TIME NEVER GOES BACK

Saturday, December 29, 2007

@8:24 PM

A BAGFUL OF UPDATES

Aahhh it's been a long break from blogger.com... basically this december sees me being independent and taking the role of the eldest in the household. With parents away for Haj, I was left to manage the cooking, cleaning and finance of the family.

I always thought that it couldn't be that tough with all the time at home to complete the chores but boy was I wrong. Definitely not easy to be a housewife. I salute my mum for being such a wonderful housemaker... been taking her for granted :).

But it was really good practice for me... and of course sister has been a big help too. And now that I have already started school again since last Wednesday, Azi would have to take over the cooking part.

Managed to get away for a short getaway to Port Dickson and KL (AGAIN).. and this time a convoy of 6 cars. Equipped with walkie talkies in every car, the convoy was definitely fun and easier as we exchanged riddles and jokes and continually updated each other on directions. Good company since my passengers all seemed to fall into deep slumber the moment they get into the car.

6 cars in line

I was on the move with my bro and cousin Hairul in the boot... Malaysia Boleh!!

Christmas was a gathering for my paternal cousins in the new abode of Kak Didi. Western was the theme and everyone contributed to the potluck. We even had a logcake to celebrate the December babies.

The ladies in the house.

The maternal family also came out to celebrate Azi's birthady at Sakura International Buffet at Downtown East... Sushi and durian puffs!!!!!

Happy 20th Birthday Azi- 28 Dec

And finally today REA had its kickstart with the introduction of the initiative to family members and friends. Alhamdulillah it went well. And below is that slideshow that we managed to put together. It could be a last minute work till 1am in the morning but I think it is beautiful.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

@11:38 PM

ADVANCED HARI RAYA

Halooss people... so how's your holidays so far? (eerr mainly for my fellow teacher friends, yg lain tu buat bodoh je la ye) Nothing significant to report here. But it's really nice to have a breather and to spend quality time at home. To wake up naturally without the constant irritance of the alarm clock and having to snooze it for another whole hour, to brush up on cooking skills and to be on the go to chauffeur mum around.

Basically it's just nice not to be bogged down with school stuff (havent been thinking about it at all actually and havent been opening up my edumail either oops). Mainly I have been entertaining streams of guests at my house who came to visit my parents before they leave for Haj. It's feels like Hari Raya all over again. I don't mind the company at all but it can get quite hectic at times when many groups come concurrently and it becomes hard to divide the attention. But surely it would get a little lonely and quiet without my parents around, although I am still entrusted to be in charge of Nabil and Arissa other than my own two grown up siblings during their absence.

Anyhoos.. another thing that I'm a little occupied with is REA ( Rafiq Endeavour Award). I shall elaborate on the award some other time. But those who are interested and free on that day do come down and support our upcoming event ya! We'll be doing some fundraising on that day too! Here's some details for you:

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

@8:17 PM

UP UP AND AWAY

The weather was perfect. It has been windy for the past few days and I have been wishing to try out kite flying. Yes try.. which means that it would have been my first attempt at it. Kesian kan? I'm like a quarter century old and yet to fly a kite?? Well there are a lot of things I have yet to try and this is just one which won't be too costly (time, effort nor money).

So today after Cik Ju's house, the kids immediately changed out and we headed back to Woodlands. Parked the car in front of Christ Church Secondary and we climbed up the hill to the topmost spot.
Laid our mat, set our loot of snacks, drinks, rendang and bread.

We couldn't resist the aroma of the freshly cooked chicken rendang and therefore settled on filing our stomaches first. The wind was refreshing and it was just a new experience for the kids and I being on that vast field overlooking the expressway. After licking our fingers clean, we experimented with our kites. It wasn't that difficult at all because the wind was really strong. Our kites soared up high and I was feeling elated and excited at how high they can go until Nabil had to spoil it. He started to panic when the kite went higher and was crying frantically and begging me to bring them lower. (I captured a video of him crying but somehow according to sis, it can't be uploaded. Wasted.)

So the rest of the time, our kites remained just mid high. But still the three of us really had a lot of fun. We continued snacking and and taking photos until more ants and they started becoming bigger, came attacking us on our mat. They must have been attracted by the leftover rendang and lemon barley drink. They succeeded in chasing us out of their territory.

So finally I can declare proudly that I have tried kite flying. So when's next and what's next?