We had fun under the sun on the snow :)

Date: Feb 24th, 2008
Day: Sunday
Time: 2.00pm
Duration: approximately 1 hour (tak tahan woo lama2...grrrrrr....)
Venue: Central Park, Manhattan
Weather: Sunny, Mild wind, Cool (0 degree celcius)

Weather remarks during winter: -13 to -6 (freezing cold, not dare going out... except for Abaji yg terpaksa pegi keja), -5 to -1 (cold / considered daily average tempreture, pun dok rumah jer la...), 0-4 (cool a.k.a suam2 kuku, keluar bila perlu for some errands), 5-10 (oh.. nice warm weather for a short walk *provided still pakai baju 3 lapis inside winter coat*), 11-14 (perfect!!... very rare to get, ade la few times for the past 3 months), 15 and above (weather sesat.... pernah sekali dapat sampai 17 degree, best giler... lots of mat salehs pakai shorts... and minah salehs took the opportunity going out pakai spegetti stripe... pastu the next day sojukk balik... jangan harap dah lerr...)

Lepas ni it's either salji makin cair or... akan ade blizzard or snow storm yg jadi lagi teruk... so baik kita pegi skarang walaupun sejuk (aku sebenarnye sudah tepu dok rumah ni buat assignments yg tak siap2 tuh).

Moral of the story: Mendung tak bererti hujan... terik matahari tak bererti panas. Don't ever think bright sunlight brings along the warm weather!

A friend gave me a pair of very nice and pretty winter boots for Hanna during fall hari tu. Aku sudah happy lah sbb dah tak yah beli... asked nenet to keep the boots until then, we discovered that it was PIGskin!!!... (againn?!!!). So main redah je lah Hanna pakai kasut nipis dia... Kesian kaki anak aku beku... nevertheless, she enjoyed herself more than ever...

My Abah...

As I was skyping with Hik not so long ago, (apart from showing off their pics laki bini riding on Husni's new superbike) she sent me this photo of Abah which was taken in the very good old days... tak tau thn bila lupa lak nak tanya, but i supposed during his 'bujang sunti' time la kot?! Hik passed remark to me, "Husni (Hik's hubby) kata rupa Abah masa ni sebijik mcm ko la Nom".

When I looked at it at first glance, hhmm ye la... ade rupa sket especially kat mata (which Abah used to tease me of having mata panjang sampai ketepi, mcm ayam... keh..kehh..kehhh...). But I thought this pic looked more like Haiat (the youngest) or Hakim (the 2nd)... not so much of me. Then, when Abaji looked at it later, he said, "Ehh... Abah ni rupa macam Hik la... iye la... macam Haziq pun ade..." (Haziq - Hik's elders son). Hahahahaa... aku terus terbarai gelak kuat2 teringat yg laki Hik kata rupa abah mcm aku, laki aku pulak kata rupa abah mcm Hik. Well, lots of people and sedara mara said both of us (me and my elder sister, Hikmah) look like Abah. But the fact is, rupa aku ngan Hik sikit pun tak sama langsung!.. Jauh berbeza sungguh!!!....

I think apart from my look, I inherited his genes more than I got from Emak. My character and behavior (including temperament, egoistic and 'keras kepala') are more towards Abah's. During my growing up days, especially teenage, I always had arguments and dissatisfaction with Abah. Due to that, and plus comparing his different treatment given to all 7 siblings, I had always thought that Abah didn't love me... or loved me the least.

But I’ve been through several changes as I grown up and started to have my own career and family. My perception towards Abah also has changed over the time. I know Abah loves me… he even told me that he loves me… (which I think very rare for typical Malay fathers express their feeling of love verbally to their adult children). My unique Abah, is of the extreme of two… he could be very2 fierce and intolerable bila naik darah (belasah anak2 pakai tali pinggang, tak hengattt punyerr... ni zaman dolu2 la.. takde teledera... hahahah...), but he is also a very sanguine, fun loving father, and always love to entertain his children. When abah buat lawak… memang all of us tergelak sakan sampai keluar air mata… He’s good at playing psychology with kids and his cucus are so bertuah having a granddad like him. No matter what, I really love my Abah and I always do.

Right now, aku sangat rindu nak dengar Abah main organ kat rumah. I called home again several days ago, and it was so painful to hear that Abah is re-hospitalized, dah 8 hari dah… (and no one telling me!!.. chessss!!). He's just discharged from the ward for not more than two weeks recently, and now kena masuk balik. Oh... sometimes I wish I were rich so I can dedicate private nurse and dietitian cum cook at home utk menguruskan hal2 kesihatan Abah and Emak. Being in the far away land and tak keja somemore, I can only pray for their well being and hapiness. And I really hope my brothers could take good care both of them well.



A person can have many children, but he/she can only have one true Abah and Emak. I just hope Allah give me enough rezeki and kesempatan utk jaga Abah and Emak for at least in this life… as I'm not sure I can be anak yg soleh enough for my doa to reach them in their next life later on… Or who knows if Allah wants me to go first before them … takut tak sempat merasa berbakti pada diorang.... Wallahualam…

Sneak Peek at Lovely LV

Went to Bloomingdales just now to pick up this gorgeous piece of handbag. It's TREVI PM from Louis Vuitton (sebut betul2.... "loo-wee vee-tahn"). But it's NOT MINE!!.... huhuhuhu...

Kepada si pengirim... till you get this in your possession, enjoy the pictures of ur elegant handbag first lah ok?... :) (please pardon the background appearance... as I'm just an amature in taking photos... the bag looks so much nicer compared to its pics).

Ohhh... dan yang ini akak punyer senirik... since I always stay up all the night lately (nak menyiapkan project papers and assignment lah), I need this "All About Eyes Hydrating Gel" to diminish my dark circle and puffiness around my eyes yg dah macam zombie nih....

Oh, how I love Clinique skin care products... it's gentle on your skin and it's afforable too. It is Clinique Bonus week now and I got these make-up kit for free. Well I'm not really into the make-up actually... tak reti lah... and I feel leceh some more... I'm not the type of woman who wear make-up to work (time2 anak dara dulu ade lah try2 sikit). I'm more comfortable wearing sunblock and lip balm without face powder, unless for special occasion or kenduri kendara lah. That's why aku punye lipstick dah nak dekat 4 tahun tak abis lagi... sbb pegi keja slalu lupa nak pakai... ni lagi dah tak keja.... tak pakai dah lerr... hehehhh... so dah dapat bende ni free lagi 4 tahun lah tak yah beli lah... lalalalala... ;)

Behave Yourself... OK?

It was Daniel's birthday last Saturday, Feb 9th. Shelly ajak makan2 in the evening... and I haven't bought the present yet (party started in another 2 hours). So I urged Abaji to dress up and and follow me to buy something for budak tu... segan lah nak datang tangan kosong. Since Hanna dah lama tak keluar rumah, I decided to bring her along. But I gave her a very long lecture before we went out. I explained to her that.... "It is Daniel's birthday, he's the one who got to blow the candle, not you (Hanna... biasala, birthday orang semua jadi birthday dia). I'm gonna bring you to the toy shop quickly and buy a present for Daniel, because it's his birthday, not yours. Hanna, you must behave in the shop ok? Mak is not going to buy anything for you now, as we need to do it quick sbb kejap lagi we'll going to Aunty Shelly's house, eat cake for Daniel's birthday." *ehekss... skarang dah makin pandai cakap homputeh ngan Hanna :-p*

She nodded like a big girl... *iye ye jer budak ni... mcm paham*. So, there we went 3 beranak berjalan ke kedai mainan. Tapi aku dah jangka dlm hati, sure Abaji kena pow dgn si budak Hanna sampai kedai ni nanti. But to my BIG surprise.... Hanna was really well behaved in the shop from begining till the end. *This really not usual Hanna bila berada di toy shop* Dia dok tengok jer Mak and Abaji pilih hadiah. Cuma ade skali jer dia tarik2 my baju dari belakang and said "Makk... Hanna nak hold this one sekejap aje.... ok Mak?" Tah mainan ape dia nak pegang tah... I just said ok. Dia belek kejap pastu dia letak balik benda tu... Alahaiii anak mak... I was really underestimated her good behavior at first. That momment aku rasa nak belikan dia mainan tu time tu jugak. But I had to stick to my word. Otherwise, I'll be ruining the discipline that just built in her.

She had fun at Shelly's house, and yg bestnye senang pulak nak ajak balik kali ni.... hehehe... rasa mcm miracle pulak... slalunye berhempas pulas... melalak2 taknak balik sampai kena paksa. At home I praised and thanked her for behaving well, and I promised her to go to the shop again to buy her present.

And baru2 ni pegi lagi lah with Hanna and Nenent, coz Abaji keja.... hehehhehe...this time around dia sudah jadi Hanna yg seperti biasa.... semua benda nak pegang... semua benda dia nak amik... until I said, BEHAVE yourself ok?... Or I won't buy u anything.... hehehehe.... terus dia suh nenek letak balik semua barang tu... except for one Thomas & Friend small train, "Hanna want this one Mak..." skali mak tengok... Gulppp!!.. ape ke mahal benor la tren cinonet ni sampai $79 ??!! But I told her sincerely, that thing is very expensive, it's not worth for money that we have.... again she nodded like understood. So I brought her to another section, and suggest her to buy stickers instead *sbb dia suka sticker yg dia dapat masa Daniel's birthday hari tu* Dengan tak banyak karenah, she followed me and enjoyed picking stickers that she wanted... hehehhe $3 jer.... *slamat duit aku* but seeing enjoyment and excitement on her face.... PRICELESS!!...

I checked in Baby Centre.com looking at child development at her age, it stated that at her stage, she's very cooperative, wants to be recognized, always want to please people and started to learn the concept of sharing... ohh... no wonder.... My Hanna is just being herself. Subhanallah... best sungguh melihat ciptaan tuhan ini.....

Cabby Perries?!

Just image if your kid ask u for CABBY PERRIES.... ape ke jadahnye aku pun tak tau, what animal on earth is this thing. That's what happen to me and Nenet, as Hanna always asked for cabby perries especially when main cooking2. From there I knew it's something that can be eaten. Unfortunately, I couldn't make a correct guess on what actually she wanted. Kuih ke, lauk ke, buah ke, jajan ke.. ape... I thought it was something like strawberries, blueberries, or what ever berries lah sbb "perries" kan lebih kurang sama bunyinye mcm "berries. However, the answer was always, "NO... bukan yg tu... yg mcm tu la mak...", pastu Hanna termenung.

"Yg mcm tu mcm mana, Hanna?".... and she just kept quiet, buat muka monyok.... not be able to explain. Sometimes she can describe things very well, but for this cabby perries dia tak leh plak nak describe ape bendenye. What a frustrating situation!!.. Kesian anak aku... Ya lah, bila fikir balik, how can u expect this little girl to give full explaination on what she wants... it's not fair for her. She's just being introduced to this world only for the last 34 months. So it's the parents responsibility to take care of the child's needs.

And days and weeks were gone... until last week, it was Danial's birthday... Hanna bawak balik party goodie bag, ade mcm2 la dlm tu... then she excitedly showed me a Sponge Bob sticker with the burger.... "Makkk... makk... this one... mak... CABBY PERRIES...!!!" Laaa... menatang ni rupanya...!! Masyaallah... Hanna... Hanna..

It was actually KRABBY PATIES!!!... What a bad mother I am... benda tu pun aku tak leh nak guess... pada hal tengok Sponge Bob ngan Hanna almost everyday!!!... Tapi time tengok tv Hanna tak cakap pun nak Cabby Perries... mana la mak nak tau. Then I told her, it's "krabby patties" ... not "keb-bi-pey-ris". She got it correctly... walaupun tersasul-sasul nak menyebut mula2. So the next day I bought burger bun and make beef patty for her... * tak kuasa la pulak aku nak mencari isi ketam buat burger* bukan dia nak makan pun... (she dislikes burger... McDonalds burger kat M'sia pun dia tak layan). Dia cuma nak makan roti burger yg bulat tu sapu cream... and that's what she called CABBY PERRIES. Bertuah punye budak....

Hehehehee... Mak rasa mcm nak men'saiko'kan Abaji belikan Hanna benda ni lah... ade jual kat Toy'R' Us....Hanna punye cooking set pun mcm dah 'hangus' jer rupenye. Syiok sket mak nak main cooking2 sama Hanna.... ;-P

New Motivation

Alhamdulillah... abah dah kuar after 13 days in the hospital. Rasa lega sket hati ni... tp yg tak bestnyer Hik cakap maid Indon for emak masih tak dapat2 lagi... dunno what's wrong with these agents or these Indons... dah 'kerek' tak mau keja kat M'sia lagi ke ape?!

Anyway.... tetiba menjadi aku menjadi 'rajin' semacam menyiapkan assignments yg sedang kucar-kacir dlm kepala otak ku ini.... barulah nampak ade progress a bit (baru 37% jer actually). Otherwise... terbengkalai jer kat atas meja tu, very the malas and so unmotivated nak buat. Layan Hanna and layan masak lagi best! Yg paling best layan tido.... hehehehee...

But I've got a new motivation coming in after talking to Dr. Suraya for several times. No...no... Dr. Suraya a.k.a Mak Aya is not like Dr. Fadzilah Kamsah.... she's not pakar motivasi... nothing like that at all! She's my cousin, an engineering lecturer kat UPM and she's planning to come over to our place next month for her Nanotechnology reseach before proceed for conference in Orlando, Florida. Although it is still in the planning stage and there is no confirmation yet.... akak sudah pun memasang angan2 utk turut serta menyebok in the trip to Orlando (ecehh... kekonon teman kan dia la....) heheheh... Abaji pun dah bagi green light. Itu pasal la kena siapkan assignments dgn kadar yg terpaling laju, so that I can join her jenjalan dgn perasaan yg tenang dan gumbiraaa lalalala.... ;)

Mak Raayyyaaaa..... I'm very excited ni... aku tgh membodek Abaji taja flight ticket and bagi extra allowance next month... hehehehhe.... *aci tak?* let me know the result asap ok? Mintak2 la jadi.... Aminn...