Bomb scare

At around 10 - 10.15 am today all the 'warga kerja' of the selangor state secretariat were shocked by news of a bomb in the building. like lambs ready for slaughter everyone followed the instructions to vacate the premise. all very calm, very regimented with almost no hint of panic, and it somehow struck me that we were either a breed of very brave souls or too insulated by a false sense of security that the possibility of being blown to bits was just beyond our comprehension. i'm a little scared to admit that its probably the latter... scared because being in a state of denial doesnt auger well for a well prepared reaction in the face of such an event.

Just look at security. like most things around here it has fallen into the blow hot n blow cold category. sometimes security is tighter than a friggin a--hole but then there are also days you could sashay your way pass the gates, like a prostitute strutting her wares, without eliciting even a protesting blink from the guards. if one really pondered at what could've gotten through those gates, i dont think we could be sitting at our desks as serenely as we're doing now, almost without a care in the world. but we've always been this easily lulled by our peaceful environment plus the fact that violence has never been a way of life around these parts.

But is all that going to change soon?

Sigh.... dunno.

But at least for now, it turned out to be just another bomb scare. but then again, one can also get used to such scares..... and be lulled deeper and deeper into that false sense of security. until one not-so-fine day, kabooooooom!!!

Such gory scenarios belong to the movie screens and lets keep it that way. i dont think i much fancy having my grey matter splattered all over the rubble.

Mini domestic glitches

I woke up this morning to a leaking kitchen sink. sunday, when most plumbers are claiming their day of rest and prone to charging double if roused from it in any way. now whats a woman to do? she surely cant just let the already messy wet kitchen become any messier can she?

But first things first. its that customary morning run for her to put things in its proper perspective lol. i'd made a pact earlier with AH that we'd have McD's big breakfast if she'd trade her sunday snooze-in for some communal aerobic fun at the dataran shah alam. we even stopped over to pick up an 'anak buah' cum officemate who wanted to tag along.

After sweating it out and then filling up to the brim at McD's (sorta counter productive eh - exercise giler2 pastu makan sakan2 lol but hey, one's gotta eat kan), its back to the leaky sink for me. adeh.... susah takde handyman around nih. the boys pulak awal2 lagi dah lari sebatu when it comes to this sorta thing. problem computer or any of the techie stuff takpe but nope, nothing to do with the kitchen or bathroom. sheeeesh!!

A woman's gotta do what a woman's gotta do!!

The problem: leak, leak, leak.

The solution: lots of silicone glue to act as sealant at the joints and caulking thread to tighten up the dripping cleaning outlet. should work till somebody who knows whatever hell he's doing takes over lol


The Week in a Flash

Mon 15/05/06
- Buzy with the upcoming SOC. once done with the candles and stuff, its packing all manners of krepek2 into cute little goodie bags - pisang, ubi, bawang, kuih bangkit etc. tak tumpah macam assembly line kat kilang lol

Tues 16/05/06
- paperwork & more krepek-merepek heheh.
- 1 hr aerobics with malik yeehaaa, 20 mins treadmill/2km/150kj

Wed 17/05/06
-AI is now the proud owner of a driver's license yay!!!!!!!!

Thurs 18/05/06
- AF's trial run at paparoti alam sentral: 12 noon - 10 pm @ 2.50/hr. if he pass muster then its a month's partime job for him. when he's on a 'project' and needs to earn some xtra cash its mostly the food outlets for him. he says he likes food preparation and the feeling of going back to basics.
- had to forgo the teh tarik session with my semsas78 gang @ awan besar.
- 1 hr aerobics, again with malik but a rather mild session this time, probably targetted to the more sedentary members.

Fri 19/05/06
- AH had a friend's birthday party to attend and after picking her up we went straight to TGV bukit raja for the midnite screening of Da vinci code & MI3. the original plan was to leave her home with opah bcos of the adult rating for da vinci tapi tak sampai hati la plak so the boys went on ahead to breaking codes while we settled for the more predictable tom cruise.
- didnt really push myself yesterday so made up with an early morning run just before work
25 mins/3 x 1km lap

Sat 20/05/06
- theres nothing more mundane then chores and weekly marketing. fish, meat, poultry - into the freezer. garlics & onions - sessi kopek-mengopek sampai jadi calon pelakon airmata lol.
- was so happy when AH & AF decided to hit some tennis balls while i headed for the gym (AI paling mengelat when it comes to any form of physical activity - he chose to stay home and 'teman' opah, sheesh) @ KSAS. but at least its 2 out of 3 and they're moving their butts along with me lol.
35 mins treadmill/4km/300kj

Sun 21/05/06
- 1 hr aerobics plus 2 x 1km lap at the tasik

A blessed day

Happy Birthday Abe
Happy Birthday Abe
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Abe !!!!!!

Its the man's 48th and the first spent away from home but the kids doas & mine will be with him wherever he goes. Semoga Rahmat & Nikmat Nya milik mu senantiasa Abe ku saye :)

It's also AI's day of surprises..
i. he passed his driving test at first go (he was so certain he wouldnt make it thru the 'on the road' portion sbb asyik mati engine je sebelum ni - mat gabra hehehe)
ii. with the release of the UPU results today, by noon he was most happy to report he did get the course he had so wanted!!!!! he's pretty adamant about taking it up and letting go of the matrix offer. apa2lah anak, asalkan terus berusaha.

Seribu syukur. thank you for such a blessed day Lord!!

As for me i was fully occupied with more SOC related activities. mujur AF's home for term break so at least he's around to take over some of my 'supir' duties... otherwise its the taxi for AH. early morning saw myself and 3 others in banting (yea banting of all places) for the fitting of a 2 piece suit assigned to all ajks involved with 'protocol' duty. prior to this we were already given uniformed baju kurungs (nothing to get excited about since baju kurung was never a fav... but heck its free lol). then it was back to juggling work with more and more cenderahati preparation. the office is really starting to look like a bazaar!!!!

Didnt know AF was fasting and it was a good thing he had the foresight to get enough nando's chicken to go round. Sorry la ma sempat such a cincai breaking fast je yang. its one of those days.

Workout Update
Tues 09/05/06
- 1 hr utterly satisfying aerobics session with malik. berpeluh sakan and with his interesting moves, there was no room for boredom to set in.

Wed 10/05/06
- morning run 3 x 1km lap in 20 mins.

Thurs 11/05/06
- 30 mins aerobics abandoned halfway due to a boring instructor. continued at gym.
- treadmill work: 30 mins/3.8km/speed 9/250 kj followed by 5 mins/0.3km/speed6.5/30kj

On Procrastinating

Kita jadi tak bermaya bila banyak yang tertunggak.

Its easy for people like me to get into such situations. talk to another procrastinator and they'll know exactly what i mean. you let things pile up one after another and before you know it you're overwhelmed. its suddenly all too much and you just want to run away and hide while pretending you have everything under control. and its not like its something new... time and time again, you let it happen. and when you're heavy on the years like me, you sort of run out of excuses. for better for worse, you're a procrastinator and you learn to deal with it, somehow.

Top on my list was a story i'd promise some good people for a good cause. but try as i might, i just couldnt come up with anything remotely decent and i dilly dallied till the promised datelines came and went so many times that i wanted to puke!! heavy of heart i forced myself to face it no matter what and thankfully i finally did get it done walaupun tak sebaik mana. oh tersangat la lega nya sekarang and to my wonderful friend/s, thank you for being so patient with me and the best of luck in your endeavours!! anyway, now i can blog again instead of being ravaged by either guilt or remorse for merepek'ing when in actual fact, i should be keeping my promise :)

Next was setting up an appointment with the toyota car service. the avanza was due for its 22,000 km checkup and i kept postponing making that call. kononnya takut nak commit - maybe nak pakai la, susah nak arrange la, macam2 and i kept mum till the very last moment. AF needed the car to cart back all the stuff he'd accumulated during his 3 year stay in sg petani. and of course i wanted the car in tip top condition for him so that was what finally pushed me into action. shessh..... ngarut betui kan!!

Then there're those few bills that still need settling and for the life of me i cant understand why i'm shirking from it. susah sangat ke nak sumbat cheque into an envelope and pay off that cukai pintu hmmm? i guess a great part of my problem lies in my inability to make & stick to a decision. now indecision, in case you hadn't noticed, is a killer to action - "eh kirim je la payment tu - hmmm tapi kalau gi sendiri lagi cepat tapi kat mana pulak majlis daerah kuala selangor tu ek?!!? - ish kirim je la tapi where's that white envelope again? - eeek, dah lambat sangat ni kena pegi sendiri tapi bila?". By the time i decide to really act on it, the house kat bkt cerakah mesti dah kena sitta or something.

Dah 40 lebih pun tak tau2 jugak lagi?! its not that i dont bask in the the enormous relief or the heavenly bliss i get when i've acccomplised all my tasks, dreaded or otherwise!!!!!! tapi entah la ye.... maybe i secretly get off from all this head bashing but somehow forgot to clue myself in on it kot lol?!!!?


The Week in A Flash (01/05/06 - 07/05/06)

1st May - Labour Day.
- Meronda klcc with the 2 kiddos. mainly to cash out some leftover isetan vouchers Abe won for golfing which we spent mostly on japanese foodstuff... balik buat sendiri sushi etc. we then parked our butts @ kinokuniya, where we bumped into ikelah & dr in the house. memang tak sangka dan walaupun sekejap tapi best dapat jumpa kengkawan!!
- Didnt know they'd be closing down KSAS for labour's day so instead of the gym i detoured to the good ole tasik even though it was getting pretty late. had time only for a short run of 2 x 1km lap in 20 mins since it was almost maghrib and wasnt really a good idea to be huffing & puffing when the azan sounded.

02/05/05
- Tuesdays have always been something i loooked forward to bcos it would mean malik's rousing aerobic sessions. unfortunately this was the 2nd week we'd had to contend ourselves with another 'not so hebat' instructor.
1 hr of mild 'my-heart-isnt-really-in-this' aerobics.

03/05/06
- Buzy buzy day at the big O, no fooling around whatsoever. in between the never ending paperwork, persistent contractors and demanding bosses, there was also preparations for the up and coming SOC (senior officers conference) that selangor will be hosting this year. adeh... ponat den.

04/05/06
- Got the avanza serviced in the nick of time. the office driver was supposed to pick me up immediately after drop off at 8.30 but there was a misunderstanding or rather, miscommunication of sorts and i ended up waiting at the customers lobby till my car was ready round about 10.30 am. weeell, this things happen i guess but i would've taken a taxi if i'd known earlier.
- Aerobics scraped due to the DYMM Agong's visit so its the gym for me. Treadmill - 30 mins/4km/300kj @ steady jog speed of 8-9km and 10 mins/1km/80 kj @ brisk walking speed of 6-6.5.

05/05/06
- You just cant please everyone, can you?!!? I was to attend the tahlil of mak's close friend by maghrib, one which she herself couldnt (or wouldnt) attend. And i also had specific instructions to get a W800 sony ericsson for Abe's friend by day's end, for reasons best known only to him. Factor in the fact that i usually leave the office around 6-6.30 pm and and that i've AH to pick up from school by 7 pm - it didnt actually leave me much room to manuevre and a sure fire formula for turning up late... and late i was for the tahlil (but so were half of those who eventually turned up). i did try my best mak and considering the circumstances, believe me when i say i really really did.

06/05/06
- AF's back for the car and all my 3 children are with me this weekend, alhamdulillah. its a good feeling.
- Tasik morning run: 2 laps x 2km/40 mins plus another 10 mins stretching thrown in.

07/05/06
- AF's down with flu but still very determine to stick to plan and drive back to sg petani with GF & her sister in tow. Colleges are all generally having term break and coincidentally his GF is from sg petani so he has them for company all the way up north. and 3 of his mates will be hitching a ride on the trip back tomorrow. Tak kira la macamana pun, at least he wont be driving alone during both rides.
- AI was in one of his rare 'lazy dont wanna go anywhere' mood so it was female bonding time for AH & me lol. we got ourselves identical heartshaped silver pendants (wish it was platinum but it'll have to do for now lol) at alam central and basically just hung out at shah alam's main shopping triad - SACC, Alam Central & PKNS complex. and we lamented on the absence of a family based cinema in shah alam yet again. like AH was saying, teens her age still went about doing whatever it is they were accused of doing in cinemas, only now they venture further out like midvalley, one utama or klcc. so why not have it closer to home where its easier for parents to monitor their children's activities (if they really wanted to that is). couldnt agree with her more on that one.

Keeping Busy - HIS

The ways of keeping busy are many and varied... but for each their own lol

HIS: Work hard, play hard(er) - seems to be the motto for these men :)
There's nothing like a little healthy competition to ease away the boredom and to work off some of that accumulated stress. so the guys have football, snooker, bowling, ping pong etc all lined up.

The 'premier' semi-turkmen football team.... posing maut heheh

And theres also the more dignified & refined social functions such as get togethers, kenduris, tahlils and other activities, both diurnal and nocturnal!!


Oh, i know all you see are men but rest assured there are plenty of pretty ladies out there in ashgabat. tapi of course la golfman wouldnt want to push that fact into my face by sending me such pics kan lol?!!

Keeping Busy - HERS

HERS : Both work & play, keeps the restlessness at bay :)
A new home for the tons of cds scattered all over the boys' room. And who else but yours truly had the patience to set the thing up from scratch lol?



Here are part of the goodies for the SOC scheduled for the end of may. since yours truly is one of the cenderahati ajk, kena la ringan skit tulang temulang nih. anyway its great training utk kala & ketikanya nak bermenantu esok2... ewah lol. btw, that harmless looking glue gun can get pretty hot!!

This restlessness

A week has passed. you wake up, go through the motions (on autopilot mostly), retire for the nite and the same thing repeats itself over and over again. its senseless days like this that eats away at time and before you know it, just like the poor 'ole frog caught in a slow burning pot of water, its too late to leap away.

Aku rimas, jiwa ku resah & gelisah. bukan setakat berkeluh kesah mengenang dan merindui orang jauh (yes i am missing you so much Abe) tapi kegelisahan ini kegelisahan yang lebih mendalam.... makan kenyang tapi kurang nikmat, mandi basah tapi kurang segar, tidur lena tapi kurang nyenyak. outwardly everything seems ok but on a deeper level, serba tak kena. so i think its that time again. in fact i know its that time again since past experience has shown me that this restlessness is but an internal alarm that's triggered whenever i start straying from my most Beloved.

Oh where are my bearings? what have i accomplished and where am i headed?


Sebenarnya hati ini cinta kepada Mu
Sebenarnya diri ini rindu kepada Mu
Tapi aku tidak mengerti mengapa cinta masih tak hadir?
Mengapa rindu belum berbunga?
Ku cuba menghulurkan sebuah hadiah kepada Mu
Tapi mungkin kerana isinya tidak sempurna, tiada seri
Ku cuba menyiramkan nya agar tumbuh dan berbunga
Tetapi mungkin kerana airnya tidak sesegar telaga kauthar

Sesungguhnya walau ku kutip semua permata di dasar lautan
Sesungguhnya walau ku siram dgn air hujan dari tujuh langit Mu
Namun cinta takkan hadir dan rindu takkan berbunga
Jika tidak mengharap rahmat Mu
Dan menagih simpati pada Mu, ya Allah
Tuhan hadiahkan lah kasih Mu kepada ku
Tuhan kurniakan lah rindu ku kepada Mu
Moga ku tahu syukur ku adalah milik Mu

( RAIHAN)


Week (sun 16/04/06 - sun 23/04/06) in a flash:

Sun 16 - While we were out watching GUBRA, Abe was at Archmal with friends, a place known for its natural healing centres a couple of hours drive from Ashgabat. its underground water has volcanic sulphur which is supposed to be good for the body and the centres offer 10 day packages at USD50 for locals with hostels as lodging (tapi foreigners kena charge 5 - 10x more) - apparently me 'ole darlin' just had one dip, nak merasa. on the way back he also stopped by the Turkmenbasynyn Ruby Mescidd (certainly a mouthful lol), asia's largest mosque and the world's 3rd.

The Ruby Mescidd (masjid), Turkmenistan..... whats with the coke bottle i wonder lol?!?

Mon 17 - Tasik morning run, 4km in 35 mins. then it was work as usual.

Tues 18 - 1 hr aerobics & dance right after work.

Wed 19 - Was out on site throughout the day. 1st stop was joint monthly valuation @ galeri di raja klang, then on to the balairongseri @ istana alam shah to check out a couple of quotations. after lunch followed the bosses and other committee members to check out the facilities @ sunway lagoon resort in preparation for a function in mid may. thoroughly pooped out by the end of it.

Thurs 20 - 1 hr aerobics - repetitive exercises similar to cindy crawford's workout (my poor aching muscles lol) & added another 15 mins of slow treadmill jog @ maksak mini gym.

Fri 21 - Brought mak to see her best friend undergoing chemo @ HUKM during the long lunchbreak. alhamdulillah auntie M seems cheery enough.

Sat 22 - Chores galore in the morning. bought stuff for AI's interview on sunday, a confidence booster of sorts. later pounded the treadmill @ KSAS: 30 mins, 4km, speed 8-9, incline 1, 300 kj burned.

Sun 23 - AI's interview @ UiTM and judging from his reaction, he probably didnt do too badly. hoping for the best and thanks to KT for the tips. Again went treadmill pounding @ KSAS, almost a repeat of previous workout: 30 mins, 4km, speed 8-9, incline 1, 300 kj but added brisk walking: 10 mins, 1 km, speed reduced to 6, incline increased to 4, 80 kj burned. PUAS.

Yay yay

Sunday morning came bright and sunny and there i was, staring at the familiar lake, hesitant and anxious. if anyone had the time or inclination to notice (which i doubt they did) i must have painted a rather pitiful picture, dare i try it out and run as i usually do, or just melenggang like a mak nenek going to the pasar ?!?

Of course i ran, albeit slowly, but once i felt the solid pavement at my feet and the cool wind against my face, i forgot all about my fear of terpukang at the track. once you get hooked on the endorphin rush, its hard to let go lol. of course when you get to my age you dont have the luxury of acting like a reckless moron anymore so kena la hati2, taking one 1km lap at a time. glad to report i made it through 4 laps, making it a total of 4km in 40 mins!!!! yay even if i've added 10 mins to my usual time but hey, at least i'm running again lol.

But i was still careful right after the run though. what if my happy happy joy joy mood was broken by a bout of light headedness? or what if my ticker went beserk on me? who was i going to turn to, heck who'd drive me home? tapi alhamdulillah, even by the end of the day all i was feeling was euphoria.... osso a little ache and pain here and there la. after all i'd been going about like a pregnant primadonna for a couple of weeks already hehehe!!

Even took the kids out to tgv for GUBRA. i need a whole post to talk about that i would think.

Till later.

Stoopid bug

Hmmmphhh.

I've been in the grips of this darn flu for sometime now and it looks like i havent managed to totally severe its tenacious grips quite just yet. still feeling slightly naseuous especially after eating and kinda woozy after lying prone for long periods of time - like when i'm in my room reading or staring away at the idiot box.

The headaches and nausea that rocked me was bad enough to even start some sorta speculation among my officemates. they seem to think 'twas highly likely little old me (as in NOT SO little but really really OLD me) might be baking buns in her microwave again!!!!!!!!!!!! heheh, can you imagine such a thing and with AH almost 14?! haiyaa.... sudah tua maaa lol but they seem almost sure that the periodal separation between the hubs and me could be working its 'magic', that the supposedly intense intimacy arising from such union or 're'union or whatever lol, would surely pave the way for an umm... org baru. laaaa weeeh nak tergelak pun ada, seriau pun ada!!!!

Riuh jugak la sbb maklum saja la an old coot like me nak memboyot lagi (mak ai buruk nye rupa lol) and it didnt help that i'd also asked one of the girls to pls get me some assam2 tidbits when they were headed for tesco (actually it was for the mual taste i seem to be constantly having in my mouth lately - classic symptoms eh). BUT, yeah, i guess i just had to burst everyone's bubble (everyone 'cept my own - to be honest, i'm scared shitless) bcoz as of yesterday, my monthly has paid me a visit!!

So like i said, its this stupid stupid bug and i hate it. wanna run but not that adventurous to start my normal routine again. takut terpitam kat track sengsorang takde sape nak kutip. which raises the question of me finding a compatible running buddy, yet again.

Sememangnya..

...... kita hanya merancang. LOL life really IS full of suprises!!!!!!!!!!



Yes, i did get to go to my primary school reunion last sunday *HUGE GRIN* and if you have super duper eyesight, you'd probably be able to make out the miniscule black presence (i have this rather strong attachement to anything dark) of yours truly at the extreme left lol

I'd psyched myself up enough to reluctantly put all thoughts of the much anticipated reunion aside, when come saturday, the hubby tersengeh2 sidled to me and says, "eh, i've pushed my flight to monday night tau, is that all right with you?!!"

Weeehhhh..... was that all right with me??!!! was he kidding??!?! lol of course la it was VERY alright with me. it not only meant another day with him around but it also meant i could go to mentakab!!!! triple yay!!!! the man gladly gave me the consent to 'disappear' on sunday... reason being he also wanted to 'disappear' to his beloved green lol so it was a fair trade.

Since my going was all last minute, i didnt make any convoy plans with the kl gang so my AI jadi la mangsa mama dia as the bodyguard. i wasnt about to travel alone no sirree!!!! its been ages since i was last in mentakab and i definately didnt fancy getting lost alone lol.

Everyone there was surprised to see me to say the very least lol because i'd already put out a rather emotional 'announcement' regarding my absence earlier. but i thank god and providence for clearing the way for me to meet up with so many old and dear friends....... and teachers as well!!!!!!!!! a really priceless opportunity. oh, and i finally met up with dr in the house, the wife of one of my old mates; both bloggers!!! hope to continue our sembang sometime soon :)

My brain's a little sluggish this morning bcoz i'm down with flu (too much excitement kot lol) and also still in 'mild' shock after sending the man off last nite. after a month of berkepit kesana sini, i'm now just half of a couple again *SIGH* will write summore about the fun i had last sunday with all my mates later. just hope this flu doesnt get any worse.

Dilemma

Kita hanya merancang........

How very true. however well planned an occassion, a happening etc, there isnt any guarantees that it'll be free of glitches or wont end in a cloud of smoke. and neither can we be sure we'd be doing what we planned to be doing at a certain point in time. for as sure as the red blood that flows through my veins, theres no such thing as an 'almost perfect' plan ( 'perfect' being completely out of the question).

I really thought i was going to be able to eat my cake n have it as well. lol... yeah right. i had quite a number of important events coming up and somehow they had all managed to be strung out in a neat little line, although the timing was a little on the tight side. there i was, already picturing myself the 'party animal' - socialising, interacting, throwing away my introvert tendencies and generally keeping busy. there was my semsas agm & batch '78 gathering in kuantan the 1st week of march, my hubby's home stint the 2nd week of march, brainstorming sessions for my absm '73 reunion in between, the hubby's departure 3rd week of march, last minute preparations for the reunion and the 'grand' occasion itself on the 2nd april in mentakab.

Turns out, my hubby managed the impossible and came back a week early (to my absolute delight sbb tak jumpa dah banyak bulan wooohh lol). but that meant i had to forgo the kuantan trip with my kids and whatever plans we had of frolicking on the beach lol. a twinge of regret perhaps but still no contest - the man is numero uno. as for the absm reunion, i had to skip a couple of pre-reunion meets bcoz the man was home but always with the thought of attending the said occasion in the end. but i didnt account for the man's ability to pull incredible feats...... he'd managed to extend his original 10 day stay until - yeah, you guessed it lol - sunday, the 2nd of april!!!!!!

Well looks like i'll be giving the reunion a skip. the man is still numero uno and i guess i just wasnt meant to be a party animal lol :)

p.s. its my AF's 21 st birthday today - i'm always wishing u all the good things dunia akhirat nak.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY darling :)


Workout Log
Aerobics - just 15 minutes and i was heading for the gym - worst instructor so far :(
Treadmill - 30 mins, 4km, 8-9 km/hr, 1-2 incline, 400 kj

Extended stay

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... i've been granted a respite. the man has extended his 'stay' for another couple of days. for him it not only means more time with family & friends but also more time on the green. for me, its more hours to send my heart aflutter and mind to the gutter heheh

Usual chores and some heavy duty cooking. got me hungry mouths to feed :)


Workout Log
1 full lap, 1 mini lap plus= 5 km= 35 mins

I wasnt supposed to be doing anything to compromise my shoulder and heck, running is mainly about legs after all..... so i still ran but like a makcik cacat!!! i held my right arm stiff & lifeless and almost glued to my side. no mean feat i tell ya lol

Shoulder pain

Pounding the pavements the way i do (and factoring in my age) should make me vulnerable to knee or lower body problems but its my right shoulder that's been bugging me since last september. it started with a couple of uncomfortable twitches & twinges (which i had thought would eventually disappear) and has gradually worked itself up to a point i cant comfortably carry the usual 4-5 kilos that i lug around at the end of a wet market session anymore. pathetic giler siot considering i'm used to handling 10 kg rice packs when its time for the monthly groceries.

It reached the stage where i just had to do something about it and thats how i got to be at SJMC early this morning. the GP that i saw referred me to a neurologist but upon examination, the guy passed me over to another specialist. rupa nyer silap orang. "we're here for the 'wiring' " he said, "but you clearly need to see the 'contractor' " . yeah, whatever. being a layman i cant really tell the difference between the two so i guess i'm blaming the GP; she should have known better. so off i went to see the recommended rheumatologist instead. but i can tell you, i wasnt actually feeling too hot about that either because i do have a strong family history of rheumatism/arthritis on my maternal side and i've had this sneaking suspicion my pains were due to that. gawd, spare me... i'm neither ready nor prepared to have joints pains so soon!!! but from my findings (thanks to the internet we can all suddenly turn 'pros' much to dismay of the real, genuine experts) its either that or cold shoulder or tendonitis or impingement something or other (belajar tak khatam ni mmg bahaya lol).

Anyway, turns out i had probably sprained one of the four tendons there at my shoulder joint and yeah it was what they called tendonitis or to be more specific, rotator cuff tendonitis (whatever lol) . so the doc gave me an antiflammatory jap with steroids and specific instructions to rest the particular arm for a whole week (sigh.. no running or aerobics). i am to slowly ease into my normal activities by the 2nd week and all should be well by the 3rd to 4th week. if the pain returns then it could be a whole new ball game - compressed or trapped tendons or something similar and worse case scenario would be surgery. yukky yuks.... but we'll deal with it when we get there. hopefully it wont come to that (dua dua dua).

But short term gain from the hospy visit - the good doctor issued an mc for me to rest and ta daaaaaa.... here i am reporting live form the comfort of home sweet home. for now lets forget all about that pile of reports and documents waiting at the office shall we lol !!!!


TGIF but alas... sunday's just round the corner.


Last Workout Log (for the time being)
21/03/06
-run, 3km plus @ tasik shah alam= 30 mins (morning).
-aerobics session: 1 hr plus with malik @ SUK's main lobby (after work).

23/03/06
-aerobics session: 35 mins @ SUK's main lobby lobby (after work).
- treadmill: 25 mins, 3km, speed 8 (slow pace) & 6.5 (brisk walk), incline 1 - 3, calories 300kj (after aerobics)

Countdown

I have till sunday to enjoy the company of my other half, the half that completes me. how time does fly.. feels like only yesterday that i was picking him up at klia. tak sempat pejam celik dah pun nak masuk 3 minggu. i miss him already.

After a late breakfast (when i left for work he was snuggling with the kids and it seems that they all tertidoq balik lol - abah, AH & AI) abe went to pick up his 3 month supply of meds from anis clinic which came up to 1 big plasticbag full - equivalent to a short stint at tesco or giant. kenyang la makan ubat nampaknye :) we have to somehow stow the meds carefully away because the authorities at the terminal of his destination, tak makan saman dan akan rampas jer apa2 jenis ubat2an walaupun bersurat dan bersebab. its mainly a communication problem because the ruskies there refuse to use any other language but their own. dalam pada tu ada juga sikap bodoh sombong sebab kalau tidak takkan berlaku kes buang susu tin utk babies. since when has infant formulas ever been questionable?! touchy giler.

Walaupun begitu, pihak berkuasa disana tidak pula terlalu teliti kerana kalau disorok dengan baik, ikan pekasam pun boleh lepas lol. asalkan pek elok2 dan bertawakal macam2 yang dah terlepas masuk. success rate mengikut kreativiti masing-masing. the man has indicated an interest in sambal kacang & bilis goreng plus kepingan kurau masak cili. for him no serunding merundings sebab dah muak growing up in the east coast and he's also grown sick of brahims. we'll see what we can do.

Yesterday AI & me took time off lunch to drop by putrajaya... parcel E to be exact. destination: block E9, borang UPU drop off point!!! yeah, instead of depending on any of the courier services we deemed it more reliable & satisfying to send the forms off ourselves lol. lucky thing for us even if it was our 1st time thereabouts everything was smooth sailing. we parked by the kerb (everyone else seem to be doing the same thing) meandered over to where there were people and immediately found the relevant counters. there were 2 counters just for dropping off the UPU forms and 2 counters for 'pertanyaan & semakan'. since we were already there we had them check the contents before finally submitting and signing the submission registrar. haaaa puas hati and the staff on duty were extremely helpful & friendly. great work people!!!! its not easy handling parents equally harrassed/blur/demanding lol. wonder why tak ramai orang around klang valley yang drop off sendiri.... i'm sure ada yang tak sure about the requirements especially the first timers. to have people willing and in the position to explain & advice is truly a godsend. now whats left is just to send out the other forms to the relevant IPTAs since my son picked courses that include interviews.

Semoga anak ma berjaya :)

F1 fever

I've always liked the adrenalin rush of fast driving tapi bila dah berumur ni ada gak 'cuak' skit2 because my reaction time whether i like it or not has been compromised by the piling years. still, to spend time out there watching the racers go thru their motion in the glaring sun isnt really my cup of tea either... its the idiot box for me (die hard i am definitely not lol).

But i did go for the Petronas M'sian Grand Prix Spring Gala though and was entertained to the max not only by lionel ritchie (i'm not really a fan but the music was superb), but by the antics of the glam & beautiful. whoa.... up close and personal with the 'beautiful people' sekali sekala seronok gak and beats birdwatching anytime lol. macam2 ada. i never really considered kl as tinsel town but i've since changed my mind.

Lionel's a bit montel but whadaya expect i guess, since time spares no one in the end. fortunately the guy still sounds the same lol and i 'specially liked the songs from his commodore years. brick house was a riot and he got the bunch of us on our feet stomping away lol and of course ramai yang cair when he crooned truly, hello and still. siap serenade kat the sweet but most obviously pregnant mastiza (was that her name?) on stage and muah muah summore. hmmm, city folks aye?!! unfortunately no pics were allowed and the few stolen snaphots with the hp showed just coloured lights lol

Later there was the dinner show with whats her name... (these days the more i rack my brains the more elusive the thought) liza hanim was a little grating on the nerves. it would have been ok if it was a concert of sorts but somehow menjerit2 n dinner does not go together. kena soothing gitu baru boleh enjoy the food and the dinner conversation. apa2pun yours truly couldnt be any happier having the man all to herself :)


*sigh* its so good to be a couple again but the countdown will be starting very soon. and when i'm all by my lonely self... thats when my running log will start to recommence lol

Jdorama

Sejak ketiadaan suami i've become a Jdorama junkie. i started out riding the waves of anime with the kids (really interesting stuff that AF downloads from the net) but now me & AH have branched out and chosen a path the guyz are reluctant to follow (sebab in their opinion its just a little too poyo lol) - the path of japanese & korean dramas :)

Now the ladies in this family (excluding mak of course; she still prefers ahmad jais lol) have fallen hook line & sinker for the nippon's Double T - Takeshi & Takashi (reminds me of Johnson & Johnson la pulak lol). weh, talk about eye candy!!!!! not that i'm ever giving up sir anthony hopkins whom i absolutely adore (and certainly more suitable fare for my age group) but those two!!!!! *SIGH* i can still just ogle now cant i lol!?!! It all started with GTO & Takashi Sorimachi (great teacher onizuka - the mini-series not anime) and God Pls Give Me More Time & Takeshi Kaneshiro. also included in this smargosboard of drama & movies both japanese & korean are Golden Bowl, Overtime, Turn Left Turn Right, the drama version of Socrates in Love, Someone Teach Me English, My Little Bride and a couple of others. and why do we actually prefer the mini-series over the better produced movies? because even if it does tend to drag along a little bit, it sure lasts that much longer lol

And even with the man home, we still make time for our little drama sessions.... dah addicted nak wat camane, right sya? ;)

Cheers peeps !!!

Kemaruk

The poor poor man!!! missing all his fav food, somebody's surely making up for all the lost time lol. its makan makan makan. before long he's gonna put back all of the 6 kg he'd shed!!!!!!! tapi sanggup ke nak tegur seeing that he's enjoying himself so much??!! hmmmm.... biorkan jer :) so long as he's not jeorpadizing his sugar & cholestrol levels i guess.

And theres also the thing about his golfing - another kemaruk area there lol. since he got back he's already been in a 6-flight mini tournament, two late afternoon sessions & one nite game.... and the guy's only been back 5 days lol!!!! his golf buddies have already lined up games and tournies for him from now till the very day of his flight out. heh... and i know well enough not to stand between a man and his golf buddies!!!! perang dingin nanti lol and i certainly dont want anything to do with this dingin dingin stuff. lets keep it hot and smokin' shall we?!!

The only setback in all of this is i'm keeping him company eating away w/out a care in the world. AND i'm also NOT running as much as i'm used to!!!!! weh... this is not good.... not good at all!!!! kena laa pura2 makan jer macam ni (yeah right !!!! lol)


Workout Log
Aerobics & dance - 1 hour session.
i love it when malik's on the podium... he's a choreographer/instructor so his sessions have a lot of dance elements that keeps it mighty interesting while vigorous enough to be satisfying.
Treadmill - 20 mins, just to cap it off.
Distance 2.5 km, Speed 7 - 8, Incline level 1, Calories burned 170 kj.

No running

I havent been running for a couple of days now but theres still been endorphins galore heheh.

And of course its much more fun when theres 2.


For my main man, here's.......


La Camisa Negra (the black shirt)
by Juanes

Tengo la camisa negra
hoy mi amor esta de luto
Hoy tengo en el alma una pena
y es por culpa de tu embrujo

Hoy sé que tú ya no me quieres
y eso es lo que más me hiere
Que tengo la camisa negra
y una pena que me duele

Mal parece que solo me quedé
y fue pura todita tu mentira
Que maldita mala suerte la mía
que aquel día te encontré

Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor
yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor
Respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós
y desde que tú te fuiste yo solo tengo

Tengo la camisa negra
porque negra tengo el alma
Yo por ti perdí la calma
y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

Cama cama come on baby
te digo con disimulo
Que tengo la camisa negra
y debajo tengo el difunto

Pa enterrartelo cuando quieras mamita
Asi como lo oye hija

Tengo la camisa negra
ya tu amor no me interesa
Lo que ayer me supo a gloria
hoy me sabe a pura...

Miércoles por la tarde y tú que no llegas
ni siquiera muestras señas
Y yo con la camisa negra
y tus maletas en la puerta

Mal parece que solo me quedé
y fue pura todita tu mentira
Que maldita mala suerte la mía
que aquel día te encontré

Por beber del veneno malevo de tu amor
yo quedé moribundo y lleno de dolor
Respiré de ese humo amargo de tu adiós
y desde que tú te fuiste yo solo tengo...

Tengo la camisa negra
porque negra tengo el alma
Yo por ti perdí la calma
y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

Cama cama come on baby
te digo con disimulo
Que tengo la camisa negra
y debajo tengo el difunto

Tengo la camisa negra
porque negra tengo el alma
Yo por ti perdí la calma
y casi pierdo hasta mi cama

Cama cama come on baby
te digo con disimulo
Que tengo la camisa negra
y debajo tengo el difunto

Heheh.... juanes is actually scorning at a lost love but the beat's extremely catchy & alive - exactly how i feel when i'm with you :)

My dahleeng's coming home

OOoohhh i'm so so excited. i just love it when the hubby pulls a stunt like this lol

Kata balik next week but what does he do? arranges to arrive in KLIA saturday morning. yup, saturday as in tomorrow!!!!!!! gawd i'm so excited i've turned hyper lol sure malam nanti tak tidoq punyer.... looks like i'll be doing reruns till morning heheh.

I actually had lots planned this weekend. just so happen there were events that overlapped so i was in the position to choose whatever i felt like doing. i could either attend my secondary school AGM back in kuantan with my '78 batch gathering thrown in for good measure OR have a leisure drive down to mentakab, spend the nite and attend a meeting for that primary school reunion scheduled in april.

Hah, but what can i say?!!! the man's coming home *HUGE GRIN*

Surprises all around

Mak's been feeling really down since she heard about her best friend's relapse. aunty M has cancer and been in remision for 4-5 years now but mak said she's been complaining a lot about her health lately and that surely isnt good. 2 days ago we heard she'd been warded in HUKM for serious water retention (or something... me never too sure about these things) and her belly's swollen fit to rival a 7 month pregnant lady.

I know everytime mak hears about her friends coming down with something or other, she gets pretty damn worried. theres nothing that reminds us more of our own mortality then news concerning illness or death. growing old is lonely business... even surrounded by loved ones you know when you leave this earth you leave alone.

Just to ease her mind a bit i took some time off from work to visit aunty M at HUKM. lucky for us we managed to arrive there in record time because surprisingly there wasnt much traffic at the MRRI... rezeki orang tua kot. mak insists that we stick to the alotted visiting hours so i was a little stressed out in case the traffic decided not to cooperate as usual but the worry was needless, thank god. we got in and out like a breeze.

Aunty M's cheery mood lifted mak's own somewhat. but when we got back home she just found herself another thing to worry her pretty little grey head about - the now randy & oft missing kitties!!! i'm sure its mating season coz the furry ones are almost never home and this causes mak's most fertile imagination to kick in... chewie kena kidnap lah, nico kena langgar lah, the kitties are dying of hunger lah etc etc. sheeesh... they're probly having the time of their life instead lol.

Me & AH, we ended up having dinner at tesco's food court, just the two of us. see, it was also AI's day out with his gang - they were spending the day at berjaya time square, probably trying to scare themselves silly with the roller coaster but not succeeding because its too tame a ride for that. anyway, i just couldnt shake the idea of breaking fast with a bowl of cool, sweet, colourful ABC and since mak didnt want to give up her vigil of the missing kitties no matter what we said, that left just the two of us. and boy, it was the best ABC & sizzling yee mee i've had in a long while (osso sbb lapar gilerz i suppose lol).

After solat at the quite roomy prayer room provided by tesco, we went browsing for interesting japanese drama or anime (shucks... forget about the interesting part lol so long as the hero had the looks to weaken our knees). we osso got mak her fav shortbread/butter cookies in the hope of bringing a smile to her 'worried' face. somehow, we timed it in such a way that we were still out when it was time to pick AI up at the commuter station. heh, he had his fun & so did we, so i guess all in all it was a damn good day.


Workout Log
Aerobics - 15 mins - after which i gave up coz the instructor of the day sucked big time!
Treadmill - time 20 mins, distance 2.6km, speed 8-9, calories 175 kj - baru puaass.


**Caspian Newsflash**

WOOOO HOOOOOO..... The hubs is coming home earlier than expected. ETA KLIA saturday morning :)