Hot Summer Scene!!

Summer is here.. Yeayy.. after long cold winter and spring. Now, Central Park looks so GREEN... i like!!... As usual kitorang pergi melepak lah kat CP.

Acara melompat atas batu... Nenet lah juaranya...

Anak aku menyorok... dia telah menjadi camera-shy lately... tah apsal tah...

Best jer.. nyaman jer... relax jer.... TAPI... yg tak bestnye tu... banyak pulak 'pencemaran' alam... yg boleh mempengaruhi minda kanak2 di bawah umur... dan jugak orang2 tua yg tak kuat iman... Acara membogelkan diri telah bermula... tskk...tskk..tskkk!! :(

Fanass... fanasss... fanasss... Abaji tak berani nak zoom in snap gambar2 ni... u segan ngan i ke Yangg?.. kui..kuii.... Abaji yg kuat iman hanya snap scene2 yg agak sopan... yg lebih 'menyerlah' aku pun tak beranik nak upload... takut mendapat rating 'unsuitable content' lak kang blog nih....

Membaling ke Longkang...

Bz... bz... Original For Less has been reactivated... so hakak bz sket la wat shipping and handling, and amik order bla..blaa... tak jenguk2 pun blogku ini... mahu pun blog rerakan yg lain... Di tambah lak ngan Hanna yg ala2 dengki aje kat aku bila pegang keyboard ni... ade je kes dia nak buat!! Ala...kalo dah malas mengapdet tu... mmg mcm2 alasan la kan.

Sabtu lepas... tak pepasal kena main bowling. Mmg la Abaji ade cakap hari tu, "U nak main bowling tak?.. Org2 Mission ajak ni." mission = M'sian Consulate and UN . Aku anggukkan jer la... sonot gak dah lama tak main bowling... dah 3-4 thn gak kot?? Lagi pun aku selalu meng'kera sumbang'kan diri di kalangan kelompok M'sia kat sini. Sekali tu... rupa2nye kena masuk TOURNAMENT daaa.. haaa... haaa.. haaa... haruuuu!! Aku bukan membowling... tp membaling... membaling ke longkang!!!

And what a small world... kat situ jumpa balik member lama zaman English course dulu... dan skarang sudah berbini lah... Baekk punye member... geng huru hara!! Dan dia telah kelihatan amat bersopan setelah 14 thn tak jumpa... mcm tak perchaya dgn kehuruharaan yg mamat ni pernah buat masa kat English course dulu!

Mlm esoknye ade dinner ngan orang2 Mission tu... dan acara penyampaian hadiah and lucky draw la bagai... And aku dpt 3rd last... seb baik tak tercorott... Iqbal ngan Hamid pun haru gakk.. Abaji jer yg score ok sket... tp tak menang pon... Tak kesah la kan. Yg penting we all had fun!! Pastu esoknye.. sakit satu badan... Arrgghh!!.. syok membaling punye pasal, kenyang longkang lane aku main tu... asik makan bola jer... kehh..kehh..kehh...

Dinner @ Mission... bersama budak bermuka monyok... Hanna tak bleh bwk majlis la... kol 9.00 mlm dah suh ajak balik... aisehh...

Live Update from Durham, NC - Part 2

Tu laaa... hakak dah cakap, tak yah ikut... Abaji nak ikut jugak.... kan dah hakak tak dpt shopping lelama.... dpt 2 jam je 'memancing' kat Carolina Premium Outlet, ini je la hasil yg dapat... 7 biji COACH dan beberapa personal merchandise Abaji yg lain.... seb baik kedai dah nk tutup... kalo tak bocor la pocket Abaji hakak kerjakan...

Mmg tak puas le kalau nak diikutkan sebab sempat round tak sampai 1/3 je drp keseluruhan outlet... tp tak terkilan la sbb my personal favorite Patchwork, metalic Carly and evening wristlet Coach tu hakak dpt sambar!!!... yeaahaa!!! I LIKE!!!... Tungguuu..... malas betul la aku nak update kat "Original For Less".... sbb rasa mcm nak pakai sendiri semua nihh.... kehhh...kehhhh....

Meng'camwhoring' dlm bilik sensorang sementara menunggu Abaji balik....

So Typical... But yet so SPECIAL :)

I received this from my little one for Mommy's Day. Her hand-made flower from recycle stuff that she made during playgroup project. Nampak mcm biasa2 aja, tp aku yg menerimanya rasa penuh bermakna... so special especially when she gave it to me whole-heartedly with cheers and excitement on her face saying "Mommy... I have a surprise for u... Taddaaa... and it's your favorite color..." 

Pergghh... my heart melted again! Last year she gave me her self-made Mother's Day card, and now the flower... :D ... Isn't it very rewarding to be a mother?... I'm sure every mother out there rasa seronok bila dpt something drp anaknye. Tindak tanduk Hanna selalu mengingatkan ape yg aku buat pada Mak. Dan slalu mengingatkan ape yg Mak buat pada aku. So segala benda baik yg Mak dah buat pada aku, aku akan cuba buat pada Hanna dgn sebaik mungkin. Agaknye Mak aku dulu rasa mcm ni la bila aku bagi ape2 yg ntahapahapa tu... Tp aku dulu lebih banyak meminta daripada memberi...  Ohh... how I wish I could give more and more masa dia ade dulu... huhuhuuu.... menyesal... menyesal :(

And now, Al-Fatihah (and doa) is the best and the only gift I can give to her.... Makk... saya rindu kat Makk... nangis lagii... cengeng btul la aku semenjak Mak dah takde ni... :(

Ya... anak adalah harta yg paling bermakna Allah turunkan kepada manusia.... Harta yg bukan percuma... bayarannya ialah tanggungjawab yg dipakejkan sekali dengan harta itu kepada penerimanya. Tanggungjawab utk menjadikan anak itu memilih utk turut pada agamanya... bayaran yg amat mahal semahal syurga dan neraka... Ya Allah... terbayarkah aku??!

To me, Mother's Day is more than just people showing their love and appreciation to the mother, but most importantly as reminder for me to muhasabah diri... reflecting my duties and responsiblities towards my child and the God.... 

"Siapa lah ibu tanpa si anak... dan siapalah ibu dan anak tanpa Allah"

Live Update from Durham, North Carolina

Again… I'm leaving on the jet plane…. Leaving Hanna alone in Nenek's hands for the 5^th time…. Follow Abaji with another seminar for 5 days. Eh.. dah banyak kali jugak aku tinggalkan dia dlm masa 2 thn ni, sampai hati ek?!!... Ntahlah, Abaji is not so keen to bring her, alasan skolah la… susah la food nak cari kat sini… kenapa la dia rasa susah kalau bwk Hanna pergi jauh? well… for me tak kisah la takat tinggalkan playgroup utk 3 hari tu… (I'm not paying for it, itu pasal tak kisah kot??!).

But come to think about it… Alhamdulillah lah… suami isteri lain jarang dapat peluang berdua2an ala2 honeymoon mcm ni especially bila dah ade anak ramai. Kitorang ni Allah bagi peluang tiap2 tahun, with the accommodation paid for, stress and worry free about Hanna got in the wrong hands…. Dan Hanna pulak buat muka mcm takde perasaan je… slambe… tak kisah kena tinggal… Syukur Alhamdulillah… anakku tak banyak karenah…. Cuma aku ni layan rindu lebehhhh…. Perasaan keibuan yang bertahap ngengade… :P

Durham, NC tak jauh sgt dari NY… takat 2 jam je naik flight. Tapi tempat ni situasinya jauh berbeza… ala2 kampung gitu, very relax and green!! Traffic santai… weather marvelous! Tapi hari ni hujan sket, so tak panjang langkah la… maka bertapa la aku dlm bilik 1^st day ni.

People said, Durham is very nice for sight seeing, it's a green place, centre of academia with diversify culture… ye, mmg banyak universities kat area sini. We are staying at Courtyard Marriott, near to Duke University with great architectural and historical building. And this place is popular with the water plane (yg landing kat tasik tu…) for flightseeing tour… tp mcm mahal la pulak… $250 for 20 mins. Hmmm sure 'Menteri Kewangan' tak approve!! 

Hehehee… sekali tiba2 terbaca plak Visitors Information Booklet…. Ade Carolina Premium Outlet laaa…. Abis la Menteri Kewangan ku…. Tempat tu agak jauh, 1 hr drive from the hotel… hhmm kena sewa keta la mcm ni…. hehehehhh… sightseeing can wait till last day, yg penting skarang kena pujuk Menteri Kewangan ku gi shopping dulu… kwangg..kwanggg…. berjayakah?? ;)

Bosan dlm flight… seb balik 2 jam je… Aku tak paham kenapa dia mesti buat muke pelik bila ajak amik gambar….

Since Abaji is very particular about dining in the restaurant… Nenet's pre-cooked foods sgt banyak dlm peti ais itu… hehehe… 5 hari punye stock…

Simingpul dia kocik je… but can la… Hehehee… bakal menjadi Michael Phleps lagi kah aku lepas ujan nih…??

The SILENCE that kills!

Assalamualaikum my blog, friends, families and readers… rindu gilerr…

Fuhhh… Alhamdulillah… exam dah abis for this semester, just hope for the best… Tawakkal to Allah. Mmg tough!!… no wonder ramai yg amik sekerat jln, sespecially for those who are with other commitments. I'm not hoping too much to score straight A, kalau pass all the papers pun good enough for me to continue applying scholarship for the next sem. Kalau tak terpaksa la mintak Abaji sponsor balik mcm mula2 dulu… bukan banyak sgt pun, tp kalau boleh, taknak menyusahkan hubby terchentaa… bleh la yg extra2 tu dia wat blanje aku mende lain pulak… kehhkehh…. *ayat tak sedor diri*

Obviously aku sgt cuak… x confident menjwb soalan… mcm la sem2 lepas tu confident… tu la sendri mau ingat la kan… sapa suh study last minute??!!... Pastu merapu la jwb soalan… tu lom kira membuat silly mistakes lagi tu… Ya Allah…. Sekali lagi aku memohon pertolonganMu… mcm yg berkali-kali mintak sebelum ni… hhmmm… time2 mcm ni baru la nak terasa malu ngan tuhan… sbb rasa mcm doa tak setimpal ngan usaha… :(

Mmg sem baru ni rasa mcm sengal and slow sgt kepala otak ni… buat assignments slow, nak paham ape yg aku baca slow, nak menghafal slow… nak practice technical questions laaaggii la slow!! Sbb Mak dah takde ke?... isykk.. aku ni cari ilmu kerana Mak ke.. kerana Allah?! Astaghfirullah… Yg lajunye mengularr… tv3 teramat laju lak kat sini, giler aku back to back tgk SpaQ lah, Matahari lah, gossip2 Melodi lah, cerita antu seram yg tah ape2 tah, yg mmg jarang2 nk tgk time kat M'sia… bleh tersangkut gile2 pulak kat sini… bulletin utama akak layan jugakkk… tu blom masuk yg cerita2 drama movie dlm you tube sama ade yg sengaja di cari atau ter 'eksiden' jumpa… campur lak OIAM and AF season2 yg lepas tu pun aku khatamkan gak dlm senyap2. And tak kurang gak layan FB yg sedar2 je dah "eh… dah berjam-jam aku layan gambar kawan2 dlm FB ni?!!.. patut la penat, baring jap ahh… (a.k.a tido yg lama….)"… Abis dah waktu siang, malam baru la terhegeh2 nak bukak buku…. Time tgh bersemangat nak mentelaah, time tu la my Precious Princess datang dgn "Mommy… I want u!!" And as usual, she made me melted there and then after the whole day I'd been neglected her. And the days went on and on and on until submission date… then exam date…

The silence that I had was killing my time and my heart silently… It's not a golden silence as I wanted it to be. And it's not anyone's fault except me. Dan sekarang baru lah menyesal… rasa sgt bersalah ngan Hanna… ngan Nenet… ngan Abaji (sbb slalu stay up mlm sampai ke subuh dgn alasan "my brain works better at night"…) and terutama skali dengan Allah… :(

Friends… don't be like me…

"By the declining day, Lo! man is a state of loss, Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance."

(Al-Quran: Al-Asr)