A BRAND NEW YEAR..
today is the last day of 2007!.. it always excite me when new year comes coz i do wish to know wat awaits me in the brand new yr... personally, i juz wish for more luck, prosperity and good health for the coming year and i really do wish for world peace... amiiin...

oh!... as a practice over the past 2yrs, emiliAduka + zamAni + BaiNaz will go for dinner followed by karaoke session past midnite to celebrate the new year together.. however, due to the arrival of zamAni's first bundle of joy this yr, we can't do the celebration together.. so now, me and Dearest have got no freakin idea wat to do this new year's eve.. *sigh* B.O.R.I.N.G!

anyways, did u guys read the New Paper over the weekend? there was an article on rising cost of banquet dinner next yr.... aiyoh!!... by next yr, it said a $100 hongbao is not enough to cover the cost of the dinner... hmmmm..... i have gotten into a debate over this with some friends... i dun see why couples have to fret over whether the hongbao is enough to cover the banquet. You chose to have a banquet at some high-class hotel. I dun think u should expect some form of return from the attendees. It's like me attending your wedding just to buy myself a $100++ dinner!...

i dun think it's fair on us attendees. As a couple, i would prefer if the hongbao came with sincerity (in any amt) and your well-wishes for our happy, blissful future as husband and wife. I wouldn't want a huge hongbao that came with a lot of sighing and complaining (coz i do hear that from a few friends).

hmmm... howell! such is the culture here in SG and i have to make do with it lah.. Hopefully, when the time comes for my few good friends to tie the knot in the not-so-near-future (:p), i'll have more spare moolahs to give a huge hongbao!... hehehhee.... dun worry ah... my hongbao will be a sincere one with blessings from emiliAduka to U!... *muacks!*

to all readers,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!...

May the new year bring you lots of joy, love, wealth and health!

Enjoy the holiday and have a blessed NEW year!!

*muacks!!*

KEK LAPIS
I did my first ever kek lapis.. courtesy of Mummy's recipe.. did this for a colleague who's been nice to me all yr round.. hahahhaa.....

Anyways, i wanted to do only 1 container but Mummy convinced me that it was a waste of time doing 1 only... so, she made me do 2!... but in the end, i felt cheated by her coz i should've juz done 1 and get it over and done with sooner!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

There were soooo much white eggs left over which i tot i'll make meringue with.. but in the end i didn't coz it freakin took me half the day to finish doing 2 kek lapis!!... very tiring lor mixing the ingredients by hand and sitting in front of the oven for 45mins and layering the cake one layer at a time!.... so, NO MORE!.... or perhaps once a yr only!... no wonder it cost so much to buy!..

hmmm... now, wat shall i do for the last day of class next wk?... egg tarts or muffins??... hmmm... very indecisive.. i soooo wish to try and do cupcakes with frosting.. but i'm not so confident of doing the frosting.. any nice, easy recipe for frosting, peeps?... i dun want butter cream eh... anything with whipped cream or cream cheese frosting would be great! ;) thank u!...

KOYAK!
damn!!.... of all days for the pants to koyak!... it had to be TODAY!!.... grrrrrr!!...... i juz bought this damn pants 2days ago!... now, i've got to buy a brand new one again!...

i dun feel like buying one but if i dun, i risk getting caught with my pants torn!.... kwang.. kwang... kwang.. hopefully it doesn't rain later.. haaaizzzz....

OF HIM BEING NOTTI!
how selenge i am for forgeting to publish the previous entry!... gaaaah!...

Our Eshan's getting nottier by the day.. he now cries more for attention.. he prefers our bed than his.. and lurrrvess climbing all over us.. and juz coz he's got 2 small bottom teeth - and i suspect his upper teeth are itching to come out too - he'll try to bite us!! so far, he's only able to bite my fingers which is damn painful lah considering he's only got 2 bottom teeth!.. but yesterday, he managed to bite my babat at the abdomen area lah!... wahlau!... gave me a shock siah!....

now, he's also trying to stand up.. sometimes in his "action" self, he'll let go and in less than 2secs, he'll plop on his butt!... hahahaha.... but he can now stand in his playpen..

so all the more he can bang the playpen, give us that sad doe-eyed look, asking to be carried!... hmph!...

and he is sooooo manja now that when we refuse to let him play with bro's laptop, he wailed out loud!!

can you see tear drops juz under his eyes??

member soooo happy on getting his grubby hands on that laptop!

now, he does that banging quite a lot!... we went to Seoul Garden last nite and put him on the high chair.. my oh my!... he banged the table to be fed juz like us!...

oh!.. dun mind his sad look.. he's cranky coz he wanna sleep!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

THE NEW ADDITION..
went to see the lil' bub last nite... aaaah... how babies make me melt now... hahahha...

lurrrve to hold their tiny self in my arms... carrying these lil' bub now is like a feather on my arms as compared to carrying Eshan!!... ahhahaa...

speaking of babies... kak yani took this pix of Eshan and i went "Whoah! i'm seeing my own reflection (of my baby self)!"... dun believe me?... see this!

Eshan now..

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Me then..

dun we freakin look alike?!... waahahhahaa..... well, he IS my son afterall!.. DOOOUUUHHH!!!.... i always commented how "ngowo" (that shock-mouth gaping-look he always have) he look when he takes pic!.. sekali alamak!!.... his mama had that same mouth-gaping pix in most of her baby pix!.. hahahhaa.... bacin!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD!
This is hot off the press!!... Ani have juz delivered her first newborn at 11.18pm on 22 Dec!

CONGRATULATIONS zamAni!

WELCOME Md Akid!!

She was induced earlier during the day.. takde warning eh... *wags finger at Ani* and gave birth abt 12hrs later to their first prince, weighing in at 3kg!... fuuuuyoooh!... secepat kilat!... ;)

anyways, well done girl!!... insya-allah we'll be visiting her like tomorrow today.. i hope to hear the labour details when we come to visit!.. wooopeee!!... i can't wait to see the baby!!!

on a sadder note, Nyai got admitted again.. this time the doc said that she suffered from a heart attack and having mild stroke or something like that... i juz hope she gets better.. ever since she moved in with us, she's been in and out of hospital.. i juz feel bad! :( pls pray for her speedy recovery... thank u!

ANOTHER YEAR..
waaaah!... how time flies.. i'm 27 with an 8mth old in hand.. ;) life has been bliss so far.. wat more can i ask for?... i'm contented..

as a ritual, i would normally list my "achievements" for the year.. but heck, i dun think i've got like a whole load of list... i guess the only achievement that i can definitely be proud abt is the fact that i delivered my son without the help of the epidural!... that was the greatest achievement and something i'm damn proud of myself in all of my 27yrs on earth besides that one time in 1996 when i achieved something else too tat was beyond my (and everyone else for that matter) expectation.. ;)

i had a great bday celebration which started with the chalet with Dearest and Eshan. We brought Eshan for a swim and my oh my! how he lurrrvessss the water!.. hahahha.. of course his first reaction was wailed out loud when i suddenly, without prior introduction to the pool, put him on the baby float..

but after some intro from Dearest, he "splashed" himself abt.. hehehe...

dah relak jack..

trying to swim on his own..

after the "strenous" swim, he was flat out!... totally wasted in less than 5mins after his bath..

on Mon, bro treated the whole family to Straits Kitchen - my favourite makan buffet place! BEST!!..... and got the bunch to sing that irritating Hey! Hey! Hey! Happy Birthday! song.. aiyoh!... soooo blardy paiseh coz i was the first one they sung to that nite!!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang...

Us @ Straits

he was happy with just Gerbers Sweet Potato biscuits.. hahhaha...

on the DAY itself, we went out shopping!!... shop! shop! shop! till my legs felt so freakin sore!!.... and it was also the first public transport outing for Eshan! i told Dearest, wat a day to choose to go public!.. got sooo many things to carry with a child on hand plak tu!!... but i'm glad Eshan pretty much enjoyed the time in the MRT "monkeying" with the handles... hahhaha....

while waiting for the bus..

tgh tangkap mood..

his first ride on the MRT.. a bit apprehensive but excited at the coolness of the handle!

he's bored coz he's strapped on to Dearest..

this is wat happens once he's not!

see how happy he is "monkeying" around!..

Dearest have been asking me wat i want for my bday!... but.. but.. but... i still dunno wat i want for my bday!!.... i've got nothing in mind coz at the moment, i've dun really have a need or a want... hmmmm.... u've gotta wait dear.. i cannot decide if i'd wear a watch..

this was us on my bday!... i lurve this pix... it juz seemed silly! ;)

We celebrated Hari Raya Haji yest.. and i made my special egg tarts.. annnnddd, i've got orders for them from Mak. but she asked for 250pcs!! aiyoh!..... tat's like A LOT lor!.. i juz hope i can find mini cups so tat it's a bit less taxing and i dun have to reject her.. If i decide to do it, Dearest better help me in taking care of Eshan coz it'll sure take up the whole day!... it is afterall for his Mother!... hehhehee... oh!.. i'm very happy that it's well-received by everyone..

on SALE now..

now, i'm confident that i can sell off these tarts.. ;) so if anyone's interested, i'm selling the tarts @ $0.60 per pce (min 20pcs, max 100pcs only). no delivery. collect after 11am. Tarts guaranteed fresh and should only be consumed within the day. ;)

i've been wanting to do Madeleines for the longest time! i already have the recipe but i cannot find the container (or wateva u call it!).. so, i had to make do with baulu-lookalike shaped containers... i berangan want to do it during one of my off days.. but too bad lah... i think i shall try attempting it on Sunday instead!...

** it sucks that my cam is out of order!!... the pix quality is sooooo bad, it strained my eyes!... bummer!!**

WOWWEE!
i think i'm quite late to say this but it's better late than never!... ;)

CONGRATULATIONS HADY!!!

i really underestimated you this time but you've really done us proud.. i dun really care if it's really your good looks that got you to the top but you're the FIRST Asian Idol and that's the bottom-line...

truthfully, i dun really like Mike's voice and the Indian and Viet girl dun cut it... so, to me, it's bet Mau, Jac & Hady... anyways, i was dozing on and off throughout the 2hr show!.. but thankfully, i managed to wake up in time to see the results!... i was very much super excited waiting in anticipation who the winner would be.. my heart was beating pretty wildly as if i was rite there standing on stage.. hahhahaa... *yah!.. aku perasan!*

and after the results were out, i laffed to myself uncontrollably coz i juz couldn't believe it and Hady's first reaction was pretty priceless coz i'm damn sure he, himself could not believe it!!... oh! and the price that came along with the title is very, very nice indeed!... i wouldn't mind it at all!....

anyways, if i had known that he was singing Taufik's song, it would've motivated me to vote more for him but well, wat's done cannot be undone.. and if it was really as tight a race as it sounded, then, my 1 and only vote for him did make a difference afterall! ;)

gdnite ppl... i'm turning in now... i've enjoyed yesterday and today very muchie!!... posts of these will be updated later as a summary of how i've spent my bday this yr... for now, i hope to enjoy a gd nite rest so that i'll be fresh and chirpy to welcome and celebrate MY day tml!!... cheers y'all!

WHO'S GONNA BE THE FIRST?
i have to do a quickie here.. packing our clothes to go for the chalet later.. yippee!... we can't wait and we certainly hope the weather's on our side coz we wanna bring Eshan for his first swim!!... ;)

anyways, can i juz say that Hady impressed me with his second song yesterday?... i've never seen him sing that kind of song and i was impressed though i must also add that there were some parts that we couldn't make out what he was singing.. hahaha.. but overall, it was impressive.. guess i underestimated him.. hehehe....

oh!.. can i also say that he's not a heart-throb when his hair is soooo kentalans in those short clips when they interviewed him... goodness gracious!... if he wants those female votes that they were all raving abt, then, i thank god the stylist (on the day of competition) know that that hair's gotta go!...

so, the question is now, who do i vote?.. coz i do lurrrve, lurrrve, lurrrrve that Phil girl... and i also think that Jac deserve it too with her freakin powerful vocals that made my hair stands!.. but i dun quite like her Gemilang performance.. very anggek leh... y eh?.. she wasn't feeling well is it?...

howell... i'm only gonna give 1 vote today... but i'm still deciding.. the only reason i'm not excited abt this Asian Idol is coz they chose to send Hady instead of Taufik!!!.... coz i'm damn sure that Taufik will make a better representative of SG!.. i'm sorry to all Hady fans.. but this is a fact i simply cannot ignore!!.... and yah!... call me sourgrapes but i juz can't make myself excited coz my Idol was not chosen!...kwang.. kwang.. kwang... but hey!.. in Idol, that one vote can make a lot of difference mah, rite??... ;)

DONE PACKING..
yes!... i'm done packing!... my tables are cleared.. only left with a few stuffs that i need till next yr.. i've only 2 boxes to bring over + 1 box to bring home!.... urrrgghh!!... dun really have that much space at home to put anything!.... grrrr....

anyways, i hope nyai's blood results is OK enuff for her to go home today.. mummy booked us a chalet this weekend. If nyai's out, i might consider doing a bbq to celebrate my bday.. hahhhaa.... dah tuek pun nak celebrate!... hey!.. but birthdays are impt to me hokay!... :p

i did tiramisu last nite.. i hope it's ok today.. if not, i will not attempt to do it anymore!... it's my second try... but from the looks of it, i dun think it'll turn out ok... sucker!

ever since there's no que at the Donut Factory, i've been having a weekly fix on those damn, nice donuts!... haiz... there goes my intention of losing weight!... so far, i've only went out jogging ONCE 2 wks ago!... after sooooo long, i didn't know i had it in me to run at least 1km non-stop!.. hehehehe.... after that eventful day, it's been raining and nyai's in hospital.. so, i've got no choice but to postpone that every-Mon, Wed, Fri-jog intention!... baaaah!!... will i EVER lose weight before the next one comes along??!!.... gaaaaah!!!

WORRIED..
i went to see Nyai last nite and let's just say she's not looking all too good... i'm pretty worried.. i've never seen her in such a state.. and it never occured to me that one day, she would need to be propped up, coaxed into eating her medicine and wat have yous....

it really saddens me to see her in such a state. i held back my tears coz my aunties were there and i didn't wanna let loose my tears coz i know i won't be able to stop if i start.. she called out for Eshan yest but we never bring Eshan to the hospital coz of the germs found in hospital and all... anyways, i'm praying she'll get well soon!...

i hope today's the last day they inject that "special" antibiotic into her coz i'm pretty sure it's this antibiotics that's making her drowsy and weak. and i cannot bear see her hands full of bruises coz of all those needles they try sticking into her!... hmmm.....

dear readers, pls pray for her speedy recovery... thank you...

ALMOST FREE, I HOPE...
after the wk long madness, i hope i'm almost free now to do my things and start packing!... but really, i'm actually juz procastinating.. i dun really wanna move and pack my belongings... gaaaah!!... how i hate it!... after wat seemed like the umpteenth time i pack my stuff since i've been here, one would have tot i'm used to it.. but noooooo!!... this time, i really have to pack and throw all that i dun need coz the new place will be freakin tiny and i can't be freakin messy like i used to and i can't hang my favourite Taufik, Anuar and Clay poster anywhere in the new office!!... *booo hoooo hoooo!!!*...

anyways, now that i'm almost free and still in procastination, being me, i started thinking of Eshan's bday (which is abt 4mths away)... i feel like doing a bday party for him but Dearst dun think it's necessary! party pooper! but i definitely won't do a big bday bash for him lah... i only like to celebrate such stuffs with close family and friends.. but i do hate celebrating belated bdays and his bday falls on a Thurs!... gaaaah!... so how eh?.... hmmmm.... i really can't decide!....

Eshan has spotted 2 bottom teeth!.. yippee!!.... 2 down, a lot more to go!... hehehhee.... when we're lying down, he'll try to use our body to stand up.. but not strong enuff to walk yet though... insya-allah.. the day will come... merangkak pun belum betul!.. hehehe.... i've decided.. the pacifier will go once he's spotted that 2 front teeth!... i'll try very hard NOT to give him the puting.. thank god he only asked for it when he wants to go sleep. so, we see how eh?....

oh!.. i've to put this down.. for the first time in my whole entire life, not only did my aunty paid me a visit just abt a wk + since she last visited, she came in FULL force!... and i really mean FULL force!... for the past 4days, it juz doesn't seem like it wanted to end!... there's soooo much so tat it spilled it's forces on to everywhere.. yes!.. it's that gross!.... thank god it 's kinda died down today.. i've to monitor this and juz hope that it doesn't happen again!...

bummer!... i'm hungry and it's raining... shall i sprint to coffee bean next door?... brrrrr!!.....

I'M PISSED!
i can't believe that my aunty came to visit me yesterday! it's only been abt 1.5wks since she last came to visit!... and it's a blardy painful experience siak!.... ever since childbirth, the experience have been nothing but pleasant. sometimes, i even forget that she's in!... but yesterday, while lying on bed, it brought me back to the nite before Eshan was born.. it's that same pain-in-the-back feeling!.... macam nak terberanak lagi plak!...

btw, experienced mummies out there, is it normal for your menses to be very irregular after childbirth? my menses have been very irregular. normally it's super late and never this super fast. i read that it's coz the hormones are still not balance. baaaah!!!.....

anyways, it's too blardy painful rite now!.... and it's soooo blardy uncomfortable.. gaaaah!!!

MOTHER vs FATHER
I sooooo believe that a mother's love can never be compared with a father's love. Our love is very different to that of theirs.

I'm sooooo blardy frustrated rite now!!!! :'(

A NEED OF A HOLIDAY!
i'm in need of a holiday.. a REAL need!.... when was my last holiday?... hmmm... let me see... it's my honeymoon!.. yah... believe me.. it's been THAT long!.... :(

but with Eshan still soooo young, we can't go by air. it's got to be by land or by sea... i'm planning a holiday with the Gang for either the CNY period or the Good Friday hols next yr to Malacca or somewhere across the causeway... but i've decided by hook or by crook, even if tis hol with them dun materialise, i will still go for that long-awaited holiday! i shall drag Dearest and Eshan to Bintan instead!... ;)

anyways, any suggestions for a holiday in Malacca or someplace resort-y?.... i dun think we need to do shopping... so, a place to relax and pig out is good!.. hehehee.... btw, Gang, ur comments on my email, plsssssss... thank u very much!... :D

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wahlau!.. my bro juz msged me to tell me that he's driving up to Hollywood tml!.... how insanely jealous i am rite now!!!.... kwang.. kwang.. kwang.. he'd better buy something good back!.. hahhaha... ;)

IN "N.S"
oh! my!.. i've been "missing" for sooooo long!.... my workstation is in a total mess like a hurricane have just passed by scattering my papers all over the table that i can't even find my pens, stapler, calculator and puncher sometimes!... :( yup! it's that bad!

now that practically everyone has gone for their "National Service" (N.S) leaving me and 2 other colleagues in the office serving our N.S locally. i tot it would be less hectic here once they all left but lo and behold, i received calls after calls since Day 1!... grrrr.... sometimes, i dun get it!.. if u know that u'll be away for this period of time, why don't you tell earlier that you have to come back early for wateva reasons u may have?... like i got a call from this guy who says his bro's wedding is the day that he was supposed to come back.. like hello?!!... dun tell me u dunno when ur bro wedding is earlier?!!... wahlau eh!!!....

ok... wateva lah eh.... now, i would like to take revenge updating the times that i've gone "missing"..

To Gather-gather

we had a gathering with the girls sometime in mid November? it was to celebrate Rosma's and Izy's bday but Rosma had to leave earlier so, Izy had no choice but to blow out that candle alone.. but it was D gathering of all the kids!... my oh my!.. how time flies.... from having only 2 kids at every gathering, we now have a sudden burst of baby shower with 6 kids in the house!.. come Feb, another addition to the group!.. wowee!!....

Izy have this rocking horse at home and let Eshan had a go at it... but this is how he looked like on it!

he totally dun get it.. i think he wants to be on the real thing instead!.. hahahhaa....

Carolyn's Babe

We welcome Joseph, Carolyn's babe to the world on 22 Nov.. back at TMC, 5th floor, reminded me of my days at TMC, holding Eshan in my arms!... and Joseph is soooo tiny juz like Eshan!... and my!... wat freakin long eye-lashes he has!!.....

Buddy's Wedding

I attended my work buddy's wedding event... she looked radiant and soooooo different from her everyday look!.. hahaha... unlike my ex buddy who still looked the same as when she left us a yr ago!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang...

Audi Meets Eshan

We attended Dearest's colleague's son's wedding (:D It's never a direct relationship when u attend a malay wedding aye?) and met Audi (Joy's son) for the first time!... Audi was quiet but he's sooooo adorable!.... his pink, pouty lips are soooo kissable, i tell ya!...

Eshan

Eshan is beginning to crawl and he is strong enuff to walk in his walker!.. YEAY!!.... he recognises people oredi and depending on his mood, he will cry when people he dunno carries him.. if not, he's good as long as that person carries and walks him around.. sememangnya anak tu kuat jalan mcm mak dia jugak!.. hehehee... ;)

he's eating well, al-hamdulillah... we want to advocate healthy eating for him. I had a disagreement with Daddy.

Daddy: Let's feed him ice-cream.
Me: NO WAY!... no ice-cream!!
Daddy: When u were at this age, i've already begun feeding you with ice-cream and chocs.
Me: yah!.. see wat i've become?!... *shot him an angry look*

u may agree with my Daddy too.. but to each his own. I dun want my children to be as fat as me. I would prefer them to be like their Papa - Healthy living. His way of life. Gaaaah!.. it drives me crazy but with the no. of obese kids on the rise today and ppl suffering from heart diseases and wat nots, i'll play safe. He's still on his carrot, spinach and pumpkin diet. He don't like potato... but i'll try to do whip potato for him and see how he likes it..

ooooh!... he's also spotting that first white teeth at the bottom front... everytime he drinks, he will bite the cup and i can hear the sound of his teeth hitting the cup.. exciting!!... hahhahaa...

recently, we took a family picture at Vivo Giant while queing to pay for our purchases.. and i can't help giggling looking at his cute face in this shot!

and this shot i took with him while at someone's house.. he has the same look in all of the shots taken - big, round, shocked eyes!... ;D

i thank god everyday for blessing us with an adorable and non-fussy son.. al-hamdulillah... he's such a joy in our lives, i really cannot imagine what i'd do without him!...

Other Ramblings..
after abt 1.5yrs of using my digi cam, it has died on me... i think i need to get it repaired!.. urrrghh!!... this is irritating!.... my cams keep dying on me after a yr of use!... i hope the repair will not cost me a bomb!

Nyai is not feeling well... mummy warded her in hospital yesterday coz she may be dehydrated from all that pooing she did the past week... health has not been good to her this year.. she's been in and out of hospital the past 6mths.. pls doa for her speedy recovery. Eshan needs her at home!... :(

My facial exam is set on 5th and 12th Jan.. my god!... it's tooo soon! i've not really memorised the steps... and i've yet to study the whole freakin facial theory book!.. :( how to sit for exam?!!!!!

ok.. for all of the pictures of the events stated above, i've posted them on my multiply for your viewing pleasure.. Makcik Zanna, i hope u berpuas hati dgn gambar2 Eshan yg sedia ada.. hehehhe..

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
my god!.. i've been on hiatus for far too long!.... been terribly bz like a buzzing bee!.... oh gosh... i hope this week will pass in a flash!...

so wat's been up?... Eshan's trying to crawl... YEAY!.. the moment we've been waiting for.. yah.. as parents, we cannot wait for him to start crawling.. dun care how many people have told us that we dun want that to happen yet.. but noooo.... being the stubborn and excited parents we are, we juz want him to quickly crawl and quickly walk.. hehehhee... ;)

i also saw a hint of whitish line on his lower gums last fri... no wonder he's been suckling and pouting his mouth like a fish the past few weeks!... itchy lah... :D

other than that, i received orders for my egg tarts for Sat from Zetajones... al-hamdulillah, everything went well.. except, i couldn't make any extras coz that last batch of tarts fell and shattered!... urrrgghh... The comments from her was that all 100 pcs was swiped up within the day... (good!... coz it will not be nice if u keep it till the next day anyways!...) and that next time she can order from me again... insya-allah.... i'll take.. ;) but boy, was it hard work!....

aaaah!... back to work lah now.... :( something came up.. i hope i won't be asked to do something that i know for sure will be against my integrity... :((

THE MOVE
It's the big move today... abt 80% of the staff has gone to the new building. it's juz us now.. we have the toilet all to ourself.. i can sh!t all i want without fear of anyone coming in smelling my nasty sh!t!... hehehhe...

I'm sure gonna miss the teh-lite.. all thanks to Rosma who introduced this tea to me!... Ah-Eng Cafe closed it's doors yesterday after 32yrs in operation... *bummer*..

THINK YOU'RE SMARTY PANTS?
i have a long overdue post waiting to be published... but i cannot afford to edit those pictures... whilst in the midst of all these madness in preparation for the upcoming "National Service", i managed to do this "Quiz" to test my almost-dying-brain-cells...

My Score: 28 out of 30

now do u think u know the answers??.... ;)



p/s: let me know wat u think the missing 2 phrases are and i'll let u know if it's right or not! I'm DYING to know wat the 2 missing answers are!!!.....

STILL NOT SO FRESH..
I'm back in a still-not-so-fresh-self... still having a running nose though the leak is under control. but my voice has turned coarse though i dun think it sounds like one mak nyah like kak yani.. hehehe... ;)

i can't remember when i had a record high fever of 38.9 deg!... no wonder i was all cold and feverish on tues!.. i shouldn't have come to work.. or at least shld've taken half the day off!.. baaaah!!... very regretted.. but heck!.. cannot afford to lah..

oh!.. in the end i need not go to the mtg!.. baaaah!!... pasal tu mtg, i went to work!... thank god, we escaped from doing that project... though i must say that a part of me do want us to be in it!.. hehehe.. juz for the fun of it all! :D but anyways, good thing also lah.. i dun think the dept needs anymore distractions than it already has!...

last nite at abt 11.30pm, Eshan suddenly woke up and cried as if we've beaten him... my god!.. wat a shock i had!!... everything we did couldn't make him stop crying untill Daddy jampi him, then he quiet down... mummy tot that we must've been to "somewhere" (read: X-files) but in fact, we only went to kaki bukit followed by parkway parade and back home by 9pm!... i think he must've had ngigau (nitemare).. kesian tau!... the whole nite i heard him crying cum whimpering every few hours... but he seemed alrite this morning.. so hopefully, no similar episodes tonite!...

UNDER THE WEATHER...
i've suddenly caught a cold.. bleagh... i wanted to take MC today but thinking of that meeting to attend and waiting for my T-shirt to come, i decided to juz come in to work!... :(

on top of this, we were caught in the rain this morning!... we were soooo drenched!!... definitely not a good start to the day... perhaps i should take half day?... hmmm....

anyways, i'm crossing my fingers that my boss will not need to do this major project.. else, i'll be the first target to help in this major project the orgn is undertaking... but i'm still gg for the mtg anyways, juz in case... so from now till 12 later, i'll juz pray that i won't be caught in between... *gulp*.. but i must say, it will be an exciting event... hmmm... we'll see lah... for now, i'm juz not in the mood for any kind of work!

HALAL PORK

now, now boys and girls.. there's no such things as halal pork hor!... whoever did such a thing has absolutely no respect to the religion and have just landed him/herself in trouble!... bodoh!!...

For all u ignorant ppl out there, we Muslims are not allowed to consume pig-related pdts ie pork, lard, bacon, ham etc.. etc.. the religion find them dirty because of the germ or bacteria that grows within them.. so, plssss dun come and tell me that they're the most cleanest creature on earth... anyways, even if they are, i will still not consume them!..

Based on CNA's report, a police report have been filedso i'm pretty sure the culprit will be caught pretty soon!.. memang padan muka sesiapa yg start benda bodoh nie!..

THE NOOSE

did any of u catch this show on 5 last nite?.. it was hilariously stupid (read: kelakar bodoh!) hehehhe... it is a light-hearted, semi-sarcastic show touching on real issues.. aptly aired on a Sunday - to mark the end of a hoorah-hoorah weekend..

the casts were amazing with their "tongue" - they can change from having a typical Singaporean slang to a European(?) newscaster slang... they made me laff lah with the switches... hahahaa....

btw, in case some of u may not know it yet, the Amazing Race is back on Wed, 14 Nov at AXN... i saw the trailer once only and i think it's the US one and not Asia... but pls correct me if i'm wrong!... thanks!!... :)

BUMBO CHAIR

wat is this i hear that Bumbo chair is not safe? was warned by the whole family to not let Eshan sit on it unattended.. like Duuh!!... of course there's always somebody with him whenever he's on the chair lah!.... but of course, there's the maid.. hmmm....

anyways, based on Bumbo's claim, their product is safe but not it's labels. They'll be changing the labels... but parents be warned - not to put child in seat on elevated places, unattended!...

ALL THE WAY FROM LUXEMBORG

we had that much anticipated mini gathering with the girl from Luxemborg - Mizzie.. Makcik Zanna was shooting questions at her from life in Europe questions to "Can i be your maid there?"... hahhaha.... Ms Sinus was supposed to be there but both she and Adam were under the weather...both u & Adam got a present each from her!... i'll see how i can arrange to give u the presents.

we had fun catching up.. life overseas is definitely tough with no support system (family to depend on).. we were thinking of how if one day she impregnates and deliver there.. mana nak dapat jamu and tukang urut? but if she were to deliver here, then she would still need to bring back the babe home and i dun think it's tat good to travel so far with a 1mth old babe in hand.. sheesh... very susah lor... kesian Mizzie...

Anyways, the 2 girls were gushing over how cute and hemsem my boy is... *blush!* well, hopefully he'll still have this baby face till he grows up.. ;)

and with this, i leave you with a compilation of his 3-6mths of life..

so Makcik Zanna, when u're impregnated (hopefully by end of next year heheheh..), juz know that i allow u to browse thru his albums so that ur son/daughter can have nice features like him.. hehhehee... bleh gitu?...

WHO PUT U ON A PEDESTAL, HUH?
u see, there's this being in this organisation who thinks too highly of itself. Juz coz it is one of the higher paid with a "higher" post in the organisation, it thinks it is a know-it-all!... bleagh!...

c'mon lah.. u're soooo highly paid for doing N.O.T.H.I.N.G coz all u ever do is delegate, delegate, delegate! it was supposed to be UR job to send out the blardy email but u delegated it to us instead. After sending out the email in reply, no word of thanks! Instead COMPLAINTS, COMPLAINTS and COMPLAINTS!.... gaaaaah!!!...

if u're sooooo damn good, y don't u do it urself, damn it?!.. i've heard stuffs abt u.. i know what u're "capable" of - Z.I.L.C.H!... u can't even do a single job - which is actually ur main blardy job scope - properly!... bodoh!... so y are we paying it sooooo much??!!!.....

i really dunch know!... but for sure it will be here for long and enjoying the "privileges" of being on a pedestal.. i'll be praying for the day tat pedestal breaks so that it will come back down to earth and realise that being humble is not such a bad thing afterall!..





*It is used to conceal the identity/gender of the said person.

ENUFF IS ENUFF..
i surrender... my raya sakan-ing in officially over as of yesterday... i cannot take it anymore.. i've stuffed myself with good food and even greater company over the past few weeks... i'm now bloated and wat was a quite longgar (loose) baju kurung on the first day of raya is now a quite ketat (tight) baju kurung.. bleagh!!

so who did we meet yesterday??....

how can u not melt when u see this boy with his 5 small teeth smiling widely at you??.. and thank god Eshan and him seemed to be able to get along.. :) later when Eshan begin crawling, Rayyan will be walking oredi.. tat'll be quite hilarious if they play "Catching".. hahahhaa...

we also went to see our god daughter, Syaza Atifah... aiyoh!!.... i missed both her and mother who's now in her 25th wk of pregnancy!... and who knows?... it's another girl!... :) like they say, there's always another time... jangan tak jadi har... hehehee.... ;)

So we did raya sakan this yr, but still not as much coz we still have not covered some houses yet.... haiizzz... to whose house we didn't manage to visit, maap ler byk2.. really got no time and energy to do anymore house visiting marathon!..

so with this, i leave u with a not-so-much-raya-pictures album of 2007...

THE PINKIES JALAN RAYA
out of sheer coincidence and for the first time in our entire 9yrs of friendship, we don our baju kurung in shades of pink!...

it was freakily hilarious when we all gathered at Bai's house and found that all of us decided to be pinkies this raya!... so off we went zipping around the island - literally from one end to the other - like one big happy family!.. hahahhaa.... the first and probably not the last coz Naz was like sooooo enthu abt doing this again next raya... errrrrrr........

we visited Umi Ayu and the new-born babe... the babe is sooooo cute and small... it feels like yest i carried my 2.75kg Eshan!... now that he's almost or already 8kg, 3kg Siti Nur Alawiyah felt so fragile and light as a feather!...

ayu warned not to put Eshan and lil Fauzi together for fear lil Fauzi may hit him... but in the end, my Eshan hit him instead... *sorry ye abg Fauzi!*

my raya is almost complete... a few more houses to go and i'm done!... YEAY!....

on to non raya updates, i pass my make-up exam!.. yeay!!..... i got a B.. one would think a B is very good oredi lor.. but their B is only an average mark!.. pantat!!..... so, it's not that good afterall... bleagh!... the girl told us only 1 got Distinction.. and the teacher told us majority get Bs coz they won't give away As easily!.. chet!!...

Eshan can now "walk" albeit backwards in his walker!.. yeay!!... so, he won't be as bored as before in that walker of his!... he is also able to sit more steadily now though not for too long... and on Sat, he had his first fall!... my god!... my heart was at my throat when i saw him on the floor wailing!.... he fell off our bed!... but thank god, he fell not coz he was rolling rolling round the bed... he was gostan-ing and somehow landed a soft fall... i didn't hear a thud or anything like that so i'm presuming he fell that way.. i felt soooo guilty falling back to sleep!!....

checked his whole head to find a bruise or wateva - nothing!... he also cried a bit only... after i carried him around, he stopped crying... my boy's a strong boy.. thank god!!... hehehee... mama's boy is a big boy oredi!... ;)

HE'S STILL THE BEST!
who??.... Taufik lah!... hehehhee..... his performance last nite beat the rest of the finalists of Live the Dream!... he definitely got a standing ovation and the loudest clap from moi! Go Taufik Go!... ;)

anyways, i've got to say, tat Very Teruk boy has gotta be the WORST finalist in the entire history of singing competitions in Singapore - reality or not!... i think we can get better singers and performers at those CC competitions!...

the judges chose the most simplest song for him and yet he failed to deliver... both songs were less than average performance and it's supposed to be a National competition!... ????!!!!!..... freak!... with his lembek voice and even lembek face!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang...

u see, i didn't wanna vote at all initially but i juz cannot bear the tot of tat Very Teruk boy possibly winning the competition!... geezz.... so, i gave in to the temptation and i'd like to think that my 1 of 2 votes for Shrek boy played a part in his win!... hehehehe....

so Congrats to the winners of last nite Live the Dream... i hope there wouldn't be anymore 100%-voting-power-to-SGeans-singing-competition from TCS5 coz we juz aren't ready for it!.. i'm sure Ken was praying very hard for Shrek boy and his level of sarcasm for tat Very Teruk boy was tip top!... after the winner is announced, baru muka dia ada senyum... :)

IT'S ALL ABT HIM..
it's been a week plus since i last left an entry here... been very busy at work... yeah!.. u heard me right.... me = busy ???? hahahhaa....... serves me right for telling the boss i'm freakin free and bored to death!.... gaaaaah!!!.....

anyways, i decided to take a teensy weensy break this morning juz to update this ol' blog of mine!.... it's getting dustier by the day!.... and it's time i fill up my entry with pictures of my son!.. hehehhee.... ;)

so... let's see.... as u may have already guessed... our theme this year is PINK... goooooo Pinkies! ;) it's Eshan's first Raya and thank god i insisted on getting him his baju kurung coz he loook sooooo darn cute in it!... hehehhee.....

too bad he's still too small to don the songkok and the samping... next year, k boy?.... *muaaackss!*

we were over at the BIL & SIL's place and test-drive this bouncy thingie on Eshan and look at him - merrily bouncing away!!... wat a difference with him at home in his walker!....

oh!... and his current interest now is watching soccer!.... we noticed it a few times - he'll be quiet and watching the tv in concentration everytime Dearest plays soccer on his PS2.. only now did i get the chance to catch him in action!

and over the weekend, the boy had to squeeze 3 balls of poo out of his small *tooot* in the morning... soooo kesian when i see his red face and crying in pain... and juz on Sat itself, he pooed three times!.... aiyoooyooo..... but anyways, since his stools are hard nowadays, i've instructed the maid to give him plain water (feeding him off the spoon since he dun like it in the bottle) every hour...

and who knows, he prefers to get it straight from the cup instead!!....

he drank it like it's some sweet juice or something!... oh!.. in case u're wondering why the "cup" has such a wide mouth, that's a bowl!.. hahaha..... hopefully, with this, his poo condition will improve...

btw, i'm freakin fat from all the hari raya goodies and good, fattening food served at every house!... BUT i'm toooooo lazy to move my fat a$$ to the gym!.... heeellllppppp!!!!..... oh!!... btw, i did meringue for Hari Raya... me and bro hated it but the rest of the family + every other person who visited and tried the meringue loved it!!... i dun quite understand why!...

it was all gone on the first day of Raya... i actually had to make a second round! i got the original recipe from the girl who paints her kitchen red.. but i'm calling them Cornflakes Choc Chip Meringue. happy trying! ;)



haaaiizzz... end of entry. back to work. gaaaaahh!!!!!!........... :((

EID MUBARAK!

We're sorry that this msg came in a day late.. had been very busy with last minute stuffs before 1st Syawal. So with this, to all readers esp our Muslim brothers and sisters around the world, if there is a post that is of any offence to you, directly or not, my sincerest apologies..

to our family and frenz, if there were moments that we did or say something that hurt u, our sincerest apologies.. insya-allah, we'll make our rounds to do a more formal apology session... and the person i'm missing most and definitely would like to meet this raya - Syaza Atifah!!.... rosma, aku nak serbu rumah kau lah... rindu siot dgn anak kau!...

Maaf Zahir & Batin..

BAJU, BAJU WHERE ART THOU?
I still have not gotten my baju for raya yet.. have to call the lady up.. hopefully, it's ready or at least would be ready to be collected on Wednesday!... sheesh!.... the intent to search for another baju is put on hold after MIL told us abt her episode with a pick-pocket while she was at First Lady..

not that she caught the guy doing it but she was a victim in this episode. they (the pick-pockets) are a skillful bunch aren't they?... i wonder how long they take to master the "art" of pick-pocketing?... the amazing thing is, the guy manage to open my MIL's bag and take out juz the wallet and zip it back up without her realising it!

tat's y, i never carry a lot of cash with me... i think at most, i have only $20 in my wallet... coz NETS is avail everywhere that it's soooo much more convenient than carrying loads of cash around!.. so to all ladies and gents out there, pls be careful this festive season. Esp the ladies - if it's not necessary to carry a handbag, don't!...or practice "separating" ur money.. don't put all ur cash in the wallet. scatter it around in all ur available pockets..

okies.. more on Hari Raya... in juz one sunday, my house have turned into a mini cookies-for-sale-warehouse!... my gosh!.. the amt of cookies, tarts, biscuits, makmur, we did this year!... amazing!.... well, this yr got nyai in the house.. so can expect more peeps to come!... it's been a while since we actually have truck-loads of ppl coming to the hse...

since we were all in a baking mood and there were more ppl in the hse, urs truly whipped up egg tarts for the family. this time, with the combination of my 2 favourite recipes... it was a hit!.. and i juz can't stop taking in more!!... gosh!....

I'm calling it "My Special Egg Tart" coz it's custom-made juz for moi!.. heheheh... ;)

anyways, we have started giving Eshan rice cereals since he turned 6mths last week!... and al-hamdulillah, he's taking it quite well... he wants more and more which is good.. :) we have also been giving him plain water in a spoon. tat's the only way for him to drink plain water!... he perspires buckets whenever it gets too hot. and he cannot sleep without the air-conditioning!... aiyoh!.... soooo worried he'll get dehydrated one fine day if he doesn't get enough water per day!... but now, the only thing left to train him is to sit in that walker or bumboo chair of his!... he simply refused to sit for more than 5mins!... and when he do, he'll give me this kesian face...

ANOTHER ADDITION..

Congratulations to Ayu for the delivery of her second bundle of joy!... after 2 whole days in the hospital, 2 pills insertion and only 3cm dilated, a caesarian operation had to be conducted to deliver this cutie pie..

waaaahh!!.... anak kau sungguh the tembam!... macam nak gigit2 tu pipi! and at last, we've broken the spell.. a girl at last!.. YEAY!!....

Did i say i'm addicted to baking?.. hmmm.. yah.. i am!... now that Raya is fast approaching the mood to bake is more apparent!.. i can't remember where i got the recipe from.. but i remembered getting excited over it when i found it!

i needed to know how outrageous this cookie is.. as it turns out, it was OUTRAGEOUSLY chocolatey so much so that the family found it rather jelak.. but i kinda like it coz it's nice and quite a soft cookie.. hahaha... i dunno how to explain it.. u've gotta try it to know it.. ;) but the next time if i do it, i'll pipe it smaller so that it's less jelak!..

SOOOOO BZ AH??...
waaaah!!... this is wat happens when u tell ur boss that you've got NOTHING to do!.. suddenly got sooooo many things to do!... aiyoh!!..... and i simply hates it when Ms Mono tries to be "helpful" when really, she's NOT!... if u wanna help, make sure u know wat to do, pls!... oh!.. and to illustrate how helpful she can be, not only would she pick up the EA's phone calls.. she picks up the hp for the EA too!.... grrrrr..... she better make sure she keep her hands off my 2 phones!...

we learnt to do ear candling on Tues.. and wow!.. i'm hooked after i see the wax tat came off my 2 ears!.... i did it on Dearest and he's hooked too!... ahhahaha..... anyone wants me to do for them for a minimal fee?.... let me know!!!.... ;)

0h!... after "Live the Dream" put me at the edge of my bed, waiting in anticipation as to which group and soloist is gonna be out, they say NO ONE will be out!.. pantat!... buat suspense jer!.... but plsssss lar... at least the girl attempted to improve... the Very Teruk boy still like tat!... sungguh tak menyelerakan!... but i'm pretty sure he was almost peeing in his pants last nite... he don't possibly think that he could outplay Shrek-boy would he?... gaaaaah!....

and to that Very Teruk boy's fans, in case you didn't watch it last nite, i'll echo and quote Ken's comments "If my son wants something expensive from me, i will always think first if he deserves it. In this context, I hope your fans will think twice if you deserve this dream that they are purchasing for you..." pedaaaassss nyah!!!

was watching Rahsia Perkahwinan yesterday and saw this quote:

Marriage is when 2 fools decide to be smart

:D

WAT IS NOT MADE FROM CHINA??
one of those random "blonde" moments by Ani!.. hehehehe... a question she suddenly asked out of the blue at 11.35pm on Saturday nite!... her own answer?... "Orang Melayu..." all together now..

"HUH??!!"

yah... i know... hahahhaa.... ;) anyways, the meet up with the gang was great!.. i lurrrrve the food.. i dun think Ms Sinus did though!.. hehehehe.... went to Eatzi Gourmet @ Yishun Safra after salivating over pictures on Kak Yani's website!...

i had salmon and boneless chicken... YUMMMMEH!!.... i lurve that saltish thingie on top of the potato... their serving is humongous... was very full after the meal.. and i'll definitely go there again!!.... hahaha...

Ilhan met Eshan but Ilhan seemed shy.. for god knows why?!... nvm eh boy.. still got time.. as long as u don't hit my child on his head again, we're cool!... ;) thanks to these peeps for taking care of Eshan while Dearest & I devoured and enjoyed every single piece of edible food on our hotplate minus the chicken skin..

Eshan went for his 5mth jab and thank god he didn't get fever after the jab.. i think it's coz he got to sleep soundly after his jab... normally, we will be out window shopping!... hehehee... not cranky at all.. so thank god!!.... al-hamdulillah...

anyways, to show to us that he wasn't weak at all.... take a look at this pic..

if u still can't see what i see, it's ok.. it's actually normal.. coz both Dearest and my brother couldn't see it until i point it out... so here goes...

sesungguhnya anak aku gagah... hahahaha... we don't understand how on earth he manage to pull the body out of it's "sockets"!.... and it actually looked soooo eerie seeing a dangling head on top of his playpen!...

oh!... did u see how we've cushioned his playpen all around??... he knocked himself on the eye while rolling abt... it must've been pretty hard coz he cried out in pain and his right eye was red and a lil bit swollen with a bit of scar.. sheesh... tat got Dearest to cushion the playpen rite away... should've immediately done tat when he knocked himself once before.. kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

since i'm in a bake-muffins mode, over the weekend, i manage to bake not one, not two but three types of muffins!... they're filled with chocolate but with different fruits... but they're all different recipes from different sources..

Strawberry & White Chocolate Muffin, Orange & Dark Chocolate Muffin & Banana Choco Chip Muffin
oh!.. trust me.. when u see the original "creators", u'd be just as tempted to try out them recipes!

i like the Strawberry combi the best though i can't taste the white chocs.. the strawberry was a bit too much too... must reduce a bit lah... I dun like dark choc but the combi with orange was nice.. though i would change it to semi-sweet choc chips next time!.. ;) the banana choco muffin on the other hand was pretty banana-like.. i dun like how it turned out all dark and soooo unappetising looking.. but it's actually nice lah... the family savoured all of them muffins in one nite!...