It has been almost 2 mths since I updated my blog. No idea maaa what to write. Now is already the 16th of Ramadan. Alhamdulilah this year Allah has given me good health to continue fasting and perform tarawih prayers. Adam also has started fasting although at times kantul jugak la.
Work wise... busy with so much stuffs on my plate at the moment. Still reporting to that lousy boss but nowadays I chose to ignore her attitude and just do what I have to do. Less confrontation, no headaches, avoid anger and aku definitely will look young forever.
Hey..today I managed to park my car without much hassle, unlike before, berpuluh-puluh kali pusing stering, ke depan kebelakang. I still have that sweaty palms and kecut perut feelings though.
I visited Nin's blog today. I really envy her blog. Very creative and interesting. Takpela...ada org tu have all the time in the world to explore. This lady has been very quite lately, dont know why.
Enough babbling for today. Assalamualaikum.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Eco Challenge 2007
Yesterday I participated in my Bank's yearly event called Eco Challenge. My team consist of 4 ladies, Me, Zah , Ilani and Tina and we named our team "pink jambu". Or rather I chose the name because it sounds cute. It is actually a name of a boutique which I saw somewhere in Amcorp Mall, I think.
Basically, we have to finish 10 obstacles in 5 hours time. But sadly this year we did not finish all obstacles. Personally if I were to compare this race with last year;s at Janda Baik, the route from one check point to another were too far.
We started the race with me and Tina solving 10 clues( called score orienteering) and the other 2 members took the bicycle challenge. For the 2nd challenge, it was on road running plus a bit of forest track. This route was quite okay and we had to weave "atap " using coconut leaves at the 2nd check point.
More running after that and this time it was even harder. It was on a road running stretching about 2km. Though it may sound near but the road are hilly and steep all the way to the next check point. And all of us except Tina, were panting and heaving to finish the climb.
For the 3 rd challenge we had to grate the coconut the old fashion way and then ate them. On to the next check point. We had to run in the forest and eventhough it was not as hilly as the one in Janda Baik, the distance was far. We lost much time walking in the forest. Maybe if we did more training before the event, we could have save the time by running.
It was about 12.25 pm we reached check point 4. At this stage I knew we could not make it thru to the 10th. For the 4th challenge it was lake crossing. Not so bad because we did wear a life jacket and a rope was there to hold on to. Halfway across, rained started pouring.
For the next route to CP 5, we had to run thru another long distance in the forest. This time it was harder to run for the tracks were slippery. All 4 of us experienced the many ways of falling down. I think we spent about 45 min, maybe longer, in this leg of journey.
Reaching CP5, we did abseiling. To me it was quite scary, esp at the point where you have to lower down your body horizontally and move slightly, putting your trust on the rope and the strength of your hand. Even as I am writing this my palms are sweaty. I was the last one to come down as I was moving ever so slowly, not brave enough to turn my head and look down.
Luckily, it was not raining when we were doing the abseiling.
To the next CP, another walk and run in the forest. The rain started again and this time the slippery tracks really slowed us down. I was right infront, but each time I had to stop and wait for my team members. One had a cramped leg earlier, the other was being too careful not to hold to torny plants. I fell down many times myself. There were parts where the heavy rain created a sort of swampy areas along the tracks. At some points the water were as high as my waist.
It rained all the way thru until we came out of the forest to a nearby road. We were all cold and wet and tired. The road lead us to the next check point which, if we had reached earlier, we would be testing our skills in archery..tsk..tsk. ( this is the part where i really look forward to doing but sadly to say takde rezeki).
So that was the end of it. We did not manage to catch the time and missed on doing other things like kayaking n flying fox. Sad!!.
I was disappointed that I could not beat at all out timing last year. (this is really a bad year when comes to all this for me, starting with the T hunt). Mainly because, the enthusiasm was not there. We did not trained our mental and physical to really face the challenge. To the members of pink jambu, hopefully next year we will do better.
I hope that the organizer will choose another venue next year. Taman ppertanian Shah Alam are lacking in facilities which makes the event inconvenient to all of us. (No place to bathe, worst part, no water. Parking lots and event place are far - they dont allow cars inside. etc).
Today, I cuti. My body is aching all over.
Assalamualaikum
Basically, we have to finish 10 obstacles in 5 hours time. But sadly this year we did not finish all obstacles. Personally if I were to compare this race with last year;s at Janda Baik, the route from one check point to another were too far.
We started the race with me and Tina solving 10 clues( called score orienteering) and the other 2 members took the bicycle challenge. For the 2nd challenge, it was on road running plus a bit of forest track. This route was quite okay and we had to weave "atap " using coconut leaves at the 2nd check point.
More running after that and this time it was even harder. It was on a road running stretching about 2km. Though it may sound near but the road are hilly and steep all the way to the next check point. And all of us except Tina, were panting and heaving to finish the climb.
For the 3 rd challenge we had to grate the coconut the old fashion way and then ate them. On to the next check point. We had to run in the forest and eventhough it was not as hilly as the one in Janda Baik, the distance was far. We lost much time walking in the forest. Maybe if we did more training before the event, we could have save the time by running.
It was about 12.25 pm we reached check point 4. At this stage I knew we could not make it thru to the 10th. For the 4th challenge it was lake crossing. Not so bad because we did wear a life jacket and a rope was there to hold on to. Halfway across, rained started pouring.
For the next route to CP 5, we had to run thru another long distance in the forest. This time it was harder to run for the tracks were slippery. All 4 of us experienced the many ways of falling down. I think we spent about 45 min, maybe longer, in this leg of journey.
Reaching CP5, we did abseiling. To me it was quite scary, esp at the point where you have to lower down your body horizontally and move slightly, putting your trust on the rope and the strength of your hand. Even as I am writing this my palms are sweaty. I was the last one to come down as I was moving ever so slowly, not brave enough to turn my head and look down.
Luckily, it was not raining when we were doing the abseiling.
To the next CP, another walk and run in the forest. The rain started again and this time the slippery tracks really slowed us down. I was right infront, but each time I had to stop and wait for my team members. One had a cramped leg earlier, the other was being too careful not to hold to torny plants. I fell down many times myself. There were parts where the heavy rain created a sort of swampy areas along the tracks. At some points the water were as high as my waist.
It rained all the way thru until we came out of the forest to a nearby road. We were all cold and wet and tired. The road lead us to the next check point which, if we had reached earlier, we would be testing our skills in archery..tsk..tsk. ( this is the part where i really look forward to doing but sadly to say takde rezeki).
So that was the end of it. We did not manage to catch the time and missed on doing other things like kayaking n flying fox. Sad!!.
I was disappointed that I could not beat at all out timing last year. (this is really a bad year when comes to all this for me, starting with the T hunt). Mainly because, the enthusiasm was not there. We did not trained our mental and physical to really face the challenge. To the members of pink jambu, hopefully next year we will do better.
I hope that the organizer will choose another venue next year. Taman ppertanian Shah Alam are lacking in facilities which makes the event inconvenient to all of us. (No place to bathe, worst part, no water. Parking lots and event place are far - they dont allow cars inside. etc).
Today, I cuti. My body is aching all over.
Assalamualaikum
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Orang Gomen
I really hate dealing with goverment personnel. They are lazy, dumbos, inefficient and simply irritatatingly ignorant. And yet the govt has increased their pay. For what yea? Their services - zero. To ability to smile - zero. PR skills - zero. Of course bukan semua but 99% are like that.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Hunt Tuah
Jenuhnyelah nak download gambar. I went for my treasure hunt last week saturday. The hunt ended in malacca- equatorial hotel. I had a different team but we did okay.Can say that we managed to answer most of the questions but other teams did much better than us. And we did not win. Frust betolllll. We lost a lot because we did not submit 2 treasures. For my own personal record, I managed to crack a lot of clues this year so kira cam terror le sikit sampai ada winning team call me to verify their own answers.
Gambar my team - no 114. From left - me, ayu,zana and zab.
At nite we went to have dinner at pantai klebang. Abg talib's team belanja all of us. The next day, we went to Jonker street. Bought some stuff then we went back home after lunch. Sounds boring isnt it?. It was. Actually last years hunt was much more fun, the place Awana Kijal was better, the food was good. This year's venue was crampy, the food was lousy and it was really hot that weekend. Overall rating...so - so.
Letih betul la nak download gambar. Ayang...takde berhajat ke nak tukar streamyx.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Orang Melayu
There are times when I really hate dealing with my own race. Why do I say this?
One scenario, a long time ago, I wanted to buy flowers for my hantaran. There were two stalls selling flowers, one is a chinese stall and the other one is a malay stall. I went to chinese stall because the flowers that I wanted was there but after that I went over to the malay's because there were still more flowers to buy. And guess what I got? The malay lady actually cursed me for going to the chinese stall saying that I am not helping the 'bangsa melayu'. Excuse me!!!!!. If the first thing that u get is cursing rather than a smile do u still want to buy from the Malay lady? I dont think so. I just walked on without buying anything from her.
Second -I wanted to buy a nutrional food from a Malay salon one day. Since they did not have a stock for that particular product I had to wait for two days and she said to wait for her call. But of course after two days, no call came. I called her up and as I expected the stock still hasnt arrived. Is it so hard for the owner to call me and let me know of the delay? She went on complaining about the stockist who caused the delay. As far as I am concern, as her customer, that is not my problem. You promised me 2 days, you make sure you get it in two days or if u cant deliver ur promise, have the courtesy to inform your customer la. And the stockist is also another dumbo. I believe the stockist is also a Malay woman. Why cant she deliver the stocks on time regardless of how many packets the shop ordered. After all stockist are always within the same area as the shops that sell their products.
Third - Recently, I sent to a Malay tailor to make baju kurung. Reason being, the first time around the baju kurung was nicely made and I was really satisfied. I sent it on Thursday and asked her if she could have it ready on Monday and she said Insyallah. With that I assume she should be able to make it on time or at least the day after. I went back the next Thursday (instead of Mon) and the baju is not ready. I grumbled a bit about the time and she gave the reason she did not have the time to do it because she is alone. Hallooooooo....that is no my problem laaa. You could have said that earlier isnt it. I even saw on her calendar, pasted on the wall, that my name was being put under "Wednesday" and not Monday as she promised. Okay fine, I will take the baju next monday then. But until today she didn't call me to let me know if my dress is ready.
I know that u get this from other races as well but I notice that it is always the Malay people who doesnt know the meaning of GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. Seriusly, how on earth you want to help the Malay people to do well in their business?? and yet u get people saying "kalau tak tolong bangsa sendiri, sapa lagi yg nak tolong?" .
One scenario, a long time ago, I wanted to buy flowers for my hantaran. There were two stalls selling flowers, one is a chinese stall and the other one is a malay stall. I went to chinese stall because the flowers that I wanted was there but after that I went over to the malay's because there were still more flowers to buy. And guess what I got? The malay lady actually cursed me for going to the chinese stall saying that I am not helping the 'bangsa melayu'. Excuse me!!!!!. If the first thing that u get is cursing rather than a smile do u still want to buy from the Malay lady? I dont think so. I just walked on without buying anything from her.
Second -I wanted to buy a nutrional food from a Malay salon one day. Since they did not have a stock for that particular product I had to wait for two days and she said to wait for her call. But of course after two days, no call came. I called her up and as I expected the stock still hasnt arrived. Is it so hard for the owner to call me and let me know of the delay? She went on complaining about the stockist who caused the delay. As far as I am concern, as her customer, that is not my problem. You promised me 2 days, you make sure you get it in two days or if u cant deliver ur promise, have the courtesy to inform your customer la. And the stockist is also another dumbo. I believe the stockist is also a Malay woman. Why cant she deliver the stocks on time regardless of how many packets the shop ordered. After all stockist are always within the same area as the shops that sell their products.
Third - Recently, I sent to a Malay tailor to make baju kurung. Reason being, the first time around the baju kurung was nicely made and I was really satisfied. I sent it on Thursday and asked her if she could have it ready on Monday and she said Insyallah. With that I assume she should be able to make it on time or at least the day after. I went back the next Thursday (instead of Mon) and the baju is not ready. I grumbled a bit about the time and she gave the reason she did not have the time to do it because she is alone. Hallooooooo....that is no my problem laaa. You could have said that earlier isnt it. I even saw on her calendar, pasted on the wall, that my name was being put under "Wednesday" and not Monday as she promised. Okay fine, I will take the baju next monday then. But until today she didn't call me to let me know if my dress is ready.
I know that u get this from other races as well but I notice that it is always the Malay people who doesnt know the meaning of GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. Seriusly, how on earth you want to help the Malay people to do well in their business?? and yet u get people saying "kalau tak tolong bangsa sendiri, sapa lagi yg nak tolong?" .
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Ketam goreng kari.
I felt like eating crabs, so yesterday, we went to pasar borong and bought almost 2 kg of crabs( which is about 5 ekor because they are big). So today, I decided to to cook ketam goreng berempah. This is the reccipe where you have egg in it not the normal kari ketam. I know is quite a common recipe but punye le jenuh mencarik recipe in the net. I found two related recipes but am not sure how the outcome is going to be.
But yg menyakitkan hatinye today, my landlord sent a plumber to fix something. He was suppose to come at 9 am but nak dekat pukul 11 baru dia sampai. Reason for being late.... went to buy things to fix the plumbing. Dah tau nak dtg today, gi le beli smalam ke. Apalaaaa. Now is almost 12 noon and he is still at it. Malas betul kalau lambat masak. Normally around this time I would have finished cooking and dah boleh relax depan TV.
Okay...he's done. Nak start masak.
But yg menyakitkan hatinye today, my landlord sent a plumber to fix something. He was suppose to come at 9 am but nak dekat pukul 11 baru dia sampai. Reason for being late.... went to buy things to fix the plumbing. Dah tau nak dtg today, gi le beli smalam ke. Apalaaaa. Now is almost 12 noon and he is still at it. Malas betul kalau lambat masak. Normally around this time I would have finished cooking and dah boleh relax depan TV.
Okay...he's done. Nak start masak.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Apa nak tulih ni....
Nin's blog is the only one I read because I dont have much time in reading my other friend's blog. The ever slow speed of the internet has also caused me to forget about surfing the net for a longer time. Today, I went into Nin's blog again and i came across a fellow blogger by the name of Shah. BTW nkau kenal dia ke Nin?
He is a doctor. I read his daily stories about his work and I find it so interesting as compared to mine. Nin, do u remember what subject i took when we were in A'level.? Biology.......I was so inspired to work in a medical line and never in my imagination then that I would end up doing accounts.
There are times when I imagined how would it be if I have passed my Bio paper, went to UK doing a biology related course, doing bio research etc. Will my life be as interesting as this guy Shah? But then again Allah lebih mengetahui. So dont complain ye Noni.
This coming May I am going for my Bank's treasure hunting. I cant wait to test my skill on solving clues again. Last year my team managed to win something...hheee no 15. Jadile dapat le balik modal. So this year I hope we can win again. And we are going to Malacca. It might be near but those who already went in the first Hunt said it is tough.
Then in July insyaallah I will be participating in Eco Challenge. (heehheeh subject to "lesen besar" from ayang). Heiissssh I am trying to post photos from last year's eco challenge tapi slownye lah. The venue will be at Janda Baik, just like last year. And in August is paintball time. (subject to approval from ayang again).
I really, really enjoy doing all these 3 activities. Memang best giler. Insyaallah, nanti I will be posting photos from last year's event ( if the net doesnt drive me crazy). Till then, assalamualaikum.
He is a doctor. I read his daily stories about his work and I find it so interesting as compared to mine. Nin, do u remember what subject i took when we were in A'level.? Biology.......I was so inspired to work in a medical line and never in my imagination then that I would end up doing accounts.
There are times when I imagined how would it be if I have passed my Bio paper, went to UK doing a biology related course, doing bio research etc. Will my life be as interesting as this guy Shah? But then again Allah lebih mengetahui. So dont complain ye Noni.
This coming May I am going for my Bank's treasure hunting. I cant wait to test my skill on solving clues again. Last year my team managed to win something...hheee no 15. Jadile dapat le balik modal. So this year I hope we can win again. And we are going to Malacca. It might be near but those who already went in the first Hunt said it is tough.
Then in July insyaallah I will be participating in Eco Challenge. (heehheeh subject to "lesen besar" from ayang). Heiissssh I am trying to post photos from last year's eco challenge tapi slownye lah. The venue will be at Janda Baik, just like last year. And in August is paintball time. (subject to approval from ayang again).
I really, really enjoy doing all these 3 activities. Memang best giler. Insyaallah, nanti I will be posting photos from last year's event ( if the net doesnt drive me crazy). Till then, assalamualaikum.
Monday, April 16, 2007
My house 2
I have been very busy due to the Bank's Financial Year End Closing, thus the blog has not been updated since april 3rd. Last saturday (14/3/07) we moved into the rented house. Penat nye lah!!!!!. My body is aching all over but nasib baik today I am on leave. Furthermore I had to wait for the telecom people to reconnect the phone line from my previous house. To transfer the line Telecom charged us RM 50. The technician came to supposedly reconnect the line, but for some stupid reason the earlier tenant had cut the line from the"tiang telefon" (lazy to think in english). And for that service (came and look) I had to pay the technician RM 30. He called the wireman to do some wiring for the phone and that cost me another RM 160.
Thought of reclaiming from the owner but knowing how culcalative he is, we might not claim the money after all. But try je lah. But alhamdulilah, everything seem well. I mean apart from some minor dissatisfaction here and there, I am quite comfortable with this house. Yea, what do u expect from a rumah sewa kan?
So insyaallah, we will be staying here until our new house siap which will be in late next year. Till then, future parties and kenduris will be much more comfortable. Assalamualaikum.
Thought of reclaiming from the owner but knowing how culcalative he is, we might not claim the money after all. But try je lah. But alhamdulilah, everything seem well. I mean apart from some minor dissatisfaction here and there, I am quite comfortable with this house. Yea, what do u expect from a rumah sewa kan?
So insyaallah, we will be staying here until our new house siap which will be in late next year. Till then, future parties and kenduris will be much more comfortable. Assalamualaikum.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
My House
We bought this house somehwere in 2001. But this month will be the last month I am staying here. I have sold this house because we have bought a new one at Mutiara Gombak. The new house will only be completed in June 2008. But due to budget constraint we decided to sell this house and rent somehwere first.
We thought it was easy to find a house to rent, but apparently is not. Most of the houses that we viewed are in a sorry state. They are dirty and yucks i dont think I want clean them up. At first we decided to find a house with a cheap rent so that we can save some money but at last we have to settle for a rent lebih kurang sama with the installment I am paying now. The house is bigger than my current one and is in a move-in condition. It is near to Adam's school and since the house is 3rd from the main road, friends n families wont have any problem to park their cars. So the RM800 monthly rent are more for comfort than anything else. After all we will be staying there for about 2 years.
Am I sad to leave this house? As for me, not really. This house holds a lot of sad memories right from the day we signed up to buy from the previous owner. We had a lot of difficulties, arguments, quarrels, crying (me laa) and so on.
Insyallah, we wont have to go thru the same period again. After all, the older you get, the wiser you would become isn't it. I tried to download pictures of my house but as usual lembap sgt. So I malas nak tunggu.
I am busy like hell kat office, so Nin sorry le tak sempat nak email kat nkau. Before I pen off, I would like to share a sad story. On Sat 31st March, Bad's auntie, who we all call makcik Liza or Tok Auntie (by my kids) passed away due to heart condition. She was 37 and left behind 3 children with the youngest and only daughter, Arissa Sofea age 1 year plus.
Semuga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh aruah and ditempatkan bersama-sama orang yg di kasihNya. AMIN.
We thought it was easy to find a house to rent, but apparently is not. Most of the houses that we viewed are in a sorry state. They are dirty and yucks i dont think I want clean them up. At first we decided to find a house with a cheap rent so that we can save some money but at last we have to settle for a rent lebih kurang sama with the installment I am paying now. The house is bigger than my current one and is in a move-in condition. It is near to Adam's school and since the house is 3rd from the main road, friends n families wont have any problem to park their cars. So the RM800 monthly rent are more for comfort than anything else. After all we will be staying there for about 2 years.
Am I sad to leave this house? As for me, not really. This house holds a lot of sad memories right from the day we signed up to buy from the previous owner. We had a lot of difficulties, arguments, quarrels, crying (me laa) and so on.
Insyallah, we wont have to go thru the same period again. After all, the older you get, the wiser you would become isn't it. I tried to download pictures of my house but as usual lembap sgt. So I malas nak tunggu.
I am busy like hell kat office, so Nin sorry le tak sempat nak email kat nkau. Before I pen off, I would like to share a sad story. On Sat 31st March, Bad's auntie, who we all call makcik Liza or Tok Auntie (by my kids) passed away due to heart condition. She was 37 and left behind 3 children with the youngest and only daughter, Arissa Sofea age 1 year plus.
Semuga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh aruah and ditempatkan bersama-sama orang yg di kasihNya. AMIN.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Finally...
Nin tagged me ( errrrrr...sori ye...but what is that) and I am suppose to list down those weird things that I do or have. I can only think of one actually. Makan nasi inside the batu lesung after you tumbuk the sambal belacan. I don't know if there are other people who do this but this is something that I enjoy doing since young. Eventhough my nenek sedara said, tak baik anak dara makan dlm batu lesung, nanti muka tebal. Heee hhee takde pun.
Weepeeee !!!!!I managed finally to download a picture. And this is my hubby Bad during his white water rafting expedition.
Weepeeee !!!!!I managed finally to download a picture. And this is my hubby Bad during his white water rafting expedition.
Monday, March 19, 2007
My holidays
Now that Adam is in Std One, we've got no choice but to take a break during school holidays. We decided to go to PD. I was not so excited about it (hey! is just PD not Gold coast) though I needed the long leave to relax my mind. So much more after my uproar with my lady boss. I made a mistake by telling my children on Sat that we are off to PD on Monday because the moment I spilt out the beans, the next two days, their favourite questions started with when, how and what. When will monday come? How many hours more to wait and what are we going to do there?
The day finally came and since they can't contain the excitement any longer, we departed at 10.30 am...although PD is just 1 1/2 hours away and you can only check in at 2pm. After 10 minutes in the car another string of questions came out. "Are we there yet mama? or after 11.30 it will be 12.30 right? so will we reach there at 12.30. ? and so on and so forth.
We reached Ancasa Suite at 1 pm and luckily without much hassle we checked into our apt. Bad asked for a seaview aprt and we got the highest floor, the 9th floor. The aprt is spacious, nicely decorated and the view is beautiful. Both the bedroom has a balcony which opens to the sea. I really do not mind just sitting in my bed and enjoying the view, taking it all in.
But the darling duo would never leave me in peace. Off we went to the pool after lunch. Since it was school holidays, there were many other children there. But Ancasa has 2 kids pool, 1 adult pool and 1 wading pool, so it wasn't so crowded. One thing I like about this place is that the facilities are situated not too far away from one another. The pool, the main lobby, the balinese garden and Spa are within a close-knit are. When u walk on the path to the Spa, you can smell the sweet scent of the trees/plants they plant along the way. Of course if u walk at night is a bit scary isn't it? I went for their aromatheraphy massage. It was so good. Oh yes, their food is also good although the spread is minimal (for RM 25 ). I dont have any complains about their services either. The staff are pleasant and helpful. (Ancasa shud pay me for this promo).
The next day we went to the Ostrich Farm. It is a so-so place but so much better than Taman Buaya in Malacca. Hmmmmm I tried a few times feeding the ostrich but they are so tall and big, I got scared. I got to touch a baby crocodile, Adam took a picture with a bird on his hand, Nureen get to feed and carried the rabbit and Bad ...well he yelled out when a chicken feed corn on his palm. Overall the place is quite educating and okay.
The rest of the holidays were just spent at the pool and the beach. I really, really had a great time. I think this is one of the best holidays I've ever had. Nothing fancy, nothing extravagant but every moment spent is worth to treasure.
Signing off now and assalamualaikum to whoever is reading.
The day finally came and since they can't contain the excitement any longer, we departed at 10.30 am...although PD is just 1 1/2 hours away and you can only check in at 2pm. After 10 minutes in the car another string of questions came out. "Are we there yet mama? or after 11.30 it will be 12.30 right? so will we reach there at 12.30. ? and so on and so forth.
We reached Ancasa Suite at 1 pm and luckily without much hassle we checked into our apt. Bad asked for a seaview aprt and we got the highest floor, the 9th floor. The aprt is spacious, nicely decorated and the view is beautiful. Both the bedroom has a balcony which opens to the sea. I really do not mind just sitting in my bed and enjoying the view, taking it all in.
But the darling duo would never leave me in peace. Off we went to the pool after lunch. Since it was school holidays, there were many other children there. But Ancasa has 2 kids pool, 1 adult pool and 1 wading pool, so it wasn't so crowded. One thing I like about this place is that the facilities are situated not too far away from one another. The pool, the main lobby, the balinese garden and Spa are within a close-knit are. When u walk on the path to the Spa, you can smell the sweet scent of the trees/plants they plant along the way. Of course if u walk at night is a bit scary isn't it? I went for their aromatheraphy massage. It was so good. Oh yes, their food is also good although the spread is minimal (for RM 25 ). I dont have any complains about their services either. The staff are pleasant and helpful. (Ancasa shud pay me for this promo).
The next day we went to the Ostrich Farm. It is a so-so place but so much better than Taman Buaya in Malacca. Hmmmmm I tried a few times feeding the ostrich but they are so tall and big, I got scared. I got to touch a baby crocodile, Adam took a picture with a bird on his hand, Nureen get to feed and carried the rabbit and Bad ...well he yelled out when a chicken feed corn on his palm. Overall the place is quite educating and okay.
The rest of the holidays were just spent at the pool and the beach. I really, really had a great time. I think this is one of the best holidays I've ever had. Nothing fancy, nothing extravagant but every moment spent is worth to treasure.
Signing off now and assalamualaikum to whoever is reading.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Problem lagi
My day at the office started very badly today. I have had enough with my immediate boss. She is one hell of annoying, selfish lady. I had some issues about my work and she being a lousy boss who only knows how to delegate, gave me a solution to my problem "' you do this...this and this and go and discuss with Png (this guy is the accountant)". Wah wah senangnye solution dia. Aku dah bengang sgt, so the next thing i know i just slammed down the phone sampai my fren semua terkejut. Lantaklah kalau dia nak kata aku ada attitude problem. All her other subordinates memang jenis main angguk je, so memang sekali skala nak jugak kena ajar dia sikit. I just dont care anymore le if that will affect my bonus ke apa ke. Eeee memang geram tahap kritikal dah ni. She is suppose to oversee my work tapi dgn senang hati lepas tgn and suruh aku straight jumpa the big boss.
That really spoiled the whole day. Masa balik I took the LRT, because husband had gone back first. I did something good and i felt so proud of myself. Tak nak le citer kat sini nanti cam riak lak. So that incident sort of ended my day well. Okay enuf of todays' event.
So my husband is going for a white water rafting this weekend. I am sure he will enjoy himself. Dont get yourself hurt ye sayang.
I wanted to download some photos but i don't know where the file is so nantile. Nureen dah berdengkur atas sofa so I have to pen off now. Assalamualaikum to sapa-sapa yg baca and to myself.
That really spoiled the whole day. Masa balik I took the LRT, because husband had gone back first. I did something good and i felt so proud of myself. Tak nak le citer kat sini nanti cam riak lak. So that incident sort of ended my day well. Okay enuf of todays' event.
So my husband is going for a white water rafting this weekend. I am sure he will enjoy himself. Dont get yourself hurt ye sayang.
I wanted to download some photos but i don't know where the file is so nantile. Nureen dah berdengkur atas sofa so I have to pen off now. Assalamualaikum to sapa-sapa yg baca and to myself.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The everyday problems of life.
Thanks for the comments nin. Looking forward to our next outing especially so kalau nkau yg belanje hahahaaa. As for your suggestion to download photos..nantile..aku try buat today punye le terkial-kial. Reason being I am not good at this blogging thing. I mean not yet and the fact that the net is so slow.
The day goes by as usual. Nothing much happened at the office.(oh my god my grammar is so rusty..mind the grammar pls!!!!). Apa nak citer today yea? Pasal keje? Hmmm lately ni, i have had enough of the treatment that I am getting from my boss. I have done so much new things, enhancing my reports bla..bla... and yet masa appraisal he actually said that I am not going to be promoted because I am not meticulous and that i made a lot of mistakes.
Yess i admit I am the kind of person who doesnt care much about 0.01 cents adj and i made mistakes but as far as i know these mistakes doesnt give much impact to the reports that i prepared not does it delay the submission of those reports. Come on laaaa....i am a doer...dont expect me to become a perfect checker at the same time. Further more I have a senior exec who will check my work and another assistnt accountant to review (they even sign on those reports okay). So aren't these two suppose to share the blame as well?. Tapi disebabkan yg satu ni kuat membodek boss and the other one is Cha-Ya-Nun-alif...so the big boss just close one eye. When comes to human management my boss really sucks! Okayle enough of this. Benda ni sebenarnye common. You get it everywhere in any office, tapi bila kena btg idung sendiri memang sakit hati.
So now, I am updating my resume. Have sent a few yesterday and hopefully after bonus I ada rezeki kat tempat lain. I know that out there, there will be other problems but at least I have an option. Deep down as a muslim, i believe my rezeki di tangan Allah. I have done what I should do so if that promotion is not mine, then I should redha. But then again as human, aku still rasa bengang giler with my boss.
Nin...dont you feel lucky you dont have to go thru this? I am signing off now. Ngantuk dah. Assalamualaikum to me and to whoever is reading.
The day goes by as usual. Nothing much happened at the office.(oh my god my grammar is so rusty..mind the grammar pls!!!!). Apa nak citer today yea? Pasal keje? Hmmm lately ni, i have had enough of the treatment that I am getting from my boss. I have done so much new things, enhancing my reports bla..bla... and yet masa appraisal he actually said that I am not going to be promoted because I am not meticulous and that i made a lot of mistakes.
Yess i admit I am the kind of person who doesnt care much about 0.01 cents adj and i made mistakes but as far as i know these mistakes doesnt give much impact to the reports that i prepared not does it delay the submission of those reports. Come on laaaa....i am a doer...dont expect me to become a perfect checker at the same time. Further more I have a senior exec who will check my work and another assistnt accountant to review (they even sign on those reports okay). So aren't these two suppose to share the blame as well?. Tapi disebabkan yg satu ni kuat membodek boss and the other one is Cha-Ya-Nun-alif...so the big boss just close one eye. When comes to human management my boss really sucks! Okayle enough of this. Benda ni sebenarnye common. You get it everywhere in any office, tapi bila kena btg idung sendiri memang sakit hati.
So now, I am updating my resume. Have sent a few yesterday and hopefully after bonus I ada rezeki kat tempat lain. I know that out there, there will be other problems but at least I have an option. Deep down as a muslim, i believe my rezeki di tangan Allah. I have done what I should do so if that promotion is not mine, then I should redha. But then again as human, aku still rasa bengang giler with my boss.
Nin...dont you feel lucky you dont have to go thru this? I am signing off now. Ngantuk dah. Assalamualaikum to me and to whoever is reading.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Starting point
It is my besfren Nin who encourages me to start a blog. Trust me I am not an internet savvy. So you can say that I am totally ketinggalan zaman. So nin if u r reading this thank you. Unlike you who has all the leisure time to godek-godek the computer, i am really deprived of that luxury. It so happen that tonite cam terasa lak nak pen down something (both mu hubby and children dah tido so takde gangguan). So here goes.....
My son Adam is 7 years old. Just started schooling this year both sekolah kebangsaan and sekolah agama. On top of that he also attends a Kumon english class. For those yg tak tau, is an english tuition with a very interesting approach. When i came back today from work he suddenly told me that he wants to quit the class. I was baffled because he likes it so much all this while. He started going to the class since he was 6. When i asked him why, he explained that he is afraid of the next exercise level, and that he is afraid of making mistakes. I further discovered that my son actually feels inferior to his cousin who happens to be in the same class with him, even from kindy days. Yes, the cousin always get the better results compared to my son.
What i am trying to say here is, my god, my son is only 7 and he already feels the pressure. I convince him that he is smart boy and that i will not be angry if he makes mistake as long as he learn fm them and don't repeat them. I spoke to his tuition teacher and she said that Adam is doing well. Yes he made mistakes but they are minimal. I never forced adam to attend this tuition class. He used to enjoy it because the approach is different from what is being thought in school. INfact i think he has improved so much in his english.
How do u tell a 7 year old that it is alright to have 1 or 2 mistakes, that he should just enjoy his school days or tuition class, that he should not feel inferior if others did better than him, that he is smart in his on way.
Adam asked me " knp adam tak boleh berhenti mama?" . I really dont know how to answer him. I am torn in between, not wanting him to give up every time there is an obstacle ahead and at the same time i do not want to force him into going to this class and not enjoying it like he used to.
I hope he has a good sleep tonite and maybe tomorrow when he wakes up he will find that determination to continue the class and enjoy it.
My son Adam is 7 years old. Just started schooling this year both sekolah kebangsaan and sekolah agama. On top of that he also attends a Kumon english class. For those yg tak tau, is an english tuition with a very interesting approach. When i came back today from work he suddenly told me that he wants to quit the class. I was baffled because he likes it so much all this while. He started going to the class since he was 6. When i asked him why, he explained that he is afraid of the next exercise level, and that he is afraid of making mistakes. I further discovered that my son actually feels inferior to his cousin who happens to be in the same class with him, even from kindy days. Yes, the cousin always get the better results compared to my son.
What i am trying to say here is, my god, my son is only 7 and he already feels the pressure. I convince him that he is smart boy and that i will not be angry if he makes mistake as long as he learn fm them and don't repeat them. I spoke to his tuition teacher and she said that Adam is doing well. Yes he made mistakes but they are minimal. I never forced adam to attend this tuition class. He used to enjoy it because the approach is different from what is being thought in school. INfact i think he has improved so much in his english.
How do u tell a 7 year old that it is alright to have 1 or 2 mistakes, that he should just enjoy his school days or tuition class, that he should not feel inferior if others did better than him, that he is smart in his on way.
Adam asked me " knp adam tak boleh berhenti mama?" . I really dont know how to answer him. I am torn in between, not wanting him to give up every time there is an obstacle ahead and at the same time i do not want to force him into going to this class and not enjoying it like he used to.
I hope he has a good sleep tonite and maybe tomorrow when he wakes up he will find that determination to continue the class and enjoy it.
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