised that I need a Medium that I should get during earlier store visit, hargggg....

A Therapeutic Theraphy

2010-04-16T21:54:00.006+08:00

Been just recuperated from bad fever I am having less appetite toward foods.
So in house cooked food is a big no-no, i felt like vomitting.
Everyday food are either eat out or tapau.

First nite was at Madam Lim's @ AEON AU2.Poor pity yummy fried rice I just managed to eat a quarter of it with a help from the tiny lil girl.
Looks like she loved the outing much rather than the eating activity itself.

~being naughty cum lazy, she loved to be on stroller

Last nite before hubby went for a long outstation we dined out at the Titiwangsa Lake Restoran Nelayan. All went ok except for the deep fried squid in medium serving (what a waste) because the dipping flour was way too salty..how to eat that?really spoilt my mood and slumpy appetite..

Good news came in sms fr MJ informing the MJ Cardmember Previleges Sales. So today both buckled up and off to OU where I spent half of my remaining credit card limits.

Then to LQ to get niece coming soon wedding gifts, woods plaques, sealers, paints etc and the endless list till Waielah stroller were fulled and almost overturn because of weight disproportionate. ~so the result?because I am a basic human I am half satisfied. My list of unlimited wants is still piling up..

Been replied

2010-04-02T15:39:00.005+08:00

"CARE/011290/10

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Should you have any other enquiries, kindly contact our Contact Centre at 1300-82-3838 which is operational from 8.00 am to 12.00 midnight daily or email to wecare@astro.com.my.
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***As if they knew I am posting this correspondence in my blog then I received a polite answer. I am not yet reconnecting my Astro and my hse reception is so damn poor...
However kudos to them for taking care a customer like me.

***This entry however is not directly or indirectly to condemn any organisation yet it reflects parts of my life generally..please no thanks, no politicking. My life is sensational enough..

Courtesy Letter

2010-04-01T10:30:00.004+08:00

"Payment slip to A/R
Thursday, April 1, 2010 10:28:15
From: <>
Add To: wecare@astro.com.my
Cc: stwdkl@stwd.com.my
Astro pyt 1apr2010 final settlement $260 50 cts.xps (189KB)

( Please forward this email to the respective Account Receivables in charge, thank you! )

With respect to your demand for apyment notice from Sidek Teoh Wong & Dennis ref no :ASTRO/03/2010 dated 24th March 2010, please accept the attached payment receipt for the demanded pyt of RM260.50 .
Please accept my apology for the late pyt. I wont be able to fax to you the receipt as I was at home without fax facility and I had printed it in the paperless paper version so that an email correspondences is acceptable by your good self.

Name : My Name
Account No: 083255805-9
Tel No : My fon No

Please do not hesitate to give me a call for any discrepancies. Thank You, Good Day!!"

Hi All Bloggers!

Today's entrance is very different rather than my usual.
Been in Account Dept for quite a while during my previous employment where out bound and inbound collections effort were scrutinisely monitered by my Head, I doubt I knew this better just like millions of AR's or collectors out there
So when my money is floating in the bank, today, I straight away clicked on my internet banking.
A very convenient way to loose your money rather than wasting your car fuel, taxi fare, or receiving a summon Love Letter from MPAJ/DBKL for mis-parked.
And also, a reason a collector can question you in return when you are giving them all those melancholics excuses (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/melancholic ) for not being able to pay the bill/due.

So I am partly relieved when their autoreply (I assumed) replied in this within seconds:
( 1 . but lets wait for tomorrow, or a day after tomorrow for their answer)
( 2. Moral of the story : Pay your bill (s). Ha hah ha haa ha hi hi hi he he he he...going insane...)

"Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for contacting Astro Contact Centre. We have received your recent email and our Correspondence Unit will be responding to you within the next business day.

For immediate clarification on our products and services, you may also refer to our website at http://www.astro.com.my or alternatively contact our Customer Service at 1 300 82 3838.

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Delayed Post- Rohaizads' March Birthday Bash Party

2010-03-26T15:56:00.007+08:00

~Attending a birthday party could be so much fun for a small kid like her

The event took place last 20th but my lappy was sent for repair and reconfig, so many pictures became untraceable even though the technician did the backuped.

I only managed to transfer these today...

This, made make 'hangin satu badan', imagine the smokes came out from my ears now!!! ~the eldest of the Rohaizads, Umar with his mum's bake Ben-10 cake

~all the way along the party Waielah kept asking and eyeing this cute Barbie Doll Birthday Cake after numerous coaxing from mummy that the cake is not hers

~the fact the she had to wait for the cake to be cut by the birthday girl 1st. Still the Barbie is not for her.

Thanks a zillion to the Rohaizads for having Waielha n mummy at the party........

Mum & Daughter's Project

2010-03-15T14:31:00.004+08:00

With my sister-in-law visit to our house my schedule became full with shopping and places to visit list.

A day before she went back to KB, me and my daughter managed to bake some cookies.

And the tricky part was to deco it properly and beautifully with royal icing where Waielah loved to get messy with the colors.

~the teddy bears are the most hot item among the kids. I managed to make only 5 colors variations this time

~After begging and jumping, and good-behaving of course, Waielah got this carousel from LL~and mummy got this...~having this mummy is still aiming for a bigger one but not yet in store fr KKHD~Waielah got a complimentary entrance to Sunway Lagoon for being below 90cm tall but she just liked the pooling activity. All the chances to play the other outdoor games were wasted~after 1.5 years been brought back fr ChatukCak Bangkok market, the onion finally produced the flowers....Am I a bad, really bad gardener?

Small Pails

2010-02-25T23:19:00.004+08:00

The pails are not really small, but they are smaller by the watering can featured before.

One of the cons of painting small and titby items like these two, you tend to overpaint few things.

So I am saying to myself, " never mind" and not to expect for perfection for the 1st time (painting small item).

Hopefully I will further improve in future ....

First DIY Painted Watering Can

2010-02-25T23:10:00.004+08:00

With the absence of my helpful cum useful telephone camera, I mnissed to shoot the image of the can before the painting was commissioned.

After outflowing few bucks at Low Yat today the phone has been fully operated so I can shoot and post this....

~the tree is the house for the bees's hive. By logic, the bees are way too big compared to the tree, hive and the shovel, but just to make the bees stand out then they have been exaggerate in size , by me of course..~in the garden, there is a wheel barrow, a water-pond fountain, and a bench...

Rooster Egg Shelf - Completed

2010-02-25T23:00:00.004+08:00

This shelf has been completed since last 2 wks, but I havent had any chance to post the real photo of it.

The painting of the rooster, if you noticed I have changed from the previous one cause I was really stucked of how to play with the color to tone the hair.

But after few recoating to overlap the previous sketch, I managed to paint it.

~Considered this as my 2nd rooster produced, after the rooster on the heart-shaped wood plaque. In pine green background.Both the roosters are not yet varnished, surprisingly my varnish has finished ....

I am now waiting for this month's budget to get countless of supplies list...ya , yup I am in need of a sack of penny!!!!

Deserted in the barred Island

2010-02-08T22:43:00.004+08:00

My jamned telephone has not been working since last weekend.
And its so inconvenient to be in the situation of not being able to get connected with friends, ex-colleague, siblings, and sending sms to husband to get home early (or earlier?).
The latter is most killing me softly, honestly speaking/confessing.

Its like been deserted in the barred (or barren?) island, stranded on the lonely desert, and many other melanchonies that I cant think of.
Its like I cant think straight too, now.

Just to make myself busy I have been busied to paint my Ikea watering can which I bought from the last trip with a friend.
To my frustration, I am not able to snap the photo of the can before and the result today.
Some people may shout to be to be strong or not to make a big fuss of it.
Yeah, its not the end of world, I understood.
But just a feeling that your life is crashing down...imagine how yourself..

After serving me almost 3 years, the phone is tired of my daughter purposely slam dunk on it, not too mention my incidental accidents.
But I thought at the price of $1688 in 2007 (yes, I did remember the tag precisely. My husband did better than me :"I gave $2000, the cashier only changed to me $1". Go figure! ), it should be able to survive longer.
Yeah, supposedly, coz I am going to use it again after it came back fr service centre.
If not, I have no idea what is going to happen to me (rather than to the fon) as my top concern.
And to make thing worse, my backache is not like compromising me too!!

So, what happen to the motto : " N***a, Connecting People" LOL???

Somebody HELP me..........!!!!

WIP 1 - Egg Shelf

2010-02-03T19:48:00.003+08:00

I was so excited last week to finish this hen eggs shelf.
Half way when it comes to the hen,suddenly I was blank-minded of how to paint it.
So I have to resort it to the next painting class then...

I am now anxiously waiting for the class day to come.

The plan is during this coming CNY 1-week school break...
Agree to the saying that says "penantian itu satu penyiksaan" or, "waiting is killing"...

~anybody interested in this item please let me know ya..but this is not the final outcome yet

***As at today I had finished with this piece without unvarnished since CNY planned class seems impossible.Will upload the outcome and few others once camera is ready.
***I am now being connected to the world by Nokia most basic cum cheapest fon 1202

Playing Hockey

2010-02-03T19:39:00.004+08:00

This is not the sports hockey, but this is my daughter's new hobby.
Out of her 5 days schooling days, she only presented to kindergarten at least 2 or 3 days only.
And her tendencies become more frequent whenever possible especially when daddy wasnt around.
Given his outstation requirement is more frequent too these days, she will take a good advantage of his absence to sleep late, and wake up late to avoid school.

Her dad' order now is to put her to sleep earlier, so that she will be more freshier in the morning.

So that she will be more disciplinised.

Hopefully it works, only if all the Mickey Mouse and Tom & Jerry DVD's were hid away....~last nite she fall asleep on the couch, even though she played hockey that day.

Make me wonder what has made her so damned tired???

Some Piece of Me

2010-02-03T19:23:00.002+08:00

This entry still relates to my previous in relation to having decoration items that have the element of 'me' or 'you' in it.

A sister showed me this letter plaque which I went to get myself one.
Thanks sis, you always inspired me...(you know who you are)...
I am expecting to have the letter in pine green or equivalent, but the shop only had the brown one.
So on top of Biby there it goes....
~so lovely, isnt it? No wonder it comes from the Lovely Lace!

More Peg Bags 1

2010-02-03T18:40:00.004+08:00

Sorry if there are readers out there suddenly want to vomit, but I cant stop myself.

I agreed with the Australian magazine Country Decorators Handbook editor, Ms Donna Macpherson says, I quoted, "One of the secrets to achieving the perfectly decorated country home is that it must have a sense of you at its every core.

It is no use creating a picture-perfect home that feels alien to you.

The chosen decoration should not only work for you and your family in practical terms it should also make your heart sing or at the very least make you feel glad when you enter each room." Unquoted.

Last Federal Day public holiday coincidently my friend fr Kerteh were at KL for her time-off short break.

Managed to bring her to Ikea, and its totally packed till we cannot move easily, compared to my usual day visits.

While at LQ got my two pieces peg bags and seems that I have collected all their last Autumn/Winter season's collection.

The new collection has not yet arrived from UK or China (not really sure from where, some may be made in Thailand or China, but still come fr main GBR HQ).

No doubt my visit to the store rarely seen me gone back empty-handed, always full loaded!

And my pocket is leaking non-stop!

~the peg bag from the Strawberry collection, no sleeve.....~this one named Bunched Rose and Dots if I am not mistaken....with sleeve

Well, at least after a hard day's work (even though only doing house chores), my heart able to sing.

Now that I know why some people have to pay their psychiatrists to be able to feel relieved, and heard them cries.

For me, I invest into Laura Ashley, Romantika, KK Home Deco, Lovely Lace, Ikea, and many other corporations.

And Allah gave me free-of-charge peace of mind. Alhamdulillah!

Announcement 2

2010-01-23T18:48:00.005+08:00

Hi All,
I have big announcement to make.
1)From now on in making my blog more informative, I am trying to post informative idea that some are also shared from others, and from my personal observation.
My intention is not to become a teacher, or a leader.
I know out there, there are others like me who are seldomly stuck between ideas and dont know where to start..
So basically, from my post, I am trying to lend a hand by idea sharing and coincidently making new friends, but not enemies ya..
What I am sharing are only from my point of view, or others that I knew.
So please bear no imperfection in here, so those who are heart-breakers with sharp razor tongue please stay away from this blog for good.
Thank You very much for all my followers who have supported me all the way...

2)I am also in the process of procuring and sourcing more items, and supplies for my soho shop to cater for English deco enthusiasts in Paka/Kerteh/Kemaman/Dungun.
My survey has shown that there are not many shops that offer the goods as much as in KL , and they are very pricey there too.
As a dedicated customers, it has became my priciple that buyers should not be burden so much to pay at exorbitant price tags above their nose.
Such case can be seen in front of our eyes, for example the now with the 20cents per kg of sugar price hike, should not result to 30cents per glass of teh-tarik in our local restaurants.
So those who would like to consider me as their prospect product buyer please leave your detail in the comment section.
Please keep in touch, all...

**whenever possible some words or terms in the entries are checked at : http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Peg Bags Passion

2010-01-23T18:19:00.003+08:00

Lately I have a craze over peg bags (after so many other craziness, hah ha hah...)

My observation conclude that only Portmeirion and Laura Ashley have those, or maybe I couldnt find RA or any other brands that also have them in their ranges.

My latest purchase was a LA Berry motif, which I gave to my sis in Paka before I snap it on.

Maybe one sweet day I ll get one for myself, and more, and more, more, more...(sound so greedy eh?)

The good thing these bags did to my merely-ornate house was they add color and variation to the deco.

Others/readers/bloggers who like to share their views are mostly welcomed, please...

~the most famous fr Botanic Garden range.~Cath Kidston and LA's Milner

Folkart Plant Pot 1

2010-01-23T16:57:00.005+08:00

~I bought this Baba's plant pot in white from Ace Hardware.

Even after making few trips to Ikea still I kept forgetting to buy some ceramic plant pots to paint.

The initial plan is to giveaway this pot to a sis who like lavender and hydrangeas so much.

(she knows who she is..)

Since I am not yet into hydrangeas, I did the lavender theme 1st.

But the lavender is not too dominant and obvious in this piece, and yet it is plasti, made me wondering that its too cheap to give to her.

Never mind, the price is not important, but what matter is sincerity.

Hope she ll like it..

~the lavender (the color is too soft that only I got and forgot to blend it to more darker)~there is also some tulips

New House Challenges 1

2010-01-23T15:46:00.005+08:00

Moving from 750sqft flat to a bigger 1600 house needs a bigger commitment too.

I wonder how did those who live in a mansion or a bungalow, or a bigger than mine survive.

The challenge is to coordinate and decorate it with the minimum ornament at the min cost too.

Not too grand, or a palace standard, where a formal function (or a ball?so English, no we dont have it here anymore) usually held with numerous guests who are normally dignitaries, statesmen, ministers, big taicoons, etc.

My ideal is a humble one, not too shabby but still chic.
I cant afford to have a shabby deco design, because without it I have been screaming like Jane's Tarzan to the little one who continuously mess the house whenever possible, especially when mumy is cooking in the kitchen, showering upstairs, taking a quick nap even for 10 mins, or vegging on sofa watching soaps.

Having friends also helps in deco idea, and a sister has suggested me to cover the open bookcase which I stacked my kitchen ration with a simple checkered curtain.~Without the sewing machine, I managed to sew it by hand and it the result is not bad at all...Thanks to a generous sis's idea

~and this kitchen cafe curtain sewn before I had the overcharged-traitor-tailor trauma!

So impressive someone I trust dares to take advantage on me

I am still pressing my head of where to hang my wall shelves to put my more enamel colllections, and getting another Smadals (coz it is so cheap at $429 per cabinet) for the existing Churchill that currently are double stacked in the shelves for limited spaces problem. And also I am getting my Botanic Garden set soon. And the never ending list goes on and on as usual...

~got these talams from a shop in Paka~one of the items that was placed at the wrong place for reasons above
~the butterfly-embossed jar (or jug?)~I want to name this as "the Three Polka Dots Pots on Sleigh"~the 3-tier tin, so far they are empty, dont know what to put. Maybe as just deco items, so far!

Writer's Blog

2010-01-22T21:31:00.004+08:00

Hi All, I ve been absent for a while coz my internet connection was disconnected.

Now I am back to the missed blogging world.

Blogging seeing me made new friends, whom sometimes we find it rather convenient to communicate cyberly (new vocab ya, me created!) rather than face to face.

When it come to times, with chances we met and chat in live.

And friendship goes on.

I am in the midst of tracking down my old college friends, some who used to cry together.

Laughed at stupid jokes. Teasing innocent boys (not married men ya - forbidden until now!).

Put on best outfit for outing.

Dresses up for Annual Dinner.

Hanging out at cafes.

Riding in Red-Yellow Omnibus.

....endless list.......

Its been a great time having friends who never took me for granted.

Those who did, I will say a fore-sayonara (I am having the writer's blank mind, again I cant remember what its called, is it a writer's blog?).

A collegemate from Trolak to Uniten, has passed away last 17th in her stage 4 servical/ovarian (I am really an absent-minded professor) cancer. Lets recite Alfatihah to Allahyarhamah Asfaniza Asmon of Kota Tinggi. I have not had chances to blogging with her while she was alive.

I am grateful to Allah for still being alive, coz I have lots more to do: seeing Wlh growing, seeing other peoples' places, seeing my father surviving after my mum's death, and importantly asking forgiveness from Him (Allah) for all my long-list of wrongdoings...Alhamdullillah!!!

Egg House for Sis

2010-01-14T17:16:00.004+08:00

I bought this originally blank egg house that can accomodate 16 eggs fr Wana.

Tired of kept postponing my promise (because I am gonna back to see them all soon) to my sister at Paka that someday when I am confident, and capable, I will draw a hen on it.

So today after finishing the wall plaque additional animal, I managed to draw a hen on the hse door, and a bigger hen on the more spacey back of it (even though its keep pop-up in my mind nobody will ever notice the painting on the back)..
And here is the result..

~the top front of the house~I was supposed to colour the hen with black back ground 1st, so that the hair are more prominent to the naked eye

After finishing the 2 project today, I was really exhausted but satisfied.

Dream House Wall Plaque-additional animals (added)

2010-01-14T10:59:00.005+08:00

When I was staring thoroughly at the painting, I realized it has too little animals ie life stocks that supposedly suit its name as a Farm Cottage.
So, this morning after cooking I am struggling myself to add more live stocks.
Once finished will share it here....Wish me Luck then!!

~there is a yawning/singing rooster sitting on the signage ~a cow and a sheep ~'Jemima the Poodle Duck' (Wlh name it in conjuction to Peter Rabbit series) and her friend are gossipping with a hen and her chicks

Dream House Wall Plaque

2010-01-13T20:49:00.011+08:00

Last nite my husband's distant relative in Kelana Jaya passed away.

Today, with Waielah at school after cooking and he was away for the visit left me with ample time to finish my last nite sketch to paint.

Break at 12 to pick lil one fr her kindergarten and I continue till 3pm.

The idea of this plaque was brainchilded from my husband's dream of having our own farm house in future. So theres a story behind...

Brilliantly, and magically we can just draw whatever comes up in mind, spontaneously or impromptu, the sky is really the limit!

~the 'blueprint' sketch done a nite earlier
~the 3 color chart background

~the finished~from the main road before arriving the farm cottage, you have to pass the bridge. Dont worry, the bridge can afford the car load~then, you will be welcomed with this humble greeting signage...~sometimes you are lucky to see in live some animals, either pet or live stocks!~only then you will see the cottage in pastel color after a fountain, opposite the garage (now you are rest assured why you no need to worry to pass over the bridge with your vehicle, with exclusion to : tanker, ready-mixer, bull-dozers, caterpillars, etc..)~there is also a small river after the house, which in this current scenario the boat was absent since she was sailing to somewhere...

Thank You All for bearing with my stories and lending your ears and eyes ..I do agree that I am a good story-teller but I am not a pro-CNN...

Ex-colleague's Wedding

2010-01-11T19:04:00.005+08:00

~~~ Selamat Pengantin Baru to the Newly-wed Couple~~~~

Last weekend me and Waielah and some old office colleagues attended our also ex-colleague's wedding in Lembah Jaya Ampang.

Thank God that the four of us reached destination, and back safely.

The wedding cum gathering saw me took advantage to persuade my ex-colleague to show me a way to Jln Kenanga which made us only saw rows of shops (instead of should be browsed from one to another), because the traffic were superb jamned and condensed that we didnt manage to get a parking space at all.

Driving a sedan has its pros and cons compared to compact Perodua.

Some of them to name are parking availability, and importantly, being bullied and also bullying!(to road-bulliers, beware if you kept bullying me I will drive my husband's Hilux constantly so that when I honked, people will give a decent way (except for ready-mix lorries...tak mkn saman btol!))

Not to whistle-blowing, but I am a very, very generous driver, if drivers give propersignals.

And again we had a nice hot rojak at Ampang's KK compound.

We were about to dig into KK next if not, my daughter po-poed in her diaper, and tats really made her discomfort...

Not to Be Missed Sale 1

2010-01-11T16:28:00.004+08:00

Sales announcement originated from :

http://bedazzledcollection.blogspot.com/2010/01/were-having-sale.html

Salam All Blog Readers,

I had done many purchases online, so far only from Malaysian online blogs.
A frenz someday has labelled me as the' Online Shopping Queen', but I dont care, its so convenient!
For the satisfied buys, I did give them free publicity (publicity is free anyways, if you studied Marketing).

My latest purchase was from the below page...so lets all check it out!!!

Her sale webpage is here:

http://www.bedazzledcollection.com/

Accidently Daisy Painting

2010-01-06T10:47:00.004+08:00

My plan yesterday was to try to practice the leaves painting for the daisy design to perfection.
So I just used the usual sketch book, but it ended up to something too precious to be wasted (just a usual whistle blowing.

I just framed the piece using A4 green border frame and have it hung on the wall next to the stairs gate upstairs.

Thought that if I laminated the paper it will look shinier and better, but the machine has been returned to hubby's office will take quite sometimes to bring it to stationery shop to have it done.

Will do, someday.

Wlh 1st Day at Kindergarten

2010-01-05T22:00:00.007+08:00

The poxies (if they is no such word, I tend to create one, who cares daa) are still on Waielah's body.

Becoz of that also, I didnt bring her to her 1st day which was on Monday.

So the 1st falls on today..and its so hard to get her up this morning to get dressed etc.
Since dady promised to also send he on her 1st, I managed to snap her photo, only one, with dady escorting her out of the car.

Sadly the class is full day up to 10.30 only today even though her full is only btw 8.30-12noon.

Still, she gave me silly answers when asked of what did teachers gave her as a meal, she answered me like : roti canai (I will never believe they serve this high cholesterol to kids, so its proven that wlh really made it up), nasi goreng tok mama (worse), etc...so naughty this lil one!

Thank God she didnt say more complicated menus like Char Kuey Teow, Nasi Goreng Kampung, Chee Cheong Fun (her favourite), etc...

~her 'petite' figure suit no ready-made uniform sizes, so she gonna wait a new one tailored specially for her...seen here in given sport attire~yesterday, she told me "Mummy, mummy, Yah boleh terbang , butterfly!"~yes, bcos of her spots she was only in skin the whole day inside the hse... (a.k.a baju kulit..)Seen here maximising her countless stickers onto mummy's wardrobes

2nd Folkart Class

2009-12-19T17:42:00.003+08:00

Last Thursday I didnt have much choices then having to bringing all my nieces and nephew to my teacher's house for a folkart class.

Coincidently my niece need to be at SSP and the gap btw my class and her arrangement was only 3 hours making it impossible for me to rush back to KL and then again to the same place afterwards for the class.

Subject matter for the day was shelf.

And here is the product even though my daughter is making her usual trouble again.

~the ribbon on the top was finished at home instead at class coz I was rushing back with the kids

House Arrest Starts

2009-12-19T17:31:00.002+08:00

Since last few days Waielah has developed few spots on her body which I suspect as chicken poxs.

Last nite her body temp rose as if she is having a fever.

This morning the spots are more obvious and began to increase too.

A check by a doc qualify it was a chic pox (even though she yelled and screamed asking dady to bring her away fr the doc till the doc was curious herself, so Culas!) , so after arriving home I started to put calamine lotion on the spots.

~still can smile widely, coz the pox fever hasnt hit her much, yet...

To Puncak Alam for 1st time

2009-12-14T20:21:00.004+08:00

The whole family (even only the 3) were riding in dady's Baby Jag (damn he called the car as Babe, tell me which wife wont get envy?) to UiTM Puncak Alam satellite campus to pick up my niece and her GF from her Martial Art Tournament.

We almost lost because there is no proper signage from Meru at all.
We were heading towards Kuala Selangor/Btg Kali when finally, there is only lucky signage telling the junction to the campus is 500m on the right turn.

Whoever from UiTM authority reads this hopefully will highlight this to the proper management channel, or should I write them an email as a concern visitor.

I doubt coz I just been there to pick up relatives from other uni who happen to compete in the tournement tat took place at their campus.

However, they should if they are community-concern.

I missed all the photo shooting of such a beautiful place to study, compared to my 1st campus in Trolak cum palm estate training centre..

To cut short, just managed to shot one photo of the team memory together (exclude me of course!)
And there is no makan2 at all coz were rushed back to KL to get their bus ticket to Kth.

~Congrats to them even though they didnt win as The Best Team (and so sorry for vague photo quality)

2nd Orange Daisy Berry Stool

2009-12-14T20:06:00.003+08:00

I had offered my sister in Paka a stool as a replacement for something that I owed her and she insisted on to have a white stool instead of coloured so with the limited color tubes that I got, I managed to produced this lovely coloured daisy.

Its not really orange, but its really the soft version one that I usually saw a life daisy one.

So holeng (another whistle blowing?)

~And thought that the painting on the stool legs made it too messy, or overcrowded as my husband referred it to as a 'terlebih meriah'.

Wah wah, he had lots to say when asked for, ehem, free opinion!

~unvarnished coz I am a bit tired fr yesterday trip to Puncak Alam..

Daisy Berry Stool Project

2009-12-12T13:18:00.004+08:00

My hands are becoming more itchy and itchier day after days.

The Berry stool were purchased fr JJ at $35 each and I managed to gessoed one since last 3 weeks, and its been laid uselessly for some times.
My only excuse is to wait til I joined flower painting class which is still in consideration.
I am firm to join, but havent contact the teacher yet for class option.

What? to wait til the sifu come looking for me hah, I need to get up ASAP.

So I tried on my own and was half satisfied with the result...

~the daisies are not well distributed yet~the stool posed next to the never-ending busy-bodied model

Rainy Raya Haji

2009-11-30T20:32:00.005+08:00

In these rainy days everywhere from KL to Kerteh to KB left many of us in no raya mood.
However seem the mode was auto switch by itself coz there are family, relatives, and neighbors.

For somebody single, raya can be spent whole day bulging on our comfy bed. I envied them.

But for those who have their own family (ies) like me, we have to just move with the flow.

Sorry singles, I am not saying that u'all dont have a family, but your family circle is slighty smaller rather than us married.
I meant, its only listening to our mother the only person will nag on the endless sleeping marathon on rayas.

Unlike us who have more voices to listen to (mom's, dad's, sisters', brothers,' in laws', MIL's , etc).

When they are talking about responsibilty to us, the lists are a bit longer too.

So, here I am stuck in P Chepa, KB.
Only happens to be to KB Mall this evening and spend $100.

Other than that, only body-weight-addition programmes.

Gosh, I missed my whole family in Kerteh coz just spent 2D/1N with them (doesnt this sound like a holiday brochure?) coz hubby got many commitments in KB.~wlh crook face eating icecream. Why she wants to show such a cruel face still puzzles me..~this set is a lucky draw gift offered by one of the supermkt in PC.

So whitey. I didnt try my luck to scout for it over furnitures stores around town coz everybody seem to give a no-no and blur answers when asked of their whereabout.

~Dina, wlh's cousin from Lipis is a toddler now
~the bear picture sampler for my next sketch reference.Hopefully..

Bathroom Plaque

2009-11-26T02:42:00.001+08:00

I must be exaggerating way too much when I have finished this...my first daisy!

Room plaques for Nieces

2009-11-26T02:09:00.004+08:00

Having learn few strokes techniques, I am trying to do as much and as frequent as possible with a thought that everyday I will keep improving.

And its proven even though the fur is not yet obvious to the naked eyes.

The teddy bear sketch, which will be taught by my Sifu in the next ahead class but I am so eager to try 1st on my own.

And the victim recipient of the end products are none than my nieces in L144 Kemaman.

Hopefully, they will hang the plaques proudly on their private room doors.

Only one free message : Please be thankful that your parent is not in the military profession, if not I will proudly stroll into your rooms smell nothing but a clean and fresh aroma. ~a single bear for a niece who conquer one whole room for herself in the house

~I am adding some new finishing ribbon~the duo for the middle and third niece who share their room.~think that I should get more variety ribbons, in stripey, polka dots, etc

Folkart Again

2009-11-26T02:01:00.004+08:00

Since my 1st folkart class, I became addicted to draw.

Never thought the hobby is so addictive, and a day is incomplete without doing anything related.

After pressing my mind looking for a sketch idea to put on the plaque, finally managed to produce one humble piece.

Please forgive me if it is not to anyone's expectation, coz I am pleasing only myself.

~a castle by a river. The trees are meant to be maple which I should use more darker red with choc and yellow shade, but...it has became pink (again?) instead..maybe next time it will get better

New House

2009-11-15T11:25:00.012+08:00

Here are some photos for you nice wievers, whats not here meant they are totally incomplete section or really, really an eyesore lol!!

~First eyesore (as for the 1st impression) my neighbor renovated their gate, without the proper garbage area make my front compound as theirs dumping area (I try, tried to think positive, it must be the stray dogs garbage-ransacking activities at nite..)

~the newly cleaned front yard, my mini garden-to-be

~this is whats done on the front main door so far, from outside .

~from inside,at last my rooster runner became useful. Wlh still gave me silly/otai answers when I asked how many cocks/hens are there..~the lounge area in front of main door entrance .

~the console acts as a divider btw the lounge and the dine area.~the spacious living room, more rugs to come courtesy from hubby.

~the disqualified interior designer touch...who else?

~the discontinued Biby for my teapots and Bunga Kangkung collections display.~the oversized 20x24ft oven still waiting for a proper buffet/table to put onto.

~the Smadals still sit in the dine area (mind the die-hard model..)~both wall shelves occupied with Portmeirion Botanic Roses plates, mugs n canisters.

Now that the essay starts here:

We finally moved last 2 weeks, and officially the hse isnt running completely 100%.
Why I said so? Coz my hubby's countless clothes are still in the storage, and imagine the space it occupies in the guest's room.

So the room was a complete mess. And I cant make up the room as long as they are not in proper wardrobe until he got his three Ikea Aneboda (next month's budget allocation).
And as according to hubby, all his five door wardrobe he bought fr Carrefour went into his step-brother's room, so there they were right now. Funnily, only I door was occupied coz he didnt have much cloth collection like my hubby's.

Sadly, none of my picture/photo frames was hung, yet.

~Also, I just realised how small the kitchen is, only a slight bigger to our previous.
(Considering both my refrigerator and cooker are quite big sized).
~boxes still stacked in the kitchen
I dont want to be lost finding an item, and spending a pause thinking of where to put it back after use.

And I am running out of space (again!) to store all the cooking utensils, tupperwares,etc etc. Yes I got space, but I need a proper storage system for easy retrieval.

Think all the housewife will agree to that, unlike those who really have fancy kitchen and cabinet system only for display (like the Malay says; Dapur Jarang Berasap)

As for who are more fortunate to have spacious both wet and dry kitchen...they must be having lots of space luxury till the separation is possible.

~also newly cleaned back yard, reserved for washing machine and cats cage~the lil princess on mummy's gateaway

My First Folk Art

2009-11-15T11:15:00.003+08:00

In the midst of new home reorganising ie recluttering and decluttering, I cant miss to attend a very generous folkart class generously offeredby Teacher Sya...here is her page : http://englishdecomaniac.blogspot.com/.

After being lost 2 times, and being honked by few lorry drivers (as if I need to shout : "I am lost, you i***t!"), I reached the Sifu's den aka soho.

Marvellous house cum studio, even though I dont think Sifu intentionally wants to create a mini studio at all. All her masterpieces were displayed on racks and shelves, and they didnt make her house mess unlike some I saw over the net.

Since I wanted to respect the other students' privacies, I didnt shoot any photo at all.

But, here is my 1st folkart piece. I am proud of it even though its not really that grand.

Said to myself i couldnt believe it tat I can produce tis someday..almost got me in down in tears...
I owe so much to my Sifu, many thanks Sifu!!

Sticking Stickers Day and Mishaps at Ampg Park Lrt

2009-10-28T19:06:00.004+08:00

As planned, the two of us went to Citibank to grab the tshirts by train coz I dont know where to park during peak hour there.

The lil one was like a cow just came out of its cage (just as 'Kerbau terlepas kandang' of Malay proverb), was jollied strolling down the lane from Ampang Park station to the CB building.

On the way back at sharply 1.15pm while heading to the underground train waiting area escalator, the itchy lil finger has pressed the 'STOP' button of the escalator.

Automatically, it stopped as if it was jamned.

So for all those commuters who faced unthrilling difficulty at Ampg Park lrt station going down the escalator, please forgive me on behalf of my 'other itchy hand'. Sooo sorry!!

And at home I continued the endless packing and labelled to where the box should be placed at new home.

And again the itchy hands gave me endless headache, thank God the monster inside of me didnt wake up and resort to stay calm inside!

~after mummy sticked the stickers, I took them off to be as my body stickers!!~and I am confident that I am not guily at all!!!

Annual Family Event- The Terry Fox Run 2009

2009-10-27T17:26:00.007+08:00

Besides usual routine Hari Rayas gathering, my small family also had our annual events.
One of them is getting ourselves an 'official' sweating for at least once a year (I am so shame to mention this) in Terry Fox Run.
We did sweat, when chasing for running cats and daughter; going down the elevator,; chasing last train; running away from rain; chasing for shorter shorter payment counter queue; endless list...

Our 1st was in 2007. So tomorrow itinerary is to head to Citibank

For those who want to be with me, err, joining me; the details are as follow:

(All infos are credit to : http://www.1.com.my/2009/08/15/terry-fox-run-kl-2009/ )

Date: Sunday, 1 November 2009Venue: Flag off @ 9.00 a.m. Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens)
Rules & Regulations:
1) All participants must run on the designated route. There are 2 routes- 5km and 3.5km for the family run. (the latter is my choice...)
2) For wheelchair bound, and physically challenged participants, please note that there are slopes along the run route.
3) Participants are to be at the assembly area by 8.45 a.m. (surely someboody will mengamuk for having to wake up so early after the dawn..)
4) No registration required. Just turn up during the run day. You can buy the Terry Fox Run official t-shirt, RM25 each.
Parking:Limited parking is available on site, and public transport is recommended.
Notice:The organisers, their agents, representatives, successors and assigns, are not liable for any injuries suffered, damage and loss of properties by participants at this event

There are 3 confirmed places for the sale of the t-shirts :
1) Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation (CARIF), 2nd Floor, Outpatient Centre, Sime Darby Medical Centre (From 15th Oct, Mon to Fri, 9.00am to 5.00pm)
2) Canadian High Commission, Menara Tan & Tan, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur (From 15th Octo, Mon to Thurs, 8.30am to 12.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Fridays 8.30am to 12.00pm)
3) Foyer, Menara Citibank, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur (from 26th Oct to 30th Oct 12.00 to 2.00pm
~the in wish-list Official T-Shirt ~if I didnt grab the above tshirt, then have to squeeze myself into tis 2007 old one, which will definitely show off my bulging spare tyres....Allah forbid!
*my notes were in pink coz i cant think any color related to this cancer research campaign other than tat. Noticed it is also a Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon color.
**hey, I am moving tis weekend then how could?????

I am Fully Occupied

2009-10-26T22:05:00.007+08:00

With the neighbor son's wedding took place last weekend, my endless packing took a time release. Happy Wedding to a lovely young couple who decided to tie a knot last Friday.

My do'a for them is to stay calm on incoming challenges and keep communicating to each other.~I am curious and dissatisfied when dady kept blaming me when the sofa broke, but he never had a chance to notice this wrongful jumping act by his daughter, the culprit of all the damages even though she was only 10+ kgs...~The old partly broken sofa has been transferred to my husband's office leaving only a coffee table and a small carpet for waielah to roll on and make her usual mess.

I managed to list down all the necessary checklist and try not to miss anything.

Anything possible to be arranged earlier was on the top list.

If everything went as planned, tis wkend ISA the move will take place...~Including this 2nd (meaning got the previous 3-seaters, yey yey..) 2-seats lover sofa also fr Fella, so holeng!

Having both in soft creme color make my start worrying on the unwanted spots that may be poured,spilled,or wiped on them, especially by the naughty Waielah.

~I still made regular trips to supermkt to get some boxes for packing. Seen here Waielah got her milk fOC and joined some fun group activity, after crying for usual mengamuk..~with limited space outside the hse, the labelled and segregated boxes kept pile up inside!and more to come

Spoiled New House

2009-10-22T07:55:00.000+08:00

Relaxing at home today I received a fon call from my property agent for the new house-to-be.

Bad news was the owner found his own tenant, who may be offering higher price than ours agreed.

So the house is out of mind, and out of picture.

Whoever the owner is he is so damned daring to act so, no wonder he never confirmed on the firm date the house will be vacant for us to move in.

Luckily the agent found another house and available for viewing at 4pm.

~from no. 33 to 20. Right opposite off the new resort-style Nusa Tropika Semi-D 3 storey.. Our aim house by next yr, InsyaAllah (ISA)!
~another good news is its a 20x80ft instead of previous spoiled 20x70. Spacious to park 2 cars in a row and left mummy some ample space for a little gardening
(painting, cats, gardening, and not to mention attending to wlh's temper; I m gonna get really busy). Will be called as "mom's little garden"! (so many idea already ah)
~so many check list for the new house. Including this classic 3-seater fr Fella (at 30% off move out sales) that I eyed for. Please, hubby!!!!

Thanks to Miss Ar for accompanying me to Fella and Miva. Girlfriends' thoughts are priceless, always.
Hope everything will go smoothly , ISA, Amin!!

I had a new House Cleaner!

2009-10-21T15:00:00.000+08:00

While I was busying myself with wrapping and packing, the endless chores again, somebody is acting as a floor cleaner.

She grapped my camisole, sweep the floor as if it has been flooded with pouring water, while her mouth is fastly mumbling, sound like she is nagging "hey, hemmmm! abis tumpah air atas lantai ni...bla bla bla (in Pinggu's language).."

Made me smile on the spur of the moment. She must have been taping (register in mind) my nagging when I was sweeping the floor from her careless act some time ago. She really wants to play housekeeping these days.

My lil daughter also, has became protective over her mum. She will scream to daddy if he is scolding me in harsh language like "if the parking exit auto gate wont get up for the car to pass by, you go and pay the extra parking!".
"Daddy, jangan marah mummy..". I felt proud!

Visit to UiTM SA

2009-10-21T11:57:00.000+08:00

Yesterday me n the lil one went to Shah Alam to 'busying' ourselves at dady's 2nd cousin convocation.

Every outing mummy's pocket tend to leak so much coz the lil one want this and that.

As a mom (and a good one) I became less rigid automatically, so long the items desired dont cost much, or expensive.

But yesterday since it is convocation, all kind of soft toys come in convo robe (or do we call it flush?), correct me if I was wrong.

And because of the ceremony also, all the sellers were cekik darah. (mind you my language ya)

Luckily I managed to get wlh these 2 stalks of soft fabric roses, instead of graduate mickey mouse in robe, hat and spectacles.

She saw seladang sculpt and was talking to the animal,as usual in her own Pinggu's language.

She must be curious looking at the animal stand like statue, being motionless.
Then to Sect 7 to eat yong tau foo with my niece Ayu. So far to feast that just found it that it was a branch of Ampang Point's one (next to Thai Village Restaurant)

More Mugs Additional of Gift

2009-10-18T18:26:00.001+08:00

Since today waielah's daddy wanted to go to Low Yat for some iT stuffs, me n my lil daughter managed to follow him , only to BB coz my ultimate destination is the BB MJ.

I found there are other variants among Miss Ar's gift mugs, and bought another 2s for myself.

Also found some other patterns without the tea filter version. Only 4 variants are left on that version. So grabbed all the 4s.

Some serviettes for my future decoupage projects more to ala Portmeirion.

And a wedding for my neighbor's son who is getting married this 25th. A must, coz she was nice to us, even though I had some scary flat mates in C***********.(so long the name meh?)

Hadnt had much time at MJ and rushed to the counter in hurry till I forgot to use the cash voucher.

So? another trip looooo, this is not self-inflicted ah! just a usual left-out (yey yey yey..)

~the 2s other variants fr previous entry~the new version found today~this is for the eye of Miss Ar. Found the photos tree that she been actively seeking for...
~Arrg, so busy went shopping with mummy , she FORCED me to jump, run, and round all over the store not to mention sneaking to touch on the porcelain before she shouted to me "Put back!!"

Gift fr Frenz

2009-10-16T21:52:00.001+08:00

My meeting today with my hardcore shopping girlfriend saw me brought home lovely gift.

Our gold mine destination to dig and spend our bucks/swipe our cards is none than other the MJ Av K.

Turned over excited coz got myself a $50 (only!) voucher gift fr MJ for certain spending amount spent!

But Waielah got bored till she begged to 'lets go home' jump, pull and cry.

So there will be another visit to redeem the voucher then, and frankly its never enuf for me (so greedy of me meh?

Thanks to Allah the Friday traffic jam in the city didnt hit much.

Even though I have been bullied many times on road by misbehaved drivers.

Dont worry my dear blog reader, coz I wont be nagging this time , I saved it for future.
So this is my catch of the day that I want to reveal, some remain classified for reasons, I'm sorry.

~a real bargain, a double face coffee table runner for $10 ~gift fr Miss Ar, ala Portmeirion mugs, first 3 of 6 variants ~another 3s ~each mug comes with a lid and a tea filter, in a box ~so funny Waielah ate the layer cake sandwiched with samperit on top of it.
I am wondering where did she get such an idea of eating 2 in a go, must be from observation when I ate bun with cheese in the middle.

Deco Plaque to Hardcore Baker

2009-10-11T18:50:00.000+08:00

Yes, I ve been busied packing like a queen bee (I am!!)

But also finishing few things like hooks and plaque.

~the plain white piece after being painted with gesso~Before words insertion, after finishing decoupaging whats needed
~the free-hand words been misplaced a bit too high, ie not centered
~so I put some other smaller words below it to make it better (I hope!) and walla, the final piece of it.~a hook for a new house
***For my Dear Friend; hopefully you wont repaint or sticking something on top of my masterpiece like that someone has done, please dont. Coz it hurts so much. Thanks !

***For my others dearest frenz who would like to have this, please lemme know and bear with me with lots of patience coz time is what everybody want to have more in extra everyday...

We Are Moving Part II

2009-10-11T18:42:00.000+08:00

I've missed blogging so much and its proven to be a real tension-releaser.

The reasons I've been invisibled last few days n weeks were house packing and painting n decoupaging. But I guessed I wasnt missed at all, considering who I am in this cyber world.

Having quite a number of porcelain, glass, ceramics collections needs me to carefully double-layered wrap everything before transferring them in the transparent plastic boxes.

And its really tiring, imagine how many newspaper, bubbles, tapes and sweat were wasted.

(not to mention bucks I spent at Carrefour buying all the endless boxes)

~These were only part of it...

~The boxes been placed outside the house in the corridor coz inside are jamned with other many things, and other boxes.

~The new house-to-be. Hopefully the neighbors are not "sculpture artists-to-be maniacs"

~The bell that Waielah saw at Nagoya Textile that she screamed to mummy and rolled on the floor asking for it. Will get it one, one day Babe! (when mummy can figure out where to hang it there..)

We are Moving

2009-10-01T15:18:00.000+08:00

We had been renting at the Menara C*********** for almost 3 years, same age as my lil girl.

Last two years was fine, and it seems that we had a very, very 'polite, helpful, kind-hearted' neighbours.

Its became an universal truth (like the facts that the earth goes round the moon, the sun rise on east, etc) that the three Menaras residents have parking problem. Up to every shoulder of main road are occupied with cars, unless you live in the house unit bought with one underground parking bay (think maybe at an additional RM20K, dont care to ask coz we are only renting here).

And their friendliness became more prominent when we have upgraded our cars too.

Why I said so, is because when we had only a Kenari when my husben came back late at night (almost dawn) and parked his at the undesignated area, the next morning he found a big (5kgs) flower pot (with sand and and plant on it) on top of the engine.

Purposely as a courtesy reminder from a considerable neighbor to tell his other neighbor that you have misparked. My husben went mad.

Even at the time the flat was furnished with a CCTV, even the Residential Committee close their eyes and shut their mouths on the wrongdoer's act.

After 6 months the courtesy came again. My husben Hilux was scratched and sketched as if the artist couldnt find himself a proper, or decent drawing block to show off his creativity. Its a very long line, completed with curves and waves of course. My husben turned ogre!

Last Ramadhan (despite the belief of the devils were all chained up in Ramadhan,so its must be the 'devil' inside the people), the Lancer became the 3rd victim of the wavey line when finally he said we had enuf!!

Out of 30 cars parked in the same area side by side, why ours????WHY?????

Somebody, or a group of residents really unwelcomed us here by sending many messages.

And the car incidents are not only messages that we received.

So the countless messages are understood by my husben at last and we are (finally) seeking for a new terrace house for renting, even though I have discussed the matter with him many times when he seemed to ignore the subject matter. Rebutted on the ground that its a safe neighbor.

But theft and burglar also happened here, not to mention the baby stroller went missing before the 1st car incident, and the endless car sketches.

Since we are getting our new Jag next week and the new rented house will only available by end of tis month, its really a jackass if we decided to stay here any longer. Lets move and lift our butt !! Yeey yeey...

The new car will share a parking space in my husben's friend's house for the time being considering its really a premium car not worth a penny to be a victim of scandaleous artist at the Menara.

(Pls dont mind the bad words above, now that the irresponsibled residents have brought/woke up the devil inside myself which for a long time I have put to sleep!!!)

A Message To The Artist : "Only Allah can pay your generous contributions. If not in this Life, maybe in the After"

Raya Wishes

2009-09-17T20:55:00.000+08:00

To All My Muslim Readers,
Waielah's Mummy would like to wish all Muslims Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and please do take care our loving family tis festive season.....

Balik Kg Mood in KLCC 2

2009-09-14T21:24:00.000+08:00

I've been to KLCC again today for Sony Style, and the lil one enjoyed some Aunt Anne's pretzels.

So yummy, more yummyliscious when you are fasting eh? (even so tempting on normal day, imagine during the fasting?)

Some riddles in my mind that what the Dato' Lat's caricatured deco are for now answered.

They are creating a really expensive, grand atmosphere for a Raya Bazaar.

Nothing new, just the usual kiosk at exhorbitant price tags as usual, but tis time selling more specific items for Raya ie scarfs, tudungs, sampings, and some Raya cookies.

Even at the tag, still I saw people flocked by to shop, so rich...

~the scenic view from top floor~the counters are meant to be the kiosks..

Raya Cookies 1

2009-09-10T13:58:00.000+08:00

With the arrival of the gigantic burner, I had decided to bake a lemon cheese cake.

But with the conflicts of baking time btw the one in the book and the burner guideline, my cake was uncooked in the middle of it.

Also baked is some Raya cookies, a mixed walnut cookies, only a small portion for the st trial, and I had only one piece of oven rack (bad ?)

The good thing is, it only takes less than 10 minutes to bake the cookies, and some of mine has gone overcooked (half charcoal).

I need to get the 2nd rack with a knowledge that it cost RM95 a pc and I joked to the tokey it comes all the way fr land of Pizza, Italy. My hubby only can connect it with his fav Salvatore Ferragamo!

~all look good from outside...the holes on the cake face are courtesy of my lil girl who can resist something tempting!~but my bad luck ; uncooked in the centre~some finely cooked cookies...Alhamdulillah!!~upon return fr supermarket, mummy's Buttercup has became a victim of this hungry creature. Mummy was in joy to see her seldomly-eating daughter, but to a butter? She loves the salty creamy taste of the soft butter lately...(for mummy its quite an expensive appetite, and not so healty too)~Mummy losts 5-10gm of the butter from the dip-and-lick process..

Balik Kg Mood in KLCC edt

2009-09-08T22:53:00.000+08:00

I was browsing at KLCC yesterday and found this lovely decoration at Ramli Mall (or is it Centre Court? sorry cant remember).

The sketch to create a live effect was caricatured by our famous Dato' Lat. Salute Dato'!

So inviting till Waielah has passed the guard rail and made her way to the house , but mummy managed to shout for warning before she dropped mummy's "water face" (so Manglish ya)...

The pictures do the justice, even though it is not yet fully decorated, the whitey deco in English theme is soooo, drolling..

~I have seen many bird cages, but never this soooo gigantic...
~the house, look so alive!~the stall? maybe they are trying to set up a stall to sell something; Dato' Lats' books perhap..

My Oven Gift

2009-09-08T22:27:00.000+08:00

I had just scrapped my Butterfly electric round oven, jammed, only because the filamen has dropped down so every time the power is on the circuit will automatically switch it off.

So after begging and begging and black-mailing, hubby surrendered to UnHuat to buy me the bargained Europa Velencie 688e, at RM1000.

But he dared to call me in front of the tokey and told me its look so 'kokak/cikai/whatever(?)', and suggested a superior one; the Indensit.

One he should know is he should not compare a Malaysian-made Europa with Italian-imported one, its just like comparing the Proton/Perodua with Peugeot/Alfa, its not an apple to an appple ma! Anyway, thanks Hubby for this, but please do not expect that this will buy me to nod for yor 2nd wife proposal!!!

~the Valencia 688e. I copied this photo fr WMC forum many months ago, sorry I am not able to credit the owner coz I cant remember whom she is..~my latest toys, quite anxious to start my Raya cookies project. Lets the game begin!!!~0bviously, it is very big for my small kitchen. Remember the CIMB Home Financing tv commercial (the 2 people stuck/bumping by each other in their small kitchen)?My sis said the ad really reflects my house....

P/S: SOS calling for this brand current user to PLEASE share with me the tips of using this machine, coz they had many baking variety and I am so lazy to read the manual...

New Wall Cabinets

2009-09-04T23:35:00.000+08:00

After ding dong on my hectic balik kg schedule, I had managed to collect these two wall cabinets from Kak Halimah akak Ctima of WMC.

Cramping my head where to put them up, finally I had rest the Portmeirion canisters on one of the cabinets, while it sits firmly on top of Smadal. Hope it will not fall down...

~one cabinet has been occupied. Left are unhang Ayatul Kursi frame,~empty vase, (does tis mean tat I had to keep buying flowers n flowers?,No Way!)~unframed plaque,~and more...

First Portmeiron Collection

2009-09-04T23:19:00.000+08:00

After waiting for quite some time, finally I had my Portmeirion ordered from lovely and generous Kak Shida of http://www.englishinspire.blogspot.com/

A journey to Country Homes Rawang was well worth.

So this entry is mainly an eyes theraphy, enjoy!!!!

~5 out of 6 Botanic Roses mugs~3 Botanic Roses canister (aiming for another 3 )~up on the wall shelf (on top of smadal) there they go~set of 6 Botanic Roses dinner plate, so lovely

In Flowery Mood

2009-09-04T22:21:00.000+08:00

Last Wed I've been Jln TAR Ramadhan Bazaar. Despite the fasting month, my adrenaline is running high and fast due to few reasons.

First, I drove to there and parked at the paid parking opposite the Campbell, and rather than the usual daily rate of $3/5, this parking operator really took advantages of this festive season.

Just because of high traffic is predict and expectable to be at JTAR, particularly to the bazaar, they raised the rate to $7. And theres no point to argue, yet you just saw the new rate being hung next to the lady cashier. No significant/proper rate signage can be foreseen from the entrance ie Jln Dang Wangi.

And please, please, do not ever try to link it to the newly announced fuel priced hike, coz they dint run anything (maybe, except for the cash register machine) that use petrol/diesel.

Secondly, the weather was so cloudy cum calmy when we left home, but it turned super bright and sunny at the bazaar. (Imagine walking among the crowd in tat weather during fasting)

Thirdly, my SIL kept looking and hoping for a cheaper piece of stripey blouse (at the rate of KB of course) with the knowledge of impossibility, but she dares to day dreaming. Poor pity girl. She got a taste of KL people but not willing to pay for the price. She had troubled me many times before that I had kept my eyes close. Somebody (not me!) really needs to spank tat girl and wake her up from her dreams. Enuf of her!

Fourthly,I had an eye for a nice table runner but the sellers seem not to tolerate for even a dollar bargain! No need to ask them, all will be given are the old same lame excuses; they had to bear high rent, costly products etc etc bla bla....Okay, but dont blame the DBKL when you are not making money/profit enuf at the end of month coz we customer are TIRED, u know???? No wonder some people resort to the nearby air-conditioned S**o that always on sale (I wonder how come they advertise this (SALE) for 365 days a year. Kah kah kah, my sister been there during the Sale regardless of its not fasting day, its was really tiring experience coz u cannot walk, and shop and pay, because people are everywhere cramped at their small lane, and long queue at every counter (they had an island counter which up to 4 can operate simultaneously but they only have courtesy of opening maybe 1 or 2, ONLY!)

Like a non-tired grandma, there are lots more to mumble but I spare those only to myself.

So, here are some of my catch of the day....enjoy!!!

~My 1st overpriced tiara tudung, my sister want to vomit listening to the piece style at the price ~Soft green rose, like going there coz they have more choices of flower rather than usual florist~on top of Biby cabinet~Also soft green hydrangea, (these and above only cost me $130)~on top of smadal there it goes
~topiary tble runner for tble of 6 for my sis at Paka, so lovely at $35 (cannot get cheaper anymore?)

Mad of flower

2009-08-30T22:32:00.000+08:00

I was browsing for Jean Perry pillows, but end up buying these unplanned item...

~and someone also took advantage on the situation to get this MM carpet~honestly, this MM carpet really spoilt mummy's English theme living room.

Someone need to be reminded tat I am not running a Disney Playhouse or Mickey Clubhouse here!

Busy-Bodier

2009-08-30T22:10:00.000+08:00

Someone really kept mummy tired.

When mummy is about to put the head on rest, she will ask for a milk feed, this n that, n the lists are endless...and its mummy who has to tidy up everything at the end of day (but for how long?)

~rearranging ...~messed with mummy's tins
~unboxed mummy's tissues~only because the box has princess on it~mummy has set a table for breakfast n I stole the glass for playing with... ~but mummy really cant tolerate tis one; the glass on the bike handle(?)

Reading Spree

2009-08-30T21:50:00.000+08:00

I am shamed to be Malaysian because among the tallest, longest, widest of something, we scored as the least book reader society (only 8 books per year if I m not mistaken, pls correct me if I was wrong).

So this Ramadhan I have started (restarted?) my long forgotten hobby; reading.

~~Besides the usual fashion magazines and recipes books for coming Raya cookies ideas, I had finished reading this...so fast coz one doesnt need to utter every word written..~I had to order this fr MPH Midvalley to be sent to Alpha Angle outlet , but without the proper tools (brushes and more paints) this has not been fully utilised, yet.~and this is a compulsory Ramadhan spirit pump-in, but it goes really slow. Maybe becoz one had to utter every word, except for the commas n pull stops?

New Deco Hanger

2009-08-30T21:41:00.000+08:00

In the mists of busying myself with countless laundry, cooking n etc,I dared to complete this piece.

Earlier plan is to hang it in my kitchen but now its finished and seemed too delicate, now I am confuse of where to hang it then.

~the original hanger before starting~the end result

DIY Tins

2009-08-23T21:26:00.000+08:00

Here are some of few tins I had started decoupaged somewhen last year.. And since I've been back to KL, some friends have asked of my whereabout...

Having a better toy (other than paint and brush n scissors and varnish) to maneuvere around the KL city, I was busily occupied with sending and picking hubby's laundry, shopping for groceries, spying on 'someone', going for a facial treatment, entertaining out of town guests, etc
Also, hubby has asked me to clean and clear some area in the middle room to fit a threadmill(?, I am wondering where is it?) for me to run through. So the house was a bit mess, and this pic done the justice to my confession...

And I am still making myself busy decoupaging few more tins, and these are them unvarnished, yet.~the fourth
~the fifth
~the sixth

Dady's Away

2009-08-22T22:23:00.001+08:00

Ramadhan is arriving but my hubby was away, 1st time since we been married.

This time he off to Jakarta so I invited my lil brother and his friend to break fast with me.

I cooked a simple nasi kerabu, poor hubby he missed the cooking.

After sending sis and her hubby to bus terminal straight away to AEON AU2. People cramped to get their fresh poultry supplies on the 1st day of fasting cum weekend, and I opted for the same.

I've told my sis I wont buying anymore fish or whatsoever from the ****mat wet market coz I had bought a bad fish.

And pity I cannot identify it (I am thinking about others? are they luckier?). Their lighting tricks make it hard to identify bad fish in general appearance.

I resorted to pay a bit more penny on more freshier fish.

To the fishmonger, no offence...I remember one of the tort rule of thumb: "Buyers Beware".

So I am practicing my right as a customer in my affordable capacity, I knew I can do better.

Then I visited a newborn Shamsinar's baby with the rest of present MESB and MITSB gang.

~with dady away, waielah has conquered the bed to her liking:posing, jumping and jumping!

House Plaque for a Niece

2009-08-22T21:05:00.000+08:00

This plaque has been finished since last month but the delivery was postponed one after another, mainly because I didnt manage to install the hanger properly.

I have made trips to many hardware shops uptowns and downtowns but couldnt find a proper size of the frame hanger, mainly they had big size in which I prefered the small one.

So last week I mailed the plaque to the owner and she happily received it in Kuala Lipis.

Here is the so down-to-earth plaque...

Be calm dear, coz...these yor raya flowers, unarranged yet. I m sorry...

Ups and Downs

2009-08-06T12:54:00.000+08:00

Everybody has experienced these in their own lives. When we had good time, we smiled alone remembering the good times, and thank the Creator.

But nothing compares to the pain going thru the most lowest of our life.

Worse, it makes me wanting to stab myself to end the misery.

It all started with a severe and painful backache, a legacy from my chair falling 15 yrs ago.

In pain, my loved one said something that I cannot TRULY accept, that cause it not registered in my memory (how many fights we had, we tend to remember the little details of them).

And I said one word back to him and it backfires me almost every second in my life from the moment I spurred it.

And having mom-in-law and other in-laws didnt help at all...and it makes my tears so cheap, and calling for my late mom lately.

Ya Allah, this humble woman seek Yor undivided strenght to face all these challenges..AMINNN..

And I m back to KL.

Dissappointed

2009-07-24T14:23:00.000+08:00

A recent visit to my relative house really broke my heart. I have gave her two hanging plats, one for the kitchen and the other to welcome other to their new house.

When I was in her daughter room, I saw my contribution has been redecorated by her.

And its a total dissappoinment other than seeing my sick sister left veged out.

Why cant she appreciated mine? If she wants other wording to be on the plat, all she need is ONLY a courtesy to ask me to make another custom-made one.

~the original giveaway...(is this really a bad piece of art?)
~turned into this!!!

Junior Massuer

2009-07-22T15:42:00.000+08:00

Whenever waielah is around at the grandpa's house, he will try to ask her help as much as possible. One of the help that she is willing to do (some she relucting) is to act as massuer. But with her tiny fingers, even a big pinch or punch can hardly be felt.
So grandpa insists her to hop on his tired legs and thighs. But she overly do it and extend to the hip and back too. I do not encourage her to step on the back coz grandpa's has experinced backache as he aged, according to the orthopedist, his back disc has decayed. As a result, some bones became sharp and kept crunching on his back causing severe pain. Pity him.

~first, the leg, then the thigh....
~then lets climbing further up... and more!

Exploring Kampung

2009-07-21T15:32:00.000+08:00

I missed to post this entry due to other urgent commitments. This is some of the activities that my daughter and her members (niece, nephews, cousins) enjoyed much.

Its like visiting a monkey park (like the one in Penang) but these monkeys are not friendly. They are dominering and will attack at anytime.

This took place on the way to the airport, well known among locals who also came and brought their kids to free view (not touching) the animal.

~as soon as any car slow down and pull over by the roadside, they anxiously waiting for any free food. Most of the time they are noticed fighting and quarelling each other...

Home Alone at Kg

2009-07-20T16:00:00.001+08:00

When some of the nieces, nephews, and cousins have gone back to their houses after visiting sick grandma, waielah was left all alone by herself with mummy. And of course mummy is having headache to plan some activities for her...so here they are ...~getting on Ronald McDonald at 24-hrs restaurant at any time

~play with newly hatched chick...

~trying everything on the playground
~being mummy's unofficial co-pilot
~giggling politely on spastic jokes

~but most of the times; sucking tasteless fingers..

Fruits Season

2009-07-20T14:51:00.000+08:00

For me its more to a non-stop coughing season. Yesterday I had one whole durian (only 1 ya!), and the warming/hot effect made me sweat heavily for more than 48 hrs.

Last Saturday me n my sister went to Kg Chabang to pluck and pick some rambutan from a tree that my sister leases for this season. Thank God she only managed and decided, to lease one tree. If not she will regret it coz its not worth it at all.

The lessor acts as if we came to rob/ransacked the tree, and have no courtesy at all, to provide us with the proper rod to pluck the rambutans, yet he insist one of us to climb it rather than roding it. Obviously the fruits tend to be at the edge of the tree hand, and at the most softest part. What a heck. Surprisingly, he is my late mum's foster sister's husband.

And they answered some of our question sarcastically, even though my late grandparent treated her as her own daughter. People, relatives, us, all tend to lost our moral nowadays. God forbid! Being in the situation sometimes make us wonder what we have done, have we really done anything wrong?Hurt someone? Commit big/serious sin , etc.

~the victim; the innocent tree

~we also brought some free labours to assist ...
~as for waielah, she has been luckly lately, for able to see life animals, in live
~she is so excited chasing around a little lamb to touch it ...
~we are not monkey like this one, but are people like you too!

Mismatched

2009-07-18T15:26:00.001+08:00

Pressure is always viewed as negative, but it also should be denoted to a positive connotation (am i rite?).

When we are under pressure, our body discharge certain good enzime to help us better react to the goal that should be achieved, the one that put us under the condition in the 1st place.

Sometimes, as for me, I had done lots of thinking.

Someone lovely always remind me that the Creator has arranged everything to the bests, up to a very tiny little detail. For example, a couple. From one's point of view, the certain man is not compatible to a particular woman. Oftenly labelled as 'Like the beauty and the Beast', but actually its the best man for that woman and vice versa.

For those who have difficulty in understanding this 'sum', hopefuflly this pic helps in explaining what I am talking about here...

~this is my lil girl. Note her totally mismatched blue and pink crocs, kept me laughing my head off (to tears la tu!)

New Car for Mummy

2009-07-17T23:55:00.001+08:00

After countless of direct-sound to a loving hubby, I finally (at last!!) got a car to go anywhere I wanted. So no more counting on daddy or brother-in-law, relatives or friends. What a relief!

After daddy got his fancy toy (and he has been 'cucuk'ed many times in highways or loways, as a rude invitation to "Lets Race!"), he roared to his desired speed.

And as for me he resorts for a simple yet chic perodua for me to round the city.

From now on, there will be a permanent passenger who will chaperoned lonely mummy to everywhere; waielah of course!

~new mean of transportation other than routine cab, bus, trains etc....
~the comfy (perasan!) seat has made tis lil boy fallen asleep, soundly!
~and they are having a sleeping marathon at the back seat!

Loved One with Stroke - Part I

2009-07-05T19:13:00.000+08:00

I was at KL when she was struck with 2nd stroke attack. And many had told me that a second time will be worse or the worst,up to a point the patient will be left veg out (lay down just like 'seasoned' vegetable), and wear diaper (adult diaper as oppose to baby's). This has came true. With warning, but some people, surrounding, loved one, seems to ignore by chance. Its just for fun or not to think a bit deeper, or not to get themselves unnecessary headache, or they are making countless of excuses, which one of them is if they do 'a little bit more', then they will be broke that they will have nothing to eat. I was speechless of these lame excuses, and they can make thousand of them with their intelligent brain (with low IQ of course!), but I dont care.

The most important thing that everybody must remember is, whatever happen may happen to them with Allah permission, in return. Its only in a matter of time. And they who claim that they are the followers (Muslim and Islam), they need to check, or get back to their scholar on the priciple of tawakkal (rest to Allah after strive) and strive (usaha).Because they need to rethink which one come first.

For me, we must try, strive our best at the best capacity before leaving to Allah to decide.

Not just strive at your 1/4 capacity and then leave to rest.

I am trying hard, and harder to get her back to her normal life and will not stop until succeded.

Here once again the question of real love pop up in my mind.

I think also, its a plastic, its not a real love.

Believe me this tends to happen to just anyone by mistake.

And I am very dissappointed for knowing such persons.

I just want my sister gain her normal active life back, and out of misery of course!

I am praying only to Him.Amin!!!!

(and for the ignored party I am not that noble in yor eyes to advise you on your vague beliefs)

Animal Day

2009-07-04T22:54:00.001+08:00

During this time balik kg (yes, again. I just came back last week and had to return) today my sister brought me to visit my other sis at Dungun and she really like to breed animals; hens, goose(so sad suddenly they all died instead of being slaughtered), so she had these goats now.

Being raised by cats-lover parents, waielah develops her tender affection towards animal, regardless of whether they are harmful or pet animal. She has been bit many times by cats in grandpa's house, but when she return on the next trip she forgot that she used to be bitten by the cats, so she will try to pat them as much as possible.

~putih n kelabu, waielah's cats back home
~they are colorful goats; this one is whitey
~brownie...
~blackey...

~and these are the junior breeders.No...they are a bunch of kids who dare to point, squeeze, and bite all kind of animals

When We Say 'I Do'

2009-07-02T11:22:00.000+08:00

An entry in my buddy brother Vadai blog on 'I am Not that Scary' touched me.

Yet some out there like me are wondering to whom it may be dedicated to, that person must pay a subsequent attention and seriousity..

In Muslim wedding, as opposed to the Christians (other religion may practice it too that I dont know), there is a ritual called exhanging vow. Where both couple, generally will vow to each other that to take their mate in whatever less blessing condition of whether during poor, sick, and only death can tear them apart.

This is absent in Muslim wedding.

But the moment that a woman like me say yes to a man to enter into a contract name marriage, naturally the same vows are expected from both sides.

Then what happen one day, if one party starts demoralised the other one with endless torture for being sick(?), even though tender care has been practiced in taking care the whole body sytem by avoiding few self-deteriorating culprits like: drugs, drinks, multiple sex partners, smoking etc etc....

Being not vowing the 'vow' during the wedding make one clueless of how to protect and defend his/herself from the degrading party.

This has triggered many questions in my head, actually its countless and is accelerating.

That am I really a bad person, a bad 'one side' who doesnt support the system? That I deserve this BAD?

For those all my loving fella out there regardless of gender, who are still single and having choices, please choose wisely.

Get whatever opinion you can get on the one you are going to say 'yes' to.

And for those who had, please accept my bests of all. Good Luck!!!

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