Once in 4 years..

A special day? perhaps.... after all it doesnt come around every year now does it?!!

Tapi kan i'm thinking kalau ikut je lunar months, tak yah la nak adjust2 (eh ya ke?). rasanya la but what do i know.

Yang pasti i'm going nuts-o!!

.. my monthly's gone haywire this month, probably premenapausal in nature (i dont even want to think about the other possibilities).

.. my previous projek cuti sekolah (moving the kiddoes bedrooms) is still on hold until we install air cond to the den. and the hubs isnt showing any signs of that happening anytime soon.

.. the recent skyhigh water bill seems to be indicative of a leak somewhere along the pipes within the property (it has rocketted to RM300+ without any reason whatsoever), which means we need to engage the services of a plumber. but golfman isnt showing any signs of that happening anytime soon either (he'd rather tutup the mains before he goes off to bed).

.. the erratic weather and sudden downpours have caused mild (but still irratingly inconvenient) flooding of my wet kitchen, thus cementing the fact that the contractor we'd hired was a freakin' asshole. some rectification work is necessary but again i dont foresee anything happening anytime soon.

Aaargghh.

BUT regardless of all the BS.... 29/02/2008 is still a special day.

RK trivia - i am addicted to text twist. after a while it becomes kinda boring but i still sit there like a fool and do it anyway. pathetic... that i am i guess. or compulsive without the obsessive? dunno but right now the whooshing sound is bliss.

Kereta oh kereta

Alahai lamanya nak arrange tukar nama ni.... should always think twice before buying a car whose owner is over the seas. leceh seribu kali leceh.

Dah letih la hunggar sana hunggar sini, asyik laju tak menentu. i've never been a wilting bunga tanjung behind the wheels (my kids will attest to my fast driving) but lately its been a madder than mad rush... and i dont think it augers well for anyone.

Crash - boom - bang!!! gawd, thats the last thing i'd want to happen!!! but i find myself flooring the pedal just the same... mainly because i wanna get off the roads as fast as i can.

This super supir-o needs a little time-out. yup, she'd rather be pounding the pavements. ooh the morning runs is a thing of the past now. its been absolutely ages and the sad thing is i still havent been able to come up with a satisfactory alternative. uwaaaaah!!!

Nak keter, nak keter... mane keter?!!

Hmmm rindu la kat my boys. kalau diorang ada panjang skit langkah. nak gi tenguk 10000 BC tapi my daro asyik nak gi ngan bf dia je walaupun mamat tu sekarang tengah bz memanjang. AF tu ok tapi dia tu bila balik selalunya banyak sangat aktiviti, keluar ngan ab la arin la boboy la. AI senang skit nak heret (asalkan makan kat luar semuanya boleh je hehehe) tapi budak tu plak jarang nak balik.

Sigh.

(eh banyak mengeluh la aku ni lately).

ya Allah aku sentiasa mensyukuri segala nikmat MU..

(so yang ngadu2 ni... saja nak bermanja je sebenarnya).

Hmmm

As people grow older they should know better.... maklum la dah makan garam awal, dah banyak pengalaman hidup. as the saying goes 'the older the wiser'.

But not so. its not a given thing that one gets wiser with age. depends on how open they are to their surroundings and how willing to learn from their own & other people's life experiences. for some who are endlessly in denial, who 'choose' to stay hopelessly blur, or are just arrogantly dismissive of views other than their own..... might very well end up with 'peter pan' mentality the whole of their life. sampai satu tahap dah jadi 'tak relevan'.

Paling tak suka bila tenguk orang dah berumur suka marah2. its bad enough if a young punk loses his temper in public tapi lagi teruk kalau tenguk an old fart mengamuk-ngamuk tanpa arah tujuan. memalukan.... mana pergi segala kesabaran? bukan ke lagi tua patut lagi bersabar? lebih-lebih lagi kalau di masukkan pulak bab keimanan.... mana letaknya kemanisan iman?

Buruk sungguh perangai. macam mana nak jadi contoh? pastu senang2 nak menuding jari pada yang muda belia!!! kenapa nak jadi ketam kalau boleh jadi khalifah?!

Sigh.. teramat la rugi.

Pohon petunjuk ke jalan yang KAU redhai.

Wardrobe change

I do realise i'm in dire need of new work clothes.... i've been recycling the same stuff over & over & over and the years have finally taken its toll. what i have i like, tapi kesian je tenguk semua dah lusuh tak bermaya. but to go out and face those racks & racks of endless choices and actually having to choose the ones that suit me best (bcos of limited funds la otherwise no problem, tibai je semua kan?!)... just the thought of it puts me off every time.

I'm a simple person and most comfortable in jeans & tshirt. but of course thats not an option for work lol, not even for site visits and such. so its usually mix & match stuff, with an inclination towards a simple contemporary style (if you could even call it that la). tapiiiiii..... considering my age i'm thinking maybe its time i made my peace with the baju kurung. so far its presence in my wardrobe is only out of necessity. bukannya apa, i have this thing about its kain beralun i.e. the gathers thats bunched up on the side. makes me feel unbalanced somehow and very very uncomfortable, not to mention clumsy. i usually end up using just the top of the baju kurung and teaming it up with one of my dependable black or blue kain selisih instead of the matching bottom.

Yup its high time for a change la.

Especially because with baju kurung you dont have to think beyond choice of material design. theres plenty 'off the rack' so you dont have to worry about finding a reputable tailor. and getting the right size isnt a big deal either because it can be loose and big for all anyone cares. for people like me, one who goes absolutely bonkers when presented with a sea of empty parking lots but is happy with just one, narrowing the options is extremely helpful. and its also very versatile - with the right accessories (the right tudung, the right shoes & bag) it can be transformed from casual to formal in the blink of an eye!! tak payah pening2 fikirkan which blouse would suit which longskirt and whether the kebaya will still fit given your penchant for yummylicious cheesecake even after a substantial (read: heavy) dinner.

Betul la.... very the easy. now if i can only stop myself from cringing everytime i think about it.


Workout Log.
gym/treadmill - 4km/35mins/300cal/speed @7 but fiddled around with the incline levels.

Captured images

Truth be told we're a camera-shy family..... we dont really have lotsa pics to show off and kalau adapun gitu2 je. now that the kids are all grown i sometimes wish there were more captured images for me to go back to. going down memory lane without these little triggers can be quite an uphill endeavour, especially when i've become that much more sluggish in the 'memory recall' department lol.

Recently for a family that isnt too clicker happy (as in trigger happy) we're suddenly seeing a lot of clicking equipment about the place. AI's diploma in mass comm requires that he lugs around a dslr camera so last year we got him a pentax (friggin expensive but lucky thing we got one that was on sale). last week AF came home with the sole purpose of getting himself something similar, a sony this time (bought largely on his own sholarship surplus), to facilitate his teaching modules. and latest is AH... she's in the 'sidang redaksi majalah sekolah' and who'd have thought she'd be appointed as one of the photographers?!! omigosh, another cam in the house (from zero to trio?) but this time it'll be one of 'em automatic thingies.. like cybershot perhaps (oh but she says it has to be of a certain megapixel and no, i really dont know what i'm talking about lol).

Hmmmm maybe it's time i got me one of 'em facials since i might very well be the object of errr, interest nanti kan (perasan hehehehe). but i also have this nagging suspicion it wont be doing much good la dah kerepot mepot ni hikhik ;)

What a relief to finally have i/net connection again. we were cut off from the rest of the whole wide world (another shortform for the www lol) part of saturday and all of sunday. AH was supremely annoyed she couldnt get online.... partly because of the 'terencat-ness' it'd caused to her chatting & myspace, partly the 'terbantut-ness' to her guitar sessions like access to tabs, lyrics and utube. she usually spends her time playing mainstream english hits like misery business, polaroid etc etc. but i did catch her trying out malay hits recently and i must say her rendition (bantai version she says) of faisal's kasih tercipta & imran ajmain's 1000 tahun was pretty amazing. but then i'm her mom so i'm biased i guess heheh.

She's an introvert but to a certain extent having a bf helped her open up a bit but its a slow process. no i dont want her to do a 360 deg turn on me no way. its just that i sometimes wish she'd sing at school and blow her schoolmates away.... to most of them she's the sweet, nerdish rather predictable prefect, another face in the crowd. aside from her close friends they've never seen the kick-ass side of her lol. but that one, she has many layers... and i'm slowly discovering some of them myself :)

Panas petang

Never underestimate the effects of the afternoon heat..... it can really get to ya!!!!

I always try to avoid running in the late afternoon tapi apa kan daya when theres no other option available to me. semenjak tinggal satu je kereta to our disposal my morning schedule memang kena tolak ketepi..... nak sampai ofis on time pun dah satu rahmat after sending off AH and her daddy to their respective destination. i love the cool morning air when i'm huffing and puffing away like a mad cow.... bila inhale masuk tu segar je rasanye, and the ole lungs bersemangat la skit nak berfungsi.

Kurang enjoy sebenarnya lari petang2 especially now. badan yang dah berumur ni agak memberontak bila dipaksa bermengah2 sambil disalai mentari yang walaupun dah mula mengundur namun bahangnya tetap terasa. kejap je dah letih..... leceh ah. nak pergi bersantai kat gym takut tersangkut pulak kat bulatan kayangan yang sibuk sangat selepas waktu kerja. malam2 pulak dah nak kena melayan famili.

Aaaarggghhh and i hate it that i find myself making lots & lots of excuses sekarang ni!!!! gawd, i just want my car back!!!! tapi nak mintak balik dari aie when he obviously needs it more than me tak sampai hati la plak so...... ish tak sabar la tunggu settle whatever it is that needs to be settled before we can start using the 'new' car (secondhand actually but still new la to us lol) that we're buying.

*sigh*

Dulu2 hantar ambik bebudak je kesana sini.... tapi sekarang tambah plak mengantar mengambik paknye not only to work and back but also to the golf course or wherever else the need may be.

*double sigh*

Weh, penat la jadi super supir-o ni!!!! (but i'm also perfectly sure the Abe himself pun super penat naik turun lrt so kesian gak la kat dia actually heheh.... luvya babe!!).


Workout Log
Run/PM - 4k/tasik/took my own sweet time.

Mak's 64th

Semoga dipanjangkan umur dalam keimanan & kesejahteraan yang tak bertepi.

2007 was a traumatic year for mak and losing her bestfriend towards the end of it was a big blow to her already waning spirit. she knows she has my full support but with my rather full life right now, i know that she's keeping back a lot of things from me.

She needs people her own age to share the aches & pains and all the uncertainties that comes with growing old. but everytime i try to make some sort of arrangement for her, she's never interested so.... i guess she knows what she needs better than me. mana boleh paksa2..... orang tua2 tersangat la sensitif when it comes to these things.

I just want you to have peace of mind and soul mak..... happy 64th birthday!!!

Meragam

I dont enjoy soaps nor am i able to stomach hindustani movies (beautiful scenery tho). bukan apa i just cant take prolonged conflict or too much drama at one seating. i'm more of a discovery/national geog/ci channel freak. documentaries & sitcoms are more my taste but of course since i'm still a chick (albeit an old one), i do enjoy the occasional sickeningly sweet love story :)

Anyways documentaries selalu cover stories about myths and the busting of such myths and kita pun have more than our fair share of such stuff. theres always something or other that we'd just love to debunk especially the ones yang macam tak masuk akal je. one of them is the belief that kalau kita nak beli kereta baru jangan cakap depan kereta lama nanti 'dia' (meaning said car) will start to meragam aka merajuk.

Hehehe kinda boggles the mind a lil bit there kan, sebab mana la kereta nak berperasaan and merajuk2 macam tu kan? after all its a friggin machine kan, mana ada feelings!!!! weell.... so far its been great with us, with our fair share of cars, the comings & goings of which tak la meninggalkan kesan sangat. bila sampai masa nak tukar, tukar je la apa kisah sangat.... everything has its time.

Tapi lately Abe and i cant help but notice, semenjak dua menjak nak beli kereta baru ni, our car has been really acting up macam primadona lagaknye. hari tu out of the blue breakdown giler2 kat kelana jaya sampai kena tow and masuk workshop. after a good haul kitorang ingat ok la but nooooo..... petang tadi tak pasal2 meragam lagi kat of all places bulatan yang teramat sibuk (entah apa nama bulatan tu entah) connecting sg besi-jalan loke yew-cheras-kg pandan!!!!!! tengah drive tu tetiba je the cessation of power, dengan pergerakan yang amat la perlahan mengalahkan kereta lembu. pedal to the metal pun tak de kesan whatsoever, menghengsut ever so slowly to the chagrin (or anger more like it) of fellow drivers sampai la dapat berhenti kat tepi (thank god tak obstruct traffic). if we'd stopped at the roundabout it would have caused a massive jam for sure.

We were actually trying to find our way back to taman maluri, cheras and was inching our way along with the others towards the roundabout when it happened. helpless we took the nearest exit (the otak tak function, on the spot kind of decision) into jalan loke yew and came to a complete stop a few metres away (right in front a big bridal shop i think). as usual thank you aam, even tho it took what seemed like hours for help to arrive, you were still there when we needed you. seems that it was nothing other than the low fuel..... even tho the warning light had only just blinked and the indicator showed a plus minus 47mile capacity before hitting 'empty', the car can (if it wants to) decide to go dead on you!!! actually a while after we'd unceremoniously stopped by the roadside, the hubs did try restarting the car and it did respond. but rather than have it suddenly die on us again, we decided to just stay put... at least until professional help was available.

Funny, sebelum ni pun bukannya tak pernah drive while the fuel indicator lights were blinking.... selalunya memang sempat la setakat nak cari petrol station to fill up. in fact kekadang tu siap pusing-pusing singgah menyinggah sana sini pun sebab about 40 miles tu sempat juga la buat macam2. TAPI why did the car suddenly decide to die on us now?

Agaknya la kan, sekarang ni ada 'orang' tu dah pandai merajuk kot?!!!


Workout Log
Briskwalk/PM - 3K /about 30 mins/around neighbourhood
(temankan cik Abe who's urat rajin suddenly decided to make itself felt lol)

Sports Day

Wheeeeeeeee...... its sports day for AH and gang!!!!

That girly girl of mine is pretty happy that her kapitan-o bf successfully led their sports house to victory as overall champion as well as coming up tops in the kawad category. looks like his dedication and hardwork (and also her sacrifice in the face of his neverending 'bz bz bz' status) has paid off.

I dunno but somethings just not right. shes not saying but i can sense it... since school started they've somehow been drifting further and further apart. being bz is a major part of it and now she has to contend with his sudden popularity & limelight pulak. it might just go to his head.

You gotta be strong girl. better a bz man than a lady's man i suppose.

(unless of course if he's both.... and when that happens then you better RUUUUUN for dear life!!)

OOh and kudos to AH's classmates on their debut as actors in NTV7's kurus which aired tonite. way to go smk sek 9!!!!!!


Workout Log
Aerobics/AM - 30 mins/dataran shah alam
- (had to drop off girl @ matsushita stadium first so was kinda late)
Run/Am - 4k/35mins/tasik
- (the aerobics was a good warm up)

Sharing

... is not necessarily caring lol!!!!

Not when it comes to sharing viruses that is. cik Abe dah seminggu down with flu so since kami ni dah berjanji untuk berkongsi hidup dan secara tak langsung everything else that comes with it, maka dengan itu terkongsi la juga virusnya.

Absolutely pening, joints creaking, aches and pains almost every part that has the capacity for sensation.... life's suddenly not so good.

After dropping off the girl and the hubs, i made a beeline for the clinic because i knew for a fact, kalau dah balik memang tak larat nak keluar lagi so i made sure i got me my meds, my mc and it was straight to the bed for me.

Dapat lena uninterrupted 2-3 jam baru legaaaa.

Then it was back to my supir-o duties... and with the semi-high induced by the cough & selsema meds, the outlook was a lot rosier. until sundown..... and it was back to the bed for me.

Eeeek. i need to fight this.

Thank god AI made it to kl and is back in lendu safe & sound. i hate it when he and his friends have to get about in a rented car.... this time on an assignment that required an interview with a kl based publisher. cuak bila fikirkan the sad condition of most rentals (students would obviously go for cheap ones) and i do wish the Abe would hurry up and arrange something for kiddo no. 2. but for now, doa je la yang mengiringi anak2.

Stop the rumours

The Triple Filter test

One day a man came to a Muslim scholar and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on a minute," the scholar replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," the scholar continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test.

The first is the filter of Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said the scholar. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary......"

"So," the scholar continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness.

Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded the scholar, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

i must remind myself of this more often.

kalau tak betul dah jatuh fitnah (berat tu) and theres just no end to mengumpat (equally berat). i really should open my mouth only when absolutely necessary but its a hard thing to do especially bila tengah galak bergebang. tapi....... kerana mulut badan binasa so ganbatte RK!!! *pressing lips firmly together (ouch kebas la pulok hehehe)*

Ever grateful

One of the benefits of growing old (yeah it doesnt just turn u into an ugly old hag who cant seem to remember anything anymore hehehe) is that things dont really disturb or bother you as much as they used to. life's more peaceful, serene.

For example if i find myself or any of the kids breaking a fav mug or teapot or vase... as i look down at the broken pieces i start thinking, heck so what, its just a mug/teapot/vase and i have lots of that anyway. believe me it would have been a completely different scenario if it was say, 10 years back. penuh telinga bebudak kena sumbu and kalau sendiri yang buat, tak habis2 la dilanda waves upon waves of penyesalan.

And used to be, kalau cik Abe asyik membebel ke, terlajak main golf ke, terlupa pape ke, 'absent' while present ke.... alamak hai, sakit hati ni bukan kepalang, meluap2 rasanya. or when he comes home and start getting all grumpy & angry for no apparent reason (its usually work related but still) i cant help but feel ever so guilty & defensive... tapi sekarang ni suka hati you la!! he has the right to whatever he's feeling and since its not within my control, i shouldnt be feeling bad about it. i just try to stay out of his way or when i'm feeling generous, be silently supportive.

I also used to get this bouts of melancholy and discontent.. the root of which i've never really been succesful in trying to fathom. it was just a sort of darkness that permeated my existence. but since i hit 40 (those many years ago), i've been more at peace with the world and myself. i guess i'm finally able to really really accept the concept of 'bersyukur' and being grateful of all my blessings... be it apparent or in disguise. not that i wasnt grateful before , i was, but i just didnt allow it to completely embrace me.

Yes, as i look at my life i know i am truly blessed.

So at this point in time i've become mellower and angstfree. but then the trick now is to balance it up with the right amount of passion. it'd be so easy to suddenly be brimming with so much mellowness that one actually stops feeling passionate about anything or worse still stop caring. oh busted vacuum? how inconvenient but thats ok.... oh he broke his promise? he shouldnt have but thats ok..... oh she kicked the teacher? how terrible but thats ok.

Too mellow.

Now anything thats in the extreme is bad. life needs equilibrium so gotta work on my passion.

Hmmm.. wonder when age is going to start getting me all the wiser?

Workout Log
Run/AM - 4k/tasik/35mins

Poor dahleeng

... it turned out to be such an ntah pape day for my daro.

Her bf turned 17 last month and he suddenly morphed into a rather busy young man. during the school hols she had him almost entirely to herself, goofing n fooling around each chance they had. but the start of school see's him juggling between the preparations for several major events like the up and coming sports day, sukma and of course spm. quite a substantial load to bear, one that his gf must come to terms with i guess.

Actually today's arrival was eagerly anticipated because they were finally going out again. if i remember rightly their last real date was in late december so its been quite awhile. unfortunately, it failed to materialise because something turned up and he had to cancel. as AH was dealing with the disappointment an unexpected call from her cousins suddenly changed everything..... she now found herself in a rather disorganized outing at sunway lagoon!!! why disorganized? because the invitation came out of the blue (so i'm guessing it was impromptu as usual) and the so-called plan kept changing so often that they didnt get to go into the lagoon until well after 3pm!! sheesh..... not very cost effective considering that the park closes at 6.30pm. kids!!

She agreed to go just to get away from the earlier disappointment but in the end it didnt really help all that much.

Sweetheart, kita hanya merancang......

Gigi oh gigi

We're simple people. me. the hubs. the kids. so simple in fact that sometimes i think we really really annoy my mom.

In our household, theres no hard & fast rule about anything (excluding hukum tuhan of course).... flexibility & adaptability is the name of the game. walaupun ada house rules, tapi they just serve as basic guidelines. kalau boleh justify alternatives why not?

So bebudak can have anjal bedtimes, reschedule chores or have unexpected friends pop over any time of the day. no standing to ceremony. yours truly herself wont think twice about ditching her cleaning & mopping if something more important turns up (especially if its anything to do with the kiddoes). unfortunately it wrecks havoc on my mother's nerves sebab she's the sort of person who needs to plan in advance and feels good when her life is regulated.

Kesian tapi thats not the way i want things to be with my family. memang kena berdisiplin sikit sebanyak tapi tak la rigid. somehow in life you have to be able to go with the flow and roll with the punches. in fact jangan terkejut kalau ada harinya rumah berselerak sebab penghuninya semua tetiba decide nak spend some time at the park instead heheh.

Semalam i finally made arrangements for AH to see my good friend Dr S, a senior dentist who also happens to be a 'gum'/periodontics expert. AH needs some work done on her teeth.... for someone who really HATES milk, her teeth have turned out pretty strong because she still has this one, very the stubborn gigi susu (a canine to be exact) yang masih berdiri teguh sampai the real tooth terpaksa grow behind it.

We wouldnt have realised it if AH didnt have that big scare early last year. she woke up one morning to really heavy bleeding of her gums. it was so traumatic that she stopped sucking her thumb cold turkey (ehemm... she was then still the occasional thumb sucker). for 2 whole weeks she was teary and depressed, convinced that she was going to lose all of her teeth and the prospect scared her shitless.

A visit to the dentist brought things back to its proper perspective. she WASNT losing her teeth (obviously heheh) and even though she was practising good dental hygiene, she was to pay more attention to her gums (that meant flossing and mouthwash w/out fail). and no going back to her 'baby habit' either. it was also during that time that we discovered the existence of her gigi berlapis. it grew in such a way that it wasnt noticeable unless you peeped inside. in fact AH herself thought it was one HUGE tooth instead of 2.

I was pretty miffed actually. AH's teeth was ok to begin with and i'd thought thank god, none of my kids needed braces after all. the idea of braces were pretty scary to me. all that reconstruction.... what if things dont turn out as planned? call me old fashion tapi kalau setakat senget sikit2 tu biar je la.

But now, tak sampai hati la pulak nak leave AH with a gaping space once her gigi susu decides to fall off (entah bila).... and when the dentist (or whatever it is u call the orthodontic fella) told us we probably had to take out 4 of her teeth in preparation for the braces, i sorta freaked out and just took a time-out from making any decisions.

Nasib baik we'd put it on hold until after pmr.... cos now S thinks we probably could get away with something a lil less drastic in trying to settle the problem.

we'll see.

Adhoc event?

..... ntah la but from the look of things macam tu la gayanya.

Majlis Anugerah Cemerlang Negeri Selangor 2008..... dirasmikan oleh YAB MB di anjurkan oleh jps/jab pendidikan selangor. and it had the trappings of a last minute scheme cooked up by some smart alecs in one of their 'aha' moments right in the middle of some dark murky nite.

Nobody seemed to know anything beyond the fact that the PMR 2007 straight As candidates were getting certificates and RM200 from the state government for their achievement..... and they're all supposed to be personally accompanied by parents or guardians as opposed to just their teachers. letters for parents were distributed friday and it didnt really clarify anything except the time involved i.e. 1pm to 6pm and venue i.e. stadium malawati shah alam. no programme or event highlights were included, bila tanya cikgu diorang pun tak tau thus the absolute confusion that ensued. total fiasco wa cakap sama luu.

Mana taknye awal2 lagi dah face traffic jam nak masuk kawasan parking stadium malawati. lucky thing i'm a shah alam native so tau la selok belok jalan n shortcut to worm my way out of the sea of cars. pastu after finally securing a parking space dah jam pulak kat entrance sebab kena daftar (without any visible instructions anywhere and kena pandai2 je sendiri). the problem with letting people make their own way is the danger of it turning into a free for all. true enough there was a lot of pushing n shoving, ngalahkan kambing but what would one expect when there was no shephards in sight to begin with?!!!!

It was a relieve to finally make our way to the main stadium area where the students were grouped together according to their respective schools and parents were relegated to the upper level seats. rupanya majlis proper was actually scheduled to start at 3pm but there we were, valiantly fighting off the fuzziness of sleep that was threatening to destroy our credibility as proud parents lol.

Kalau tak kerana nak raikan anak2 memang dah lama angkat kaki. kalau tak kerana nak raikan anak2 dah lama guling2 on the floor like a mad dog in fits of maniacal laughter.

Nak pilihanraya punya pasal macam2 ada. and bukannya tak berterima kasih tapi kalau dah nak buat tu, buat la betul-betul, biar terasa keikhlasan & kesungguhannya.

Weekend tally

Saturday saw me attending 2 weddings..... satu setakat menyambut undangan jiran, and the other had the hubs bertugas sebagai penyambut tetamu!! yelahkan golf buddy punya pasal kena la bantu membantu hehehe. last weekend was the nikah & wedding reception on the brides side, this weekend menyambut menantu pulak.

Thank god all i had to do was sit and try (i'm stressing on the word try ok) to look pretty because earlier that morning i went nuts and did 2 loops of the tasik (i.e. 8km). patutnya kacang mamak je for some people.. tapi den teraso loteh la jugak sebab den dah lamo tak buet hehehe.

All in all the reception went according to plan. kira ok la sebab mana ada perfect apa2pun kan.

Workout Log
Saturday - AM run/8k/tasik
Sunday - AM aerobics/30mins... cut short by the rain so sambung lari
- AM run 4k/tasik... best la pulak lari dalam hujan.