Sweating...

Hot!Hot!Hot....couldn't stand the heat lately. How I wish it's autumn in Malaysia. Now I really missed the nice weather in Perth. If only I could turn back that time...

Hello..??

Errr....Hello..hello...Anybody home?
Oooohh!! It has been years..Those years of silent. Hopefully I've the strength to spice up this long forgotten blog...not too much for a headgear start ok!

Haryz-a dramatic arrival..

To deliver Haryz out to this very own world wasn't that easy guys..(where got an easy delivery anyway..what la..haha..). I really wished to get him out of my tummy as normal as it can be but my fate written to be ceasarean instead.

I suffered a labour pain starting from 4pm on 11/4/09 and only 14 hours after that Haryz proudly arrived to this world. And wonder why did I say it was so dramatic??

Well, my delivery date was actually fall on 16/4/09-Thursday and still I insisted to go back to my home town in R*mbau on that Saturday. Even my dad was so scary that it was too close to the delivery and yet still I pretended as if it was too far away.

As soon a swe arrived in my hometown at about 1 pm, I started to experience a mild contraction and from there it became stronger from time to time.

If my dad was so scary, you can imagine how my other half reacted when I decided to go back. He seemed to refuse at first but I still insisted to visit my late mom's grave. So, to avoid me from getting a very long & ugly face, he then followed.

Back to arrival story, when the pain getting unbearable, I decided to go back home that evening after magrib prayer. Whoa...for those who have the labour pain experiences, you would know how does it feel, right?...the contraction...gosh!!!

A journey from R**b*u to P**r*j*y* usually took only 1-1.5 hours but with a heavy rain along the way, the journey was slightly longer than usual and quite horrible too...
Daddy was in such a tension when I on & off crying for pain. We was hoping that Haryz would not popped out while the car was riding fast..

Thank God that we managed to arrive in Hospital P*tr**ay* safe & sound at 9pm. To make it more creepy, the delivery ward was all closed that night and no patient would be accepted due to fire. (Buleh,guys time aku nak beranak time tu la wad salin terbakau..Holy Cow..tol-masuk sok kabar tu)

So, we'd no choice but to rush to Hospital Serdang nearby..luckily still got places. And after the doctor tried to induce the labour for about 5 hours but the 'way"still not fully dilated. Unfortunately, the doctor had detected that Haryz's heart beat was deteriorating due to already passing stools.

Feeling worried inside and to curb any worst scenario, I made a sacrifice for an emergency ceasarean, again, after my 1st one and Haryz seen the world @6.12am on 12/4/2009.

The End

Tadaaa...presenting my hero!

Haryz @ 4 months

Miss U truly,deeply..terribly

I couldn't hold my tears , each & every time I hear this song. The lyric touches me so deeply.

I miss her in countless ways...& all the past memories we had together, I hold it still and kept it in a very special place in my heart.

She was there every time needed, to share all my ups and downs in facing the challenging world. She was always there to lend her gentle & tender shoulder for me to cry on. To held me up when I was down, to support me when I was weak. I wish she was here to share all the joys that I've gone through...

Now, seeing myself being a mother, just making me more appreciate her and truly thankful for what she'd done and thought me during her lifetime.

Well guys, for those who still have mom out there, shower her with greater love and care each & every day while u still can.

6 years have passed so quickly but still I miss u and love u unconditionally, 'Mak'. Al-fatihah...

Woo's & Boo's of My Pregnancies-Part I

Since I still have time waiting for the actual 'Big Day' to arrive, I would glad to share some significant experiences from my 2 previous pregnancies and of course the current one. Well, it is only a matter of sharing ok , not more than that guys..

FAVOURITE DRINKS

1st pregnancy - Coffee bean
Up to that extent that I asked my dear hubby to drive right from Rem*au to Bandar Mel*k* just to have a sip of it ( fyi, there is no outlet in my home town at that time and that was 7 years ago, ok?!)

2nd pregnancy - Soya bean & toufu fa
I bought it almost everyday from the Pasar Ramadhan in Buk*t Rah*an P*tr* (BRP)

Current pregnancy - Milo and anything chocolate based
Eventhough some says, you better drink soya to get a fairer baby but I couldn't help but to grab a cartoon of Milo whenever possible...I just get head over heel with that drink!!

FAVOURITE FOODS

1st pregnancy - Inang-inang
Not sure whether some of u ever heard of this particular food but I can tell that this is 1 of traditional crispy snack which is well known in Me*laka. Due to my obsessesion to that snack, I begged my late mother to let me had a bite before I went to the Operation Theatre. I actually need to fast on that particular day. It was risky you know but I was totally out of controlled. Luckily, the operation went smoothly. Thank God!!

2nd pregnancy - Kuey tiow kerang
Couldn't miss to buy it from this particular brother who will cook it upon demand every evening during Pasar Ramadhan in BRP

Current pregnancy - Western Foods,steaks..bla..bla..
Maybe this baby was conceived unexpectedly in Oz, so I guess that is how it has an effect on the foods I love to eat...( 'iye la tu..'). But true guys, during this pregnancy, anything to do with rice will definitely be my last choice I had in mind...sometimes I eat rice only twice or thrice a week.

Well, that are just some of the 'stand out' moments I had experienced during my pregnancies. I will share a lil bit more in my future post...

Does it matter??

I guess some of people these day turns into a sicko due to the pressure of living in this fast growing materialistic world. Why do I say so? Simply because I accidently bumped into those so called human not once but many times which drive me to share it with u..and well it was not me alone to experience these but my other half too...

Situation I

A nice and warming conversation suddenly turns into a nightmare when I was warded in Hospital Putrajaya just 2 weeks ago to due to some maternal problem...

Me : ...bla..bla..bila due? dok presint berapa?

Mrs. A: ...jumaat ni, saya kat presint *, akak dok mane,keje ke?

Me : akak kt presint *, akak manager kt umah je...hihihi

Mrs. A: pakai GL (guarantee letter) husben akak ye? dia jabatan mane? gred ape kak? umah akak apartment ke teres?

Actually, the conversation seemed so sweet in the beginning but gradually turned into sour...

Me : ( dlm hati-berapa byk killer soklan da..) ye, husband nye GL. hubby kt J**.

For the rest of the question, I let it hang...hoping that she knew that I was unpleased to answer it..

And unexpectedly, the very next day, I was surprised by this girl with the same questions which I didn't bother to answer yesterday.

Does that matter to you so much, dear? I grumped but only deep inside my heart. Instead of anwering her, I quickly change to other topic which was more interesting and motivating..

Situation II

The conversation took place between Daddy & one of Farysha's school teacher ( a man, of course, hehe..). This was told by daddy early this morning while in the car on the way to office..

Teacher : Keje mane? pegawai ke? gred ape?

Daddy : J**, biasa je..

Teacher : Gred ape? 19,27, 32? (govt post scheme..which I also dont even bother to know..)

Daddy : Bolehla...

Teacher : Ooo..pegawai la ni...

Daddy : Biasa je..( Daddy ended up the conversation before it turned into nightmare too)

And Daddy gave this remarks to me - 'Kalau boleh gaji I berapa pon die nak tau...'

We looked at each other then bursted into an evil laugh...hahahah...

Me in 37 weeks

Latest photo of me & kids during the 1st International Hot Ballons Fest in Putrajaya..21/3/2009

Can you see the hot ballon hiding behind those trees? And wonder why that our faces not as photogenic as it used to be?(perasan la tu..hihi..).
What else guys? It was the weather, pretty hot during that day...and that made us really miss the beautiful weather in Perth especially during autumn & spring and definitely not during summer neither winter..

Illustration of 37 weeks

I guess the times seemed to fly extremely fast, leaving me far behind from all my blogger frens. Well, I am now in 37 weeks within a blink of eyes...am going to deliver any time soon . And within all this while, I was too lazy to update my dearie blog eventhough I got lots of things to share about during this 3rd pregnancy. I really hope to jot down every ups & downs during my absent for the last 3 months of caryying the womb in my future post. 'Tunggu'...

Oldie events..

On the 1st day of school in Year 1

5/1/2009, poor my dearie Farysha...had a huge butterflies in her stomach. It seemed like it was not a good start for her, she was even throwing out during the class & suddenly experiencing a diaherrea along the way...I had to take her home during the recess time and adviced by the doc to stay home for 2 days

1st time in the classroom with the Assistant Headmistress

Wet World Water Park- Pedas, N.Sembilan

This photo was taken somewhere last year December..and just before both adik and kakak had their hairs cut short by their beloved 'atuk'.

Hey, what did u do there?

I would love to share this inconsiderate incident which happened to me in the last few weeks ago when I wanted to pump in some petrol at Petronas, Precint 16 right after sending daddy to his office.

Gosh!! all pumps were full & I had to queue. Well, had no problem with that actually until this lady in her late 20's had terribly cause my blood to 'go upstairs' that peaceful morning..grr..rrr

Initially, I patiently waited her to finish her pumping, right after that she get into her 'full house' car- full of friends or siblings maybe-I had no idea.

Then I was thinking that she would immediately started the engine and fled like I mostly did when notice some one was waiting (not to forget in parking lots too).

And guess what? Instead of doing that, she rather took her own sweet time in the car by discussing with her friends about which road they wish to go (based on a map on her hand).

Crap!! What on earth you are trying to do here women, when few cars were on your a**...Did you out of your mind?? Could you just fled & discuss somewhere else as long as you wish..?? I grumped.

Well, you know, I hardly bear with this kind of attitude, when me become too considerate when come to situation like these, I can't see why some people are just too d*m* and have problem with that simple civic action....

After few minutes of waiting, she was already getting into my nerve...

Pinnnn..Ponnnn...Honk!!! Honk!!! (Amik kau..)

Until then she woke up from her dream...and hopefully realized that she's not alone in this fast moving world.

Escapade to Bukit Merah

Never expected that watching Orang Utan could be so much fun...haha..

The wetty gals with big smiles after having so much fun in the waterpark

Aik? Presenting gifts to own kids..

Dear daddy giving some tips to the gals before the game start

One of the telematch activities for kids
Emm...where's the candies & lollies?

I just knew about us going to Bukit Merah only a few days before we departed on the nite of 21/11/08..It showed that how busy daddy was to inform me about this..

Well, couldn't blame him though but to thank him instead for bringing the pleasant news to my ears which long awaited by me & kids. I guess this would be an interesting one because I hadn't got any chance to go any further than my hometown Rem*** unlike him which frequently being outstation every now and then since back home.

Actually the trip was organized by daddy's department-a family day actually...and I believe that this was going to be so much fun.

Above are some pics from our 3 days 2 nighs stay...and more here

Enjoying the view...

Remember that in the last few posts, I told u guys about sharing the amazing views from our new living quarters? Well, let the photos do the talking...

This so peaceful view was taken right from the master bedroom's balcony. U can see the amazing building of PICC from here..

Admiring the beautiful lake view from the living room

Er..er..errr..

On this very peaceful Monday morning, while me & family had breakfast together- bread+scramble eggs, suddenly one brilliant+ innocent question popped out from Farysha's little mouth.

'Mummy, kenapa telur ni tak sakit kene masak mummy?'

I get stunned and replied this spontaneous + the not so brilliant but I guess the best possible answer I could think of:-

'Mmm...Because eggs tak hidup cam kite'

'Nape die tak idop,mummy??'

'Because egg can not speak, die tak boleh cakap'

Then, Farysha continue to eat her breakfast and seemed to satisfy with that answer.

And I looked to daddy who seemed to enjoy his meal and pretend not to hear anything while me still had the Q&A lingering in my head...

Let's go to school

No more playing darling...time to go back to school. Yes, today Farysha already started her school. Since we got back from Perth about 2 months ago, I gave her an ample time to play around with her lil sis, Faryhan.

Actually, I was waiting for us to settle down quite well before deciding which school she will fit in. Even though it is just 1 month left before a long break for school holidays, I still want her to get a basic reading & calculating before her formal school starts next year..

Owh...meaning that, from now on too, I will get busy sending her to & fro, preparing meals if she wants to and get involve with her homework...bla..bla..bla..

Deep in my heart, I actually pity Farysha because at her growing age, I saw her being an innocent victim by our situation. For these 2 years alone, she already attended 3 differents schools which I guess might confuse her little mind right now... *sigh*

This can't be serious..

I was hoping that this morning everything will run smoothly. Yeah, it was kind a big day for me, guys. After quite a while, today, I've been granted an interview with SPP for the govt post. Actually, I was kind of nervous too...and not in the mood either. I guess you know why...besides 'that reason', I still feeling exhausted with all the hire wire of finding things in our new living quarters.

Gosh! Did I mentioned to you earlier that we just moved in to our new shelter for just a week plus...Just imagine...how messy the house could be. Luckily, the interview was held in Putrajaya. Thank God! Nearby home..

So, with the little notes in hand about anything related to the govt, I was dressing up with 3 piece garments- a black pant, a strippy blouse and a formal black jacket with a leather shoe. All were bought from Perth except for the shoe which was specially come from DFO, Spencer St, Melbourne. I guess it was a perfect combination! Well, I'm sorry if you get annoyed with my exaggeration, guys...I didn't mean to show off or something like that...just over describing I would say..hahaha..

Actually I have another solid reason, for not to wear our formal 'baju kurung'. You know the weather, it was hot & humid you see. Furthermore, I love to be in the most comfortable outfits, which I guess that was.

To make the story more complicated, when I was about to be called upon for the interview, then come this lady who assisted me to fill in form before I can actually go in.

She then whispered to me, do you mind change your outfit to a more proper one? Excuse me? Aren't this proper enough? I used to wear this kind of outfit for several interviews..I explained firmly. 'Oh, tu swasta puan...ni gomen, lain sket, baju kurung lebih afdal..' she replied innocently. OOOOoooo...I went speechless.

Well, I quite surprised myself for not to grumble or feel disturbed with that comment though but to quickly drove back to nearby home and started ironing my 'red raya baju kurung'. So, on the way back to the interview place which took me only 15-20 min to & fro, I tucked in Kenny G CD just to slow down my nerve and boosted back my mood.

After all, only 1 best word I would describe pertaining to this...RIDICULOUS!

Eid Mubarak 2008

IEid Mubarak from us in Malaysia

Cutie raya post from my lil princesses

Firstly, I hope it's not too late for me to wish u guys Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Maaf zahir Batin.

Been a while, isn't it? I've been 'missing' from this blogging world. I'm still here guys and not being to London to see the queen..hahaha...I'm teribbly sorry for keep you waiting for my new posts.

Actually I've lots & lots of thing happening around me and eager to post on this blog but..but..don't know why, the mood is not there guys. Maybe there are few reasons I guess made me felt that way..

Well, if you noticed from previous posting, how that I lost my appetite since coming back from Perth, and this was the major reason that I lost my mood too.

It happened one day right after iftar at one of our relative place in Sepang, I didn't expect anything. I was throwing out badly right after that...Gosh!!

So, the next day, my dear hubby suggested me to make a urine test. OMG! It turned out to be +ve!!! I've never expected this. Already 2 months plus. But at that time, we've just arrived for a month in Malaysia. Aha! that's mean...( I guess you can complete the rest )

However, I got a mixed feeling inside, one part of me feel happy of course but the other part somehow feel anxious because I'm eager to go back to work...and few applications have been sent out...Would the companies accept me if they find out my real condition?

Well, I leave my faith to Almighty Allah...things happen for reasons...right?

Hopefully, my explanations is crystal clear due to my absentee...And more to come after this. I'll share my new living quarters in my next post. Just wait, guys!!

After few weeks backhome..

Well, I had no other intention but just to share some experiences after few weeks back home. Please be open mind before continue reading, will ya..

Weather

Raining like cats & dogs for few days. The kids seemed to adjust quite well with the weather and I could see them sweating now after a while.

Appetite

Surprisingly, my appetite lost drastically for 1st 2 weeks...Just imagine, I almost throwing out every time after meal. Nah...it's not as what you've in mind, alright? Gosh!! It was just unbelievable...and the condition become more worse during fasting month..but luckily the rest of family were enjoying their foods then..However, I'm gradually recovering from this 'unwanted syndrome'.

Pasar Ramadhan

Due to condition stated above, I'd only went to Pasar Ramadhan on the 6th day of fasting month at my home town in R*m*au and to find out that the price in kampung much more expensive compared to town S* B*l*h. ie 3 small pieces of chicken 'rendang' cost me RM8. Eyeww..that was too much.

Driving

On the 2nd day after we arrived, my hubby & I went to Putrajaya's hospital to visit one of our relatives whom being admitted for lung infection. During our journey from S* B*l*h to P*tr*j**a, I would describe that it was like a roller coaster ride. My heart was pounding hard and my feet kept on pressing on the carpet as if I was the one who driving..Well, you know, after being a while driving at 60km/h with less traffic jam and much more considerate drivers in Perth. So, being on the road for the 1st time upon our arrival was truly a nightmare indeed...hahaha...

Rewinding the time...

Oh dear! How fast the time flies..tup tap tup tap...It was already been a week we're here in our beloved home country-Malaysia...back for good,guys and this was the solid reason as to why I've been absent from this blogging world lately. Frankly speaking, I was extremely busy with all the A to Z moving preparations. It wasn't an easy tasks, alright..?

Starting from cleaning the house, packing stuffs for shipping, selling used stuffs and 'segala macam mak nenek' guys. Not as simple as one can possibly imagine...Lots and lots of things to be done and it was so tiring indeed..

And Alhamdulillah, with the strong support from my dear spouse...and my 2 lovely kids, everything seems to run smoothly until we finally reached home safe & sound.

I still can remember that time when my hubby & I stayed up until 4 am and took a sleep for only 3 hours before continue to pack up things again for shipping on 14/8/08. Just imagine, as far as I'm concern, I was never stayed up that late while in Perth. The weather & cold were so inviting which encourage me to sleep early all the while..haha..so, that particular night really a huge challenge for me..

And just a day before that, we were running hi & low around Perth like a mad one just to find some good stuffs to bring back home...And guess what? with some goods stuffs added in, our boxes had shoot into 33 counts...and the cost??..wala...nearly AUD 2k for door to door service...hassle free...am still waiting for their arrival..maybe by next week, I suppose so...And like us, hopefully all the stuff will arrive safe & sound too..especially my dinner set which we bought from Sydney.

Back to the part of selling our used stuffs, lucky that all our major things were sold ie TV, mattress, Clothing racks, Study & dining table, appliances etc. Thanks to all who were giving an overwhelming supports and willing to buy it from us...but it was quite regret somehow when we could only manage to sell our car with a huge loss...even though it was an old one but the car had giving us a joy ride & such a great rescuer not only o us but our friends too when it came to emergency cases...huhu..bye bye car...

On top of that, we want to convey our deepest thanks to K.F**za* & Abg. A*l* whom kindly offered us to stay & sleep for 3D2N at their lovely home before we departed home. Our initial plan was to find any room in the city for staying soon after we vacate our Myers St home for carpet cleaning purpose. However, we couldn't seem to resist when Abg A*l* insisted us to stay at their home.

Unlike Malaysia, it's a rental policy in Perth to ensure that all cleaning must be done before vacating the house including carpet and curtain cleaning or else the cost incurred will be deducted from your refunded bond. In other words, you'll get your bond lesser.

In addition to that, we also want to express our appreciations to K. E*a & Abg. R*z*k and to daddy's friend- Mr. S*kd*m for their contribution of boxes for our packings. Not forgetting, our best buddy all the while in Perth, P*k *ik who was always there when needed...Last but not least to those who contribute any other means of helps etc. Thanks guys, we really appreciate it so much.

I guess that was it, until we meet again...Selamat Berpuasa & berbuka to u guys!

Sweetpea Big Day...

Let the photos do the talking alright (and more here)...and those shown below were the solid reasons as to why I was quite busy last week..

The birthday cake custom made by me & kids with the help of a kind friend...

The so happy Birthday girl

With some presents...that really brighten up the princess's day

Happy Birthday to Farysha...Happy Birthday to you...sweetie

Thanks to all of our guests, especially to those who contribute dishes and helping hands in making the party a great success..

Eat to save life with Jamie Oliver

I saw this documentary last night and it keeps on lingering in my head. Furthermore, it did gave me a sudden wake up call on what I've been putting to my dear self & family's mouth through all these years. Oh my...I've seen so many health documentaries, healthy cooking recipes, healthy tips & advises but incomparable to this one. Believe me, this show had truly alarm me..so bad..

In spite of giving healthy tips on our daily diet, how to cook simple yet healthy dishes, the most interesting part is that it showed the effect on how would our poor body going to be like when we died due to our bad diet...creepy,huh??

A postmortem was done by this famous German's pathologist named Dr. Van..(sorry..just remember the 1 st words) to a man's body aged 25 years old who died from heart failure. Eyewww...so disgusting...**mn, are that stuffs coming from the pizza, burger, sausages, saturated fat, just to name few junk & **it that we love to eat??? Sorry, I just can't describe more...it was just awful to know that how foods can really effect our inner body...Seeing is believing, I would say.

In fact, this was the 2nd time I watched Dr. Van did the real postmortem to real dead bodies but in different program. In my very personal view, the physical look of Dr. Van himself really spook me indeed..true guys....

The earlier program (sorry again, couldn't recall, what la..) showing the causes of death of 2 different bodies...I couldn't believe my eye either when he did the postmortems lively in front of the audience...true, we only used to watch the fake one in CSI or any criminal series...But these one was for real guys,...gosh..!!! Am wondering whether you have seen such program or not ??

Howzat??

Ni hau ma? ( How do you do?)
Wo hen hau. Bu yong ke qi..Ni ne ? (I'm fine. Thank you...how about you?)
Wo yau chi che suo.. ( I want to go to the toilet )
Wo yau chi che fun.. ( I want to eat )
Chai chien..( See you )

Correct me if I'm wrong...hehe..

Well..well..well..sometimes things happened for reasons and for some good reasons we sometimes tend to regret for something that happened in our life. So, the same goes with me. And those sentences above and a few words that I have in mind are some of the Mandarin language that I could recall so far. Don't get me wrong ok...I'm not trying to be proud for no reason here but simply would like to share a significant impact happened to me pertaining to this.

I couldn't deny but trying to accept the fact that how regretful I am now not knowing the Mandarin language as much as I could. Just imagine, I've been given such an ample time to learn & mastering it in no time while learning it for almost 3 years during my secondary time. And to be frank, I'd even sit for the exam in SRP and for sure that the result was worth with that less efforts & seriousness that I've been put through...

To date, it's still fresh in my mind that during that time, we've been given a choice to select whether to learn the Arabic or Mandarin subject as our 2nd language. Instead of Arabic, I'd chosen Mandarin...I don't know why, maybe I guess it was cool..and following friends, perhaps.

All that interesting about Mandarin class at that time was about one of our 'lou she' (teacher). Couldn't recalled her name though but she did leave a very good remarks for the students especially me on how she was dressed. Besides trendy, colorful and sexy too as for us as a teenager at that time, it was just unbelievable that she wasn't rotating the same but wearing a new outfit every time she appeared in front of the class...but still ain't enough to motivate me to study hard for the language..huhuhu... My goodness, that's one of the most memorable experience that I've gained during my Mandarin class.

Now back to the important issue that I'm trying to emphasize here. Actually, only after I got my 1st job somewhere in year 2000, I started to realize that how important it was for me to know a 2nd language. To make me felt more worst about myself was that, there was this 1 incident happened during that time when we had our lunch in 1 big round table at the office's cafe.

Besides me, few colleague, this 1 Malay girl doing practical at that time and auntie (tea lady cum cleaner) were enjoying ourselves with lunch and chit chatting. While this auntie was busy talking chinese (not sure it was Mandarin or Kantonese) to one of my colleauge, suddenly this Malay girl joined them. Me especially, that auntie and the rest stunned. Couldn't believe my ears that she talked fluently...I was so d*mn impressed. Then I came to know that she'd attended a Chinese school. No wonder...

From that valuable experience, I'd become obsessed with continuing to learn further my Mandarin. To that extent that I'd even purchase a set of Mandarin's audio learning aid that cost me nearly thousands just to facilitate me to achieve the long due goal. And the result is that...hahaha...not tellin ya..

On top of that, I strongly believe that for those out there who had mastered any 2nd language or more... I can't help but to admire your strength and ability. I bet that you really had a very best lifetime investment and goodwill for your goodself...

And here am I still working hard on it... *SIGH*

Wandering Perth City

Here are only some of the photos taken while we're wandering around Perth City on 1/6/08 focusing on Hay St, Murray St, King St and Saint George Teracce to be exact...Surprisingly, we came across some of historic and beautiful buildings & unique architectures along the way. However, we were only managed to cover just part of it..So, feel free to enjoy the pics...and more here

Faryhan & Farysha enjoying the never-ending bite of apple...

No worries, girls...the cat wouldn't run

Oops..! Why weren't anybody looking at the camera??

The Trinity Arcade - worth wandering for its unique features

Specially for U, my dearie..

Thank you my dear for being there and spoiling me & kids..
May Allah bless & give you a good health to continue being a Superb hubby & daddy..Amin

I would like to dedicate this very meaningful song specially to a birthday boy (?!) whom celebrate his birthday today...

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

R U in a safe hand,my dear N70?

It took me a while actually to decide whether or not to share this unpleasant experience..here on the net. After some considerations, I believe that I would be always looking back to this blog in the future and recalling every part & parcel of my experiences during in Perth. So, that is why I was forcing myself to give it a go.

Here how it goes, this horrible incident had happened months ago, when my dearly N70 was brutally taken from me at *a*t in Carousel, Cannington, just 2 days after we got back from our holiday.

That very fine afternoon, we were on our mission to buy some groceries at Woolworth. However we later decided to browse at *a*t 1st. And that was when it all began...

Below are the chronological on how the unfortunate incident happened:-

1. 15/5/08 @ 3pm
Wandering around *ma*t & stopped at toys section. Browsing the board games shelf while leaving my little bag secure in a shopping bag lied beneath the stroller basket. So busy looking on the shelf but I noticed this *b* woman was looking at the shelf too. Just a glance..and me not suspect anything.

2. 15/5/08 @ 3.15pm
Move to men section and suddenly Faryhan wanted her milk. So, when I was about to take her bottle inside the shopping bag, I then noticed my little bag GONE....in no time, my hand was shivering, my head seemed spinning and I felt numb from head to toe...luckily I still could throw out my voice and informed daddy nearby...he quickly trailed the path that we used and hoping that the bag was accidentally dropped along way. Gosh!! no sign at all...

3. 15/5/08 @ 3.30pm
We reported at the **a*t service desk and they informed the shopping's security whom in turn asked me to describe what might be lost. Meanwhile, daddy tried to call my hp and guess what?? there was this culprit answering-"oh well, this hp are mine now" without any sense of guilty in his voice..toot..toot... Then, I tried to call back and a woman voice answering instead. I pleaded her to return my things even though I knew it was silly thing to ask but all I heard was a cruel laugh. Then, toot..toot..I couldn't reach the line since.

4. 15/5/08 @ 3.45pm
I was helpless and nothing much we & the security could do either. With the help of my friend back in Malaysia-I asked the C****an* number to block my credit card & hp no.

5. 15/5/08 @ 5.30pm
I made a police report at Police Station nearby in case of anything might happened because of losing the house's keys with my address tagged on it. Since my International driving license also gone, the officer insisted me to get a new one...grr...I grumped. All that she cares was the license out of anything else...And I tried to get the copy of the police report but she only gave a report number..my goodness..

6. 16/5/08-19/5/08
Contacted house agent informing the lost of key but the door lock can only be changed on 20/5/08. Me was still in shocking condition and daddy was too...and during that period, we lived in phobia and critically fear believing that the culprit might giving us a surprise visit any time.

7. 20/5/08 @ 10am
The locksmith finally came & changed the new door's lock. Fuh!! What a relief...at least we could now sleep peacefully. However..looking at the cost we had to bear for just changing that dumb lock-AU220, gave daddy a severe headache...

8. 4/6/08 @ 9.45am
Received an unexpected call from the shopping mall concierge desk. The lady's sweet voice truly brighten my day. She said that my little missing bag already found. Luckily, me & kids are the members of that shopping mall. Being a member, they provided us this kind of small plastic tag with a bar code which I attached together with the keys. That was how the lady can contact my number.

With a speed, I went to that shopping mall and headed straight to the concierge desk. There, I introduced myself & that lady (gosh..can't remember her name...I really have this kind of problem remembering person's name lately...) happily handed me my previously lost bag..

Actually, the bag was founded in that store on 22/5/08 as indicated on a sticky note on the bag but the person in charge in the store only returned it to the concierge desk on 4/6/08. What the ****?? Whatever...as long as I got my bag back.

I quickly checked the stuff inside and still hoping that my N70 was there...huhu...well, it would be miracle if it was there, alright?...but was satisfied with the rest of its contents,
-International Driving license
-My pocket diary
-House key ( what for, huh??)
-My sheaffer pen ( a gift from my father )
-The kids swimming entry card
EXCEPT FOR MY N70 & MY BRANDNEW BILLABONG PURSE WHICH I BOUGHT FROM MELB WITH ALMOST HUNDREDS DOLLAR in it...
uhuk..uhuk.. :((

To date, I was so devastated and facing a hard time trying to accept the facts that all my precious contact numbers, video & photo memories recorded and valuable infos that I saved in the hp were forever gone together with my dear N70 which I bought with my hard earned money...
uhuk..uhuk.. :((
I wonder whether are you in a safe hand, my dear N70?

Morale of the incidents

1. Do a hard copies of your precious contact numbers...

2. Don't delay transferring your recorded moments in hp to other devices

2. Theft can happen anywhere in the world

3. Think thrice if u ever think of putting your personal things in stroller or trolley..

For god sake, that's the end of my long sad story..

Eat then Answer

Me & other guests answering the questionnaires diligently..

Actually, this photo was taken a month ago...well guys, just have the time to tell u now. I remember that day when we got an eating invitation to 1 of our friend house at Victoria Park. For some solid reasons, the host called this one of it kind event as 'Majlis Makan2 TERASA'. I guess, need not to elaborate it more...it quite complicated though...

And that very Saturday afternoon, soon after the girls finished their swimming class at Beatty Park, we then rushed & reached the house at about 2pm. Just nice to have a beautiful & yummy luncheon. The menu were variety includes the barbecue lambs..without wasting any minutes, I quickly filled up myself & the girls until a loud & good 'burp'...'excuse me'..stopped us..hehe...

The host which I called Kak **a* ( not in the photo ) handed me a 2 set of questionnaires to answer for her research in PhD...my goodness, I was thinking of chit chatting after that but need to squeeze my long rested brain in turn...Hahaha...in my opinion, she really got this brilliant idea for organizing such event. In spite of getting together, part of her research also done at the same time.

Go away you Nasty virus...

Alhamdulillah...after this 1 horrified week...myself & family already recovered from this nasty virus which active during this chillin' season. The 1st strikes was on me followed by Farysha, Daddy & lil 1, Faryhan...Poor us..especially me, huhuhu.... Why? Since I was the 1st in a row to be suffering from this...so I guess the virus was quite powerful. Soon after I posted my previous post, I was thinking of recovering it slowly but it getting worse instead.

Just imagine..that nite, I was throwing out for nearly more than 10x...oh..gross!!...I couldn't help myself but felt so weak..truly unbelievable for what I've been through. Sorry guys, for sharing this awful experience here...It was the worst 1 after a while, that's why...I seldom got fever & sick you know. The last 1 I could recalled was somewhere last year...Luckily, the rest of family were just suffering normal ill.

Oh dear...I miss blogging, a lot!!

Received this tag from Syari. So you want to know more about me, eh? :)

Here are a bunch of things about myself:

1. What do you want for your birthday?
A trip to Disneyland Florida or Disneyland Japan ( my childhood dream..)

2. Who will be your next kiss?
My daughter, hubby, daughter, hubby, daughter again..so on...

3. When was the last time you went to the mall?
Last week at Harbour Town..hehe

4. Are you wearing socks right now?
Yeap..has a fever & cold but slowly recovering...or else I wouldn't answer these questions..huhu..

5. How did you spend your summer?
Last summer 2007 we did spend a fantastic holiday in Sydney for a week and it seemed to be the 1st & last 1 since we'll fly back to our home sweet home soon

6. Have you been to the cinema in the last 5 days?
Emm...not really but only spent our time watching movies from home lately

7. What was the last thing you had to drink?
As for the time being, the 'air asam jawa' (water+tamarind paste) would be the delicious one for me..you know, I got these cold+flu+soar throat.

8. What are you wearing right now?
Pajama + 2 jumpers

9. What was your last purchase?
Erm..Casa Domani 3 tier cake serving from Myer since the stock take sale on now

10. What was the last food you ate?
Self recipe marinade steak...

11. Who would be the person you would call if you were up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep?
Call?..uh..uh..online perhaps..

12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
Let me see...nope!

13. Do you have a pet? Pet??
Yeuuu..sorry..scared of those..

14. What made you laugh in the last 5 days?
Daddy's funny jokes..he loves to make me laugh all the time

15. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
Gold Coast...

16. What is the last thing you purchased online?
Ooo...am interested to do so but..still not success yet

17. One thing you hate about yourself?
Too emphatic

18. Do you miss anyone?
Yeap, my late mother, my grandmother, father & lil brothers.

19. What are your plans for the day?
Not in particular..but recently I always plan to pack up things but end up to be in front of the screen...?&%*@#

20. Last person you msg’d?
My uncle a minute before my N70 was brutally taken on 15/5/08 in Carousel

21. Ever went to a camp?
Several times but not now of course, definitely during my school time...

22. Are you a good student in school?
Good, heh? 'Boleh la'....hihi..

23. What do you know about the (your) future?
Death, absolutely but other than that I guess, only God knows..

24. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
Yeap..currently wearing Cool Water from Davidoff for casual, Flower from Creed for any special function, other collections like 5th Ave from Elizabeth Arden, Oui from Lancome and few of them left back in Malaysia, can't recall..sorry!

25. Where is/are your best friend/s right now?
In Malaysia.

Now, let me see, who are going to be my next victims. LOL.... I'd like to know more about, Zara, Atehlaila, and K. Farina. Girls it's not compulsory for you to do this okay. I felt it was fun and easy to do and I enjoyed it. :D ( Sorry..I quote all this from Syari's..-'kes maleh nak pikir la ni' LOL )

Token of Appreciation

I would like to dedicate this very own post specially to all my fellow bloggers, friends ( either I knew personally or just a silent readers).

I believe this will be a great way for me to express how much I appreciate you guys especially to those who are continuously give your full supports by contributing and gave your kind valuable comments to any posts. I'm so overwhelmed that you guys have cheered and live up this humble blogs. And to all the silent readers (really have, meh?), whomever you are, your precious time to stopping by and read this blog are highly appreciated too..

On top of all, I would like to present this humble gift to my fellow blogger whom support me ever since I started blogging sometime last year and to be the longest commentator I've ever received in the 'Personal view on the recent trip' post on 8/6/08...

Syari, this is for you...

To my fellow bloggers, this is for you guys...

And this is specially to all of you who read my humble blog...

Good news! Winter is here...

The coldest season of the year is already here. Am freaking out with the flu & cold virus. They are easily spread out during this time without any warning. Argh...still remember that last year it was horrible when the kids & hubby were attacked by the virus at one shot. Woo...it was me then whom exhausted. Naa..not complaining but just rambling..hahaha...

And from now on until the season ends by August, jumper & sock will be my best buddies, not to mention the heater & electric blanket too...and my favourite destination will be the TOILET...definitely..Even more worst that during this time, my stomach seems to always rumble every now & then. Oh man..! Me, getting bloated like a hot balloon...most possibbly, indeed! Oh dear....anybody care to help?!

But the good news is that this winter will be going to be the last one for me & family..HOOORAY!!
Can't wait to be home soon...So glad that we're counting days from now on till the actual day arrived. Despite of the bad news of petrol price rises recently & stuff like that, it doesn't affect our joy to come back to our home sweet home.

We truly missed our family & relatives, variety foods (of course), our car bla..bla..bla...

And the most important and along waited thing that I keen to do as soon arriving home is that to get hair cut, guys!! Damn expensive if I intend to do it here again in Perth...Last time I did was sometime last year and it cost me AUD26 for just a plain cut...LOL!! After that 'tobat'....

Personal view on the recent trip..

In my personal opinion, it will be such a waste if u had the chance to be abroad or be somewhere else besides where u live without observing what are the other counterparts are alike...And stick to that thought, I found several points to ponder from my observation during my 1 week trip recently. But before continuing to read the post any further, I strongly suggest that you read with an open mind ok..if any facts written below that you found not to agree with, it's totally not my problem...hahaha...

1) Little Paris
Since we spend most of our time in the city, I figured out that it was true that Melbourne known for its city of fashion. I noticed that Melburnians are well dressed and fashionable too. I could witnessed that right from elegant coat, trendy boot (since it was cold month-autumn) to the most funkiest t-shirt. Moreover, I could see that at times, they were just wearing a plain clothes but added it up with some but not too much accessories like hat, scarf, jeweleries, bag & stuff like that. And the result was...brilliant outlook! I really admired the way they dressed, frankly.

2) Multi culture Melburnian
I would describe. Besides the 'orang putih' (hihi..), they are many Asians too. From my personal point of view, frankly speaking that I saw many I*di*ns while spending our time in the city. And Daddy too agreed with what we've seen. They were almost everywhere- be it in the tram, at the tram's station, in the restaurants, shops, pave walks...yes...almost everywhere. huahuahua...even though there is no I*di*n Town in the city unlike the Ch*n*s* communities whom are proud with their China Town which located in the heart of Melbourne.

3) The buildings
I really impressed with the fantastic buildings which influenced by Victorians-Europe-Gothic look. They are just so amazing and by just looking at these buildings had give me a truly more than 100% satisfactions..As you might see in my previous posts, just few out of hundreds of them that I managed to snap. I suggest that if you guys planning to visit Melbourne, strolling around the city is the best idea even though your feet might not so agree with that. But I can assure you that it really worth and will give you an incredible feeling you can ever imagine...( apply only to those who appreciate historical buildings only ok..)

4) Shopping
What can I say, I guess my previous posts can describe how I felt...To all the shopaholics or not so into it, I would say that there are nearly something for everyone you might found in the city and it's a matter of how you want to spend and how wise and well of you dig for the bargain...

5) Behaviour
Besides enjoying the trip so much, we did came across some unpleasant experiences too. There were 2 incidents in particular that I couldn't forget actually.

1stly,
there was this 1 night, couldn't remember when actually, it happened during our journey back to our accommodation, as usual, on board with 2 kids, 2 strollers could be such a difficult one. To our surprise, no one on board was offering any help or seat to the kids as it used to be before.

What make me pissed off was that, there was this *h***** man who sat alone right beside us, didn't squeezed at all neither make room to my 2 kids. Oh my, how rude..and no mercy & concern at all...I grumped & sort of cursed him within..@#%*? Well, luckily nothing had happened to the kids and we got our seat before reaching our destination..Oh dear..and guys, don't be surprised if you will encounter such situation while here.

2ndly,
this incident happened while we're waiting the tram to the city. That morning, I heard a continuous honks from a car. At 1st, I didn't bother at all but when I turned to that particular car, suddenly I saw this crazy driver-'o*g p*t*h' of course showed a 'finger sign' ( I guess u know what it is). It was shocking me indeed but not to spoil the rest of my day of course.

I assumed that he was honk aloud just to make me noticed him. I didn' t know for what reason he did it but I was pretty sure that was because of my appearance or errr...might be he was totally drunk & insane I supposed. Well, I guess my conclusion on my appearance was the main reason he did that because I faced the same thing while visiting Sydney some time ago. Oh dear...

But hey, I wouldn't give any damn to such hatred showed by the local. I presumed that these kind of people are immature, not open minded and like snail in the shell. So, guys...I would like to give you a gentle warn and just be mentally prepared when you have planned to visit any foreign counterparts because you might experience such incident after what had happened on 911...They are so skeptical to us- the *us**m especially when our appearance indicates one...

In nutshell, (cam karangan la pulaks)

I strongly agreed with the Malay proverb saying that 'Jauh perjalanan luas pemandangan'. Why? Not only I got the chance to witness the beauty sceneries of the other counterparts and got to meet them personally, commensurate with the nice and unpleasant experiences that I've been through during my trips, and being abroad for sometime, has somehow broaden my thinking and open up my mind about the true colour of the others and make me even more wiser in term of balancing my judgmental to them in the future.

Sekian Terima Kasih..

Adios Melbourne-13/5/08

While in the taxi, we spotted this 'building' hanging on the air...huahua...creative eh?

Finally, after 1 1/2 hour journey from the city, we saw this sign...

If upon arrival our flight was with Tiger Airways and landed at Tullamarine Airport nearer to the city which took only 20 min...but during our departure with Jetstar which has their own terminal at Avalon Airport, took us 5 times farer(?) (really got this words, eh? whatever). Wonder why we chosen 2 different flight? This billboard simply got the answer...

Alhamdulillah, we landed safely at Perth Domestic Airport at about quarter to 5pm after nearly 4 hours journey. All went smoothly and before reached home, we stopped by at Mahsuri at Victoria Park for dinner..

12/5/08-2nd last day

Our 2nd last day began with visiting the St. Kilda which known for its beach and Luna Park-amusing park. After done with photos and what not, we boarded on a tram and headed to city. And guys, there was a terrible incident had happened while we on board. There was this elderly couple (about 70's of age but they still seem strong to me) who boarded in the tram together with us.

To make the story long- As soon as we got into the tram, unexpectedly, this poor old lady who still searching for a seat on board seemed unstable and the tram already get going. Suddenly... Bang!! She hit the aisle with her head 1st. It was so unbelievable that it occurred right before our eyes. Poor that old lady..Luckily, she wasn't bleeding and still conscious at that time.

And Daddy was offering help so did others passengers. Oh dear, it was such an unfortunate start of the day for them and to us as well. And without further delay, the tram's driver quickly called the ambulance and due to that all the passengers on board would need to catch up other tram then. My goodness, what an experience!

Enough bout that sad story, our mission that day was to explore what's on Collin St which known for its famous high end branded shop and famous- Block Arcade. Aa..aa....! Don't get me wrong, we actually got nothing from the boutiques but just enjoying ourselves strolling and window shopping...hahaha...

When our feet started shaking & our stomach began to rambling, we then stopped at Australia on Collin to fill on our tanks and before strolled again at the Bourke St-known for the rows of shopping lots and centre for shopaholic...and the 2 famous department stores in Oz, Myer & David Jones.

However, we in turn decided to spend our very last minute shopping at DFO. And we got only 1 hour back then before it closed at 6pm. Even though it was quite rushing but we still managed to grabs few stuff from Katehill & Ninewest-damn satisfied!!

And there we were ended our very last night in Melbourne with full hands...and smile thru ears.

In front of Luna Park

This is the ambulance and the paramedics who rushing to the incident and check upon the poor old lady in the tram at St. Kilda road

The girls enjoying themselves at Collin St

Mummy's tiring pose and the hungry girls in Direct Factory Outlet.
The shop already closed but we still took our time to snap few shots for remembrance after 1 hour shop til drop session.

Awesome gifts on the Mothers Day 2008

Pursuant to my previous post before the 7th Anniversary, as promised here are the gifts that I've got for this year Mothers Day...Just before that, hopefully it's not too late to wish you guys especially the blogger moms A very Happy Mothers Day...Hope it was a great one!

The Card

An exclusive card created by Farysha at school which I received just before departing Melbourne on 6/5/08

A special poem inside the card.

A magnetic photo frame designed by her little hand which I currently put it on the fridge

Presenting Marjorie & Grace from Settlerbears

Tada...these cutie bears I received from daddy during our recent trip in Melbourne. I guess not too old for me to get one. To be honest, I'm not into teddies actually, have seen so many of them in the mall but when I looked at these ones at Queen Victoria Market, like falling in love at the 1st sight. Don't know why? For your info, every teddies sold here come with a name tag on them. Also, there are numerous collections of Settlerbears sold with different fancy and English alike clothes on them.