AFTER A LONG HIATUS

WOW! I didn't realize that it's been a long while since I visited my blog site. Can you imagine within that long hiatus, I gave birth to my 2nd child, Raiyan Wazif and he is going to be 9 months this coming 27 May 2010.

Work is still the same, home life is even more chaotic. I'm trying to really motivate myself each day but at times, it's just too depressing. Eversince I have two new member in my family, I've not been having much sleep and rest. But I'm really blessed to have such good parents, relatives, friends and working colleagues (a few). Even the company that I work for is treating me good. I will be pursuing my degree soon and I really hope that I can cope. Insya Allah...

MY LIL' BUNDLE OF JOY, NUR REYHANA @ 19 DAYS OLD

LATEST PREGNANCY TICKER

LACKING BEHIND

Just a latest update about my house. Well, after my unhappiness, he began to clear his room. All I can say was that it took him two whole weeks to clear everything. I believe he must be surprise with all the dust or should I say talcum powder that was collected in his room. He threw a lot of things from his room. In fact I encountered a dumb moment from him. My mother in law bought a writing easel for her grandson and in ended up in his room. He approached me one evening asking if it was mine and whether he can threw it away. I looked at him and said that it belong to Ewan and right now I do not have any child in the house. Duh! Fancy asking me such a dumb question. Why do I need an easel for? I didn't have the opportunity to reply back his letter but after the Hari Raya I finally did and I have posted the reply on my previous post.

From today onwards, the room has been so clean. Hahahahaha..... and he finally puts on a t-shirt whenever he steps out of the room.

One time my hubby asked me why is that whenever his brother open the door to his room, there seemed to be a funky smell coming out of it. I told him that it was his coming from his shorts and the towel that he uses everyday for shower. I told him that from a white towel, it can turned to black after 3 days. Can u imagine the dirt that is coming from his body. The windows can never be closed when he's not in the room. Otherwise, it will be smelling like shit. Only god knows the amount of airfreshner I used to spray on the towel. I am really not exagerrating but it's a fact. It stinks!

Now my room looks untidy... hahahahahaha..... but then I have too many things in the room. My hubby's comic books are really taking up the space. I'm so tempted to hire a mover and get them to move all my mother in law's stuff to her daughter's house. Haizz...... Right now, I'm using that extra room to dry my laundry and do my ironing.

EXPLODED!!!!!

As you know that I have issues with my brother-in-law who has been staying with us for almost 2 years now. I think seeing empty packet drinks in the fridge (even though the fridge is in his room, still it's my property) was the last draw. I pasted a note on the fridge hinting to him about the empty packet drinks and I got a response in the evening (he pasted his "love note" on the fridge). This is what he wrote to me:-

"You're welcome. I am a simple person. I was brought up and disciplined by my brother. I know his standards. He knows my behaviour well. I am not lazy! I just need NO invasion to my privacy. You have not seen my true discipline and capabilities. So don't JUDGE me! The reason I don't do cleaning is because, when I arrange my items, you re-arrange! When I organise my items, you place it somewhere else. So how can I plan and organise properly?

I like to plan and organise in my own ways. So if I could have my freedom and privacy, this room wouldn't be in this state. I can manage and maintain my own methods. This has been the problem and that's why I play lazy and let is run by itself. I cannot be forced to do something. I will do it in a snap and can maintain it by myself. My brother has disciplined me since young and has taught me well. He knows that when I'm approached in a mature conversation, I get it done!

Rude tone of voice in a conversation or rude remarks to a person can never make a person carry on duties. But respect can. All I need is respect for my privary and I will always maintain the standard requirements. My girlfriend is a secondary school teacher, and advice is always RESPECT comes before understanding. Simple, I will CLEAN this whole room. After which, I seek one request, DO NOT DISTURB the arrangement. I'll do it in the morning after my 12hr shift."

THIS IS MY REPLY TO HIM:-

Hey, I know that this is long overdue but I think I need to express myself.

You want to talk about discipline and capabilities? Do you know what the definition of discipline is? Discipline means 1. training or condition imposed for the improvement of physical powers, self-control, etc; 2. systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority; 3. the state of improved behaviour, etc resulting from such training or conditions; 4. punishment or chastisement; 5. system of rules for behaviour, methods of practice etc; 6. to improve or attempt to improve the behaviour, orderliness, etc of by training, condition or rules. Please do not talk to me about your capabilities and discipline because you have yet to show it at all. You tell people about how good you are and that someone is willing to employ you, offer you a good sum of money and wants you to work for him in USA. If you are capable at work, I’m sure you are also capable at home. There shouldn’t be any double standards.

You get very upset when I said that you’re lazy. Why? If you’re not lazy, your room would be neat and tidy from the very first day when both brother and I moved back to our house. Isn’t that right? If you’re not lazy, there wouldn’t be lots of excess talcum powder on the floor, on the dressing table or on the metal shelf. Have you ever tried looking at the corner of the back of the room door? Why don’t you try taking a broom and sweep the whole room, under the bed and under the sofa bed? You’ll be surprise to find the amount of dust and the talcum powder that you’ve been using. Your brother love using talcum too but how come my room isn’t as slippery as your room? If you’re not lazy, there wouldn’t be boxes of empty packet drinks or spoon that haven’t been washed for days or weeks in the fridge? If you’re not lazy, there wouldn’t be plastic bags lying around the room or under the bed? If you’re not lazy, why is it after you did your frying, you’re not able to clean the stove? If I don’t get each and everyone of you to wash up the dishes after eating, I believe plates, bowls or cups will be piling up in the sink. I still remember when I visited your old house at Hougang, all of you will be placing the dirtied dishes in the sink and it will be left there for days, until whatever was left in it turned moldy. Whenever you need a new plate, you just use a new one and don’t bother about the ones that were used before. I do not wish to bring this up but your brother did ever asked you to tidy up the room. Isn’t that true? But it took you months to actually get it started and I have to succumb to extreme and rude manner to actually get the ball rolling. You’ve been staying in our house close to 2 years but I do not see any improvement. Did I rearrange your stuff? Please, if things that were being used regularly, dust will not be collected on it. Don’t talk to me about being organized as none was being organized at all unless I’m too blind to see it.

You mentioned about respect. Don’t talk to me about respect. I don’t care if you don’t give a damn about respecting me. Hey, that’s your opinion of me and I’ll respect it. If you think that I’m a bitch, so be it. You can go around to talk or bad mouth me to your colleagues, your friends and even your secondary school teacher girlfriend of yours, I don’t give a hoot as you’re not staying at any of their houses. But I would like to ask you this question, do you respect your brother or our house at all?????? You treat the house like as if it’s yours. Do you realize that you don’t even bother to put on any shirt when you’re at home? You only wear that one and only shorts that you have. Do you see your brother walking around in the house without any shirt? Please bear in mind that you’re seeking refuge in our house. Your brother is not the only one paying for the mortgage. My monthly CPF deduction from my salary is being used to pay for the mortgage too. If you don’t respect me, respect our house and your brother. Don’t tell me that if you were to be staying at someone else’s house, you’re going to be doing the same thing? I’m sure after a while, the owner will be upset just like me. I don’t think that I’m asking too much? I know that I didn’t ask you to clean the whole house for me. You only have that one room. How much time can you take to just clean that one room? I know that you’re working a 12-hour shift unlike me who only works 9 hours but I’m a full time working wife. Do please bear in mind that I have a house and a husband to take care of. I make sure that before I leave for work, if there’re dishes in the sink, I washed it. I do the laundry at least twice or thrice a week. I don’t believe in keeping the laundry for a long time. I changed the bed sheet once a month. I clean and mop the house at least once a week, in fact, the house is being cleaned everyday. You may think that I have the weekends to rest. I work on alternate Saturdays. Sometimes I have to attend workshops or trainings on those Saturdays that I’m not working and I’m only left with Sunday. Now is the month of Ramadhan. I wake up early to prepare for sahur and rush back from work to cook in order for your brother and I to break our fast. I would also be taking orders for Ramadhan period and I will be staying up late till 12:00 midnight. I believe my sleeping hours are much shorter than yours. So please don’t tell me about feeling tired.

Another matter that I would like to bring up is about the missing spoons. Till now I still do not know where the hell all those spoons went to. My Ikea spoons went missing, the spoons that your mum bought also went missing and now the present spoons are left with only 3. Even my forks and tea spoons are missing too. If you claimed that you washed it after you used it, then all I can say is that we have a ghost in the house that loves collecting spoons.

AWOL?

It's been a long time since I write something in this blog of mine. Can u imagine that the last time I wrote was in July and it's September now. Hmmm... how time really flies.

It's the month of Ramadhan and I hope that all my friends will have a blessed Ramadhan. Again, I can't believe that we've been fasting for one week. It's my very first year fasting, just the two of us. My very first year of marriage, I was staying with my parents. Then the second year, my mum in law was staying with us. For those two years, I do not have to worry what I'll be having when breaking our fast or what to cook when we wake up early in the morning for sahur. Well, this year, I had to crack my head. I actually wake up 3:50 in the morning to cook for sahur and rush back from work to cook in order for us to break fast. So I've been sleeping like a log at home as well as in the bus and I've been coping well. I wonder how I will be once I start my cookie session? I use to sleep around 11:00 p.m. on normal days but now by 10:00 p.m. I will be knocked out, sometimes even earlier..... hehehehehehe...

Work have been the same. Two teachers left, Xiao Feng Lao Shi and Teacher Bee Hong. We managed to get a replacement for our chinese teacher and I'm thankful that she's able to work and cope well. She is very helpful and easy to work with. I thought when we got a replacement for Bee Hong, life would be fine but hmmm..... She's only with us for less than a month and she's been on mc for 4 or 5 days. Wow!!!

And you know what, exciting things will happen when my principal is not around like my auntie cook and cleaner arguing with each other, no water supply for about an hour and just now, a lady from our competitor center came to us saying that our auntie cleaner went to their place to apply for a job. Apparently, her principal didn't have a good impression of my auntie so she came down to talk to my principal who happened to be in HQ and I have to handle it, asking about my auntie cleaner's performance and attitude. Why? Why must this happen to me? *rolling my eyes almost fainting* Anyway, it would be a good exposure for me if one of these days should I be a principal (I wonder when will that be... hahahaha...), I have to go through such things too.

Gotta go soon... need to wake the children up in 10 minutes time. I'll try to update this site as often as I can but if not possible, feel free to go to my other site i.e. allysawattie.multiply.com

LONG AND WINDING ROAD

Oh my goodness.... can u imagine that! I can't login to this dashboard through the proper channel! I have to go the long way. In fact, it was by chance that I am able to write this blog now. I was actually posting a comment on my best friend blog page, when I decided to click onto my name and TAHDAH!!!! Here I am! So from now on, I know what to do when I need to login from home. Hehehehehe.....

Well, I am currently at home, trying to clear my leave. I think I deserve these three days of leave because I've been working too hard lately... covering for teachers who had left or who were on MCs.

I have just finish cooking. I decided to have Ikan Parang masak Singgang, one of my favourite fish and dish. It was really relaxing the past three days. Spent my time downloading songs and chatting with my cousins. Soon, I will only be able to chat with Oyah as it's Efa's last day today. Era have started working but maybe she is not able to chat at work. Fazlee will be leaving to Abu Dhabi this Saturday and he seemed to be having mixed feelings now. He's more worried about his dad.

As for my hubby, things have not been going smoothly for him. What he's doing now is not in his job scope. Can u believe it, he have to dismantle shelves, throw away wooden planks, etc when he's suppose to be doing a Storekeeper cum Assistant Driver duties. Let see if the both of us can work things out.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

With effect 2 July 2007, my hubby started his new job at my old working place i.e. Singapore Aerospace Supplies. Reason why I didn't write at Multiply because this is kinda of confidential and only friends are allowed to read. Hahahahaha.....

Why I said that this is confidential is because, he got the job through my dad recommendation. Most of my cousin have been trying to get my dad to recommend them as the organisation gives good bonus besides having to get to work overtime most of the time. I've been helping him send resumes and even my dad ever submitted his application before but it was not successful. So, a few weeks back, I saw an advertisement looking for a Storekeeper in Supplies so I told him and sent the resume again. On the other hand, I sms my dad and asked him about the posting. He decided to help us out and approached the manager and said that his son in law is interested. A few days later, my hubby got a phone call, asking him to come for the interview. He went and the very next day, the lady told him to fax his pay slip and told him to come down to sign his appointment letter. Alhamdullillah he got the job. He didn't even want to give his company one month notice. He decided to just go awol. He has been wanting to resign from MPH as the organisation is getting too messy. They wanted to promote him but without any increment. Who would want a promotion, more work, more stress but no increment. Reason they gave was, company is not making money. BULL....#@^&!!!!. He told his manager that he was on 2 days mc and then had to extend his mc. Then all hell break loose!!!! It seemed that people were not able to work. They called him, sms him but he just ingored them. Only a few closed friends of his knew about his intentions. Then yesterday, they sms him, asking him to come back to work and that they will be giving a raise of $150. WHAT THE F&*^%$!!!! ISNT'S THAT TOO LATE ALREADY?????!!!! Only now then they realised the mistake?

So now my hubby seemed happy. Hopefully, it will be a good working place for him.

Forgot to mention why it is confidential. As I mentioned, some of cousin have been trying to get my dad to recommend them but my dad is afraid. You know sometimes, if you recommend someone to work for your organisation and that person is not able to perform or create trouble there, it will not be good for you. Your reputation may be tarnish or ruin and people will not be able to trust your judgment anymore. So that's why we had to resort to this lie i.e. my hubby submitted his application online (which he actually did), they called him up for an interview. During the interview, the manager asked how he got to know this company, so my hubby will mention that his father in law worked at one of the department. So the manager double checked with my dad so my hubby got the job then. That's the only way.

BEING HARRASSED!!!!!! HEHEHEHEHE

Especially for Oodha.... sorry, I can only write my blog @ Multiply as something is wrong with my Blogspot @ home. Doesn't seemed to be able to login.... :-( Can only do it @ school but school server can go bonkers sometimes.... :-( x2

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DISAPPOINTMENT

I actually do not wish to ponder about it but I have to let it out of my system. Sometime last week, I thought that I was pregnant. I missed my period which was supposed to be due on 8 May 2007. Ever since my fibriod operation, I have never missed any of my period. It will always be on the dot, after 28 days. So I decided to give it another 2 or 3 days. I thought maybe due to stress. After 3 days, still nothing, so I decided to get a pregnancy test kit. Did the test but indicated that I'm not pregnant. I wasn't happy about it. Why so late? What's happening? So told myself that will do another test in 2 days time. The second test indicated negative but a few minutes later, the other line appeared but it was very faint. I wasn't satisfied with the result. I told my hubby about it. I told him that I would like to go for another test at polyclinic and if it's confirmed to refer me to a gynae at KK.

So Saturday came, both of us went to Yishun Polyclinic. I went to see the doctor and told him about my situation. Sent my urine for the test and waited for the result. Was told by the doctor that my result was negative. He himself was not that sure and asked the doctor next door. He then told me that maybe it was too early to detect so I should give it another week in order to reconfirm the result. He told me to make an appointment the following Saturday. So I left the place feeling dissatisfied. My hubby told me that maybe I was stress out so that's why I'm late. I told him that it's quite unusual for me to be late as I've been on the dot all the time. Even before my operation, I've never been late.

We decided to go to Northpoint as my hubby wanted to have his feet and body massaged. While waiting for him, I felt uncomfortable, so I went to the toilet and guess what..... my period came. I felt so disappointed and upset. I had to go to Guardian and get the necessary items as I wasn't prepared for it.

I was upset because the pregnancy testkit was supposed to be accurate (as indicated on the box) but it wasn't. Giving me false hope and make me so ponder so much about it. Lucky thing, I didn't let my parents or my friends know about it. What a bummer :-(

MY VERY SAD DAY.... :-(

It's been a tiring week for me. Dad has been working late and we've been helping him by picking him up from work. Poor dad. It's been a long time since he had to work like this. Once, we were on our way to pick him up when I received a call from him saying that he will be staying up later maybe around 11:00 p.m. so he told us that he will go back on his own. So the very next day, as I was walking under my parents block at around 6:25 a.m., I can hear my dad in the toilet (whenever he brushes his teeth, he will make some vomitting like sound). My poor dad. I got to know that he went home at around 12:00 midnite. The rest of his team who went home at midnite, got to report to work at noon the very next day but my dad had to report as per normal. What the $#@*!!!

Then last Friday, again he called and said that he will be back late so we need not pick him up. The very next day, the centre was having an open house so I left home at around 7:45 a.m.. As I walking towards my parents block, I saw my dad walking and going down the stairs. He told me that he went home at 3:00 a.m. and that he was late and will be taking the cab. WHAT!!!!???? 3:00 A.M. and he's going to work early???? How can they do this to my dad?

On that very day, one of my cousins was having some BBQing at her house, so both me and hubby were invited. I didn't know that she was celebrating her daughter's birthday as she didn't mentioned it to me. I got to know it from my mum as she gave me a call in the morning. She said that my cousin gave my dad a call but my mum doesn't want him to go as he was exhausted. Then in the evening, my dad gave me a call and said that he wanted us to pick him up from work and proceed to my cousin's place. I told him that he need to rest but he said that he was hungry and that he wanted to eat his sister's cooking. So we decided to let him have his way. We sent him back home at around 10:30 p.m. coz he need to work the next day.

So yesterday, I was supposed to pick my mum up around 11:00 a.m. to go the market at Ang Mo Kio, our old neighbourhood. So I woke up at around 8:00 a.m. thought of cleaning the house as Era was coming over to do our cookies. Then my lil-bro gave me a call and asked if my hubby had woken up. I asked why, he said that dad wish to come home so asked whether we can picked him up. Very strange, I thought coz it's very early. So I gave my dad a call. I found out that he was so frustrated with his workers and the others that he wished to tender his resignation. He said that never mind, I don't have to pick him up as he would like to take the cab. After I put down the phone, my mum called and said that my dad was not happy at all. He couldn't sleep and woke my mum up at around 3:00 a.m.. My mum said that when he called my mum and spoke to her, he was crying and when she she said that, she was also crying which made my eyes watery too (even now when I'm typing this out, I'm trying to hold back my tears but I failed). I spoke to my hubby about it and even he was very shocked when I told him about how late my dad came back and how early he had to report to work.

Right now, I am very pissed with my dad's supervisor. I really felt like writing to his manager and informed him of my displeasure. How can you treat an elder guy who is having heart problems this way? Don't you have any work ethics or even have a heart at all? My dad was so pissed with his workers coz when he left early on Saturday, he told them that they need to complete some parts by the next day and when he came back that morning, it was not completed. So, today, my dad submitted his resignation letter and I don't know what will become of him. Can you imagine that he have been working there for about 30 years I think and this is how they treat him? So I think, when he wanted to go to my cousin's house, he was trying to destress himself. He was trying not to think of work and just to chill but his workers are really a bunch of nimkamput!!!! For heaven sake, they've been working there for a long time too and yet they are not able to work!

One of my dad colleague's tried to calm him down by telling him not to submit yet. He will come down from Seletar Airbase to help him out. My dad actually wanted this friend of his to be with him as when he's around, things will be done correctly (he can rely on this friend of his). When my hubby and Era's hubby applied for a job at my dad's workplace, they didn't get it and those jobs were given to people who couldn't even work!!! ASSHOLE!!!!

PRAWNS ANYONE?

Kan dah kene sound dengan Anna to update my blog... hehehehehe.... Itz not that I don't wish to update but have been so busy at work and when at home, busy with housework or hanging out with family members or relatives..... so sorry ladies.... will try my very best to update to guys with the latest entries.

Do any one of you like to go prawn fishing? I think about three weeks back, my cousins and I went to Pasir Ris Farmway for prawn fishing. The last time we did such activity was donkey years ago at East Coast chalet. It was really fun so we thought for old time sake, we should visit that place again. To our horror, it has closed down! So from East Coast to Pasir Ris Park, me and hubby argued about all those things. Haiya.... it will always be like that, I will always be the one who is wrong and that he is right...!!!! We finally managed to find a new prawn fishing spot and we give it a try. They charge $12 for an hour, $24 for 2.5hrs and $36 for 4hrs. Boy, itz a really expensive hobby! At first we decided to just take 2.5 hours of fishing. Then we kind of thinking that we should have taken the 4 hours package after almost 2 hours of fishing, so I tried my luck by asking the man if we can have the 4 hours instead and he said alright. I was on the roll the very first hour. I managed to get about 6-7 prawns while the rest was still trying. Hahahaha.... after that, my luck went to my hubby den my cousin's hubby. Then another cousin of mine came with her family coz her best friend was there (itz Faizah, Anna you know her). Sorry to say that we were quite pissed with my cousin's children. Both daughter and son came to us bugging us that they wish to fish too but we refused to let them have our rods. Come on, we paid for it and itz not cheap k. My cousin also do not wish to just get for her children at least for an hour just to shut them up and make them happy. They kept bugging and bugging us until I was so pissed that sorry to say that I have to be the bad one. I told them off especially the son. For heaven sake, give me a break. I have enough from Monday to Friday, always nagging and reprimanding my students, so I want my weekends to be "childproof" but no.... they have to spoil it. I don't care if he went home and complaint to his parents but they should have given their children the opportunity to fish instead of going around irratiting us. We are not going to do this everyday or every week, so just take that damn hour of fishing just to make them happy! At the end of the day, we managed to catch around 31 prawns and we spent about $108 (three of us paid for it). Told you that itz an expensive hobby.

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Hi there!!!!! I know it's been quite sometime since I updated this blog of mine. I wanted to do at home but it seemed my pc is not allowing me to do so and I don't have much time at work. I can only update using my Multiply website, so if you noticed that this MY-CRAZY-DAZE site is not being updated, do check out the other site of mine i.e. allysawattie.multiply.com....... this site is meant more for relatives and families so a little bit sweet and mild... As you know here is where I vent my frustration when I'm so upset with my husband or other people.

Just to update you guys, life has been great (sometimes there will be turbulence but still can handle). I'm enjoying life living with just me and my husband (but I still have that brother in law of mine). My mom in law have been staying with her daughter and it's been peaceful. I told her not to cook for us anymore for I've been waking up early in the morning to make lunch and dinner for my husband. For the first two weeks it was not easy for me to wake up but I told myself that I have to and now, I don't have any problems anymore. I told him that his mom doesn't need to come to cook for us and he said why? I told him the rational behind it i.e. it will be rushing for her and I don't think it's right. True enough, I was right. I told her one day that she doesn't need to do that for us anymore and she said that it was too rushing for her. By the time, she waited for the food to defrost and to cook, she had to rush out again to pick up her beloved grandson. I guess occasionally, she will come down to take some of her stuff back to her daughter house. The only problem now that I'm facing will be what am I going to cook the very next day. It can be a headache sometimes because I do not want to repeat the same food over and over again. Friend, any suggestions on this or do you have any recipe that you can share with me :-D.

Btw, my brother in law room has been neat and clean eversince that incident. My husband was shocked to see his neat and clean room. He told me about it and I told him that I told him to do so. Even my husband didn't expect that.. it was not him at all. Hahahahahahaha.... he didn't know what I had to go through and do to make that brother of his move his ass....!!!!!

As for my injured foot, it's healing. Now my fingers are itchy because it's drying up and I like to peel the dried skin :-P.

Last Sunday, my cousins and us went to an Animal Resort at Jalan Kayu. It was an interesting place to visit. Though the place need to have some make over and add in more animals, it was interesting. We saw geese, a black swan swimming in a pond with big fish in it (we are not able to see what kind of fish but they seemed huge), rabbits (we saw a few newborn baby rabbits), cassawary, a very old stock, some cranes and dogs. We even say a house load of cats (I believed being abandoned or strayed one). They looked to cute and fat. We saw some sicked ones too. For the very first time, I saw a cat sneezed with mucus coming out of its nose. I know that animals sneezes but not the mucus part. It was not able to do anything, so just let the mucus dripped. I wonder when can I start keeping a cat as a pet?

WHAT DO YOU THINK????

WHAT A BUMMER!

Last Wednesday, after work, while walking down the escalator at Clarke Quay, I have no idea how it happened but it happened to fast, I practically fell down the escalator. I don’t even have sufficient time to grab onto the railing which I was actually holding on to as I walked down. The next thing I know, I was sliding downwards with my left foot folded backwards and my right foot straight right in front. It was as if I was trying to do a split on the escalator. The man who was standing on one or two step behind me didn’t even bother to help me out or even show concern. All I can say that only a lady who was one step down was. She was trying to help me out but hesitate a little. All I can say is that if it’s not an escalator, I would have just sat there longer and cry (after that I will laugh or smile at myself for falling). I struggled to get myself up as the escalator was moving and after that I remembered about Mun. She hurt her toe sometime last month and it was bad (Mun if you’re reading this, I do hope that your toe is doing fine now. Did you trim way the dead nail?). So I quickly take a look at my toes to make sure that it was still intact. After that, I felt the pain. I was afraid that I might sprain the ankle because of the way I fell. I was limping all the way back and went straight to the clinic. Thank god it was nothing serious. I got myself a day MC and here I am at home resting. My foot swelled a little. When I put the antiseptic and the cream, oh my god, it really hurts. Lucky thing, I always have the habit of bringing along wet-ones and my body shop facial spray. The moment I reach Dhoby Ghaut, I sat and cleaned away the dirt from the foot.

AM I RUDE?

I must share this with you guys. I've been tolerating with my brother in law for quite a while already. As all of you know that he's staying in my house. My mother in law has been staying in her daughter house since the second week of January. My hubby said that maybe she merajuk with me. He said that I'm not friendly enough. For heaven sake, have I ever been friendly with her. I'm not the talkative type who can just talk to her anytime and anywhere. Sorry. Only that I'm comfortable with will I be able to talk to. Well she herself is not friendly. She will have her food in the room and watch tv in her room. So everyday, she practically come back in the morning just to cook for my hubby. So lately, I've been trying to get up early and prepare dinner early in the morning. I do not want to think that I'm taking advantage of her. I want to show that I am capable of taking care of my hubby (though sometimes he gets neglected :-P) and my house. I still think that shuttling everyday from her daughter's house to my house is really stupid. My hubby thought that I don't want her to come back anymore when I told him that I've already prepared dinner. I told him that I don't want to trouble her. If she wish to come back to get some stuff by all means but she doesn't need to worry about our food intake, I'll take care of that.

Back to my brother in law. He is the most inconsiderate person. He thinks that the house that he's staying in belongs to his mother. He doesn't have the decency to keep it clean and tidy. His room with be messy and all his things will be all over the room. He couln't even keep this bed neat and tidy. Everyday, he can spend time fixing his hair when he want to go out or to work but can't spare a few seconds to mend his bed. I've spoken to him once about it and he acknowledged it and said that he will do it but bullshit!!!! It's still the same. So that was the last draw. I wrote a short note and pasted on his mirror reminding him about his messy room and bed. He was pissed with me. So what? I saw him writing on that paper of mine saying why can't I talk to him instead. He is open to soft approach. My foot and my ass!!!! It was clean and tidy the very next day and wrote him another letter. I told him that I appreacieted his quick action and hope that it will be the same all the time. I did apologised for being rude but I also indicate that I've spoken to him before about keepng it neat and tidy but action was not taken. His bed was neat for about 3 days then it went back to it's original state again. Again, I subtly reminded him of what he had to do, I mend his bed while he was showering early in the morning. After that, he got the message again.

So friend, do you think it was rude of me to write that note or should I talk to him instead? I don't think I can talk to him as I will be very sarcarstic. I have to bear with it for a few months more as my mother in law have told my hubby that they will be getting a rented house in July.

MY PRECIOUS PEARLIE

This is my long overdue photos of Pearlie my hamster. He sure is getting fatter and fatter. We bought new extensions for him and he can really go crazy. Amy thanks for the hamster ball. He really loved it too. At first, he was clumsy when we let him into the ball. He was rolling inside the ball and was tumbling around. But he got the hang of it and now he's an expert already. He sure can move fast! He even had his own grand prix.

Noticed that he usually go crazy when I changed the bedding. He would be going up and down his house or in and out of the grand prix.

SALLY OR LYNN?

Our dear friend Salina wanted to know how she will look like if she were to wear a tudung, so she used one of our Toddler's blanket to see the result. So friends, do you have anyone to recommend to her?

The one on the left is Sally and the one of the right is Lynn.

This is what we teachers do when we are too free or too stress out. This is our way of destressing. Hahahahaha....

We said that the one of the left made her look like Mun while the one of the right made her look like an Indonesian Maid.

So any takers?

BEEN AWAY FOR TOO LONG

Hi there! I really miss you guys. Sorry for not able to update this blog of mine as been very busy. I've been helping my mum with her tart business during this Chinese New Year period. All I can say is that I'm really feeling very exhausted. Everyday, I've been shuttling to and fro of her house taking the tart fillings. I even had to take urgent leave just to help her complete the orders in time. Poor mum and dad. I know that they had to stay up late just to earn that extra income. I've been keeping late nights too. Amazingly I kinda adapted to it already. I don't have much problem waking up in the morning. But most of the time, I will be falling asleep in the bus every morning. Hahahahaha..

I'm really going crazy with my students. They are really testing my patience. These bunch of students of mine are really different from those that I've taken. They just wouldn't listen or follow instructions. I say do A they will do B. Practically everyday I have to nag at them just like an old lady!

Anyway, enough of my student! I went to McRitchie Reservoir one Sunday. Both me and hubby tried walking up and decided to find the HSBC Treetop Trail. We were fooled by the sign. It indicated 5km but I think we walked more. As you know that I have this thing about bridges. So it was really a big deal for me when I finally walked that longest forever neverending bridge that day. I had to hold on to the railing and I dare not even look down (though I did tried occasionally). It was great and thrilling but scary!!!!!! Going up is one thing, getting out is another story. It took us around 4 to 5 hours just to get in and out of McRitchie.

I still have more photos to share but it's in my hubby's hp so will do so some other day. I do hope that I will have the courage to walk on that bridge again. I always have this issue on bridges. I don't like drains as well. I will always try to avoid them if possible. Hahahahaha..... I have to issues on snakes but have issues on drains and bridges. Weirdo right?

MUG SHOT

Our new member of the family

(I am still pondering as to whether I've made the right decision of getting this car)

(Btw, thanx Anni for the info)

Side Profile of the car

Front View

Back View

(So far, my m.i.l 2, my parents 0, let see how the score will go)

PISSED!!!!

FUCKING SHIT!!!!!! IDIOT!!!!!!! DON’T EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY TO ASK ME IF MY PARENTS WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN!!!! HIS MUM HAVE TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO BE IN THE CAR!!!!! ASSHOLE!!!!! I HATE…….!!@!!@!!! THE BOTH OF THEM!!!!! THIS IS WHY I AM THINKING IF I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE OF GETTING THE CAR. HE SAID THAT IT WILL ALWAYS BE MY PARENTS WHO WOULD BE ASKING IF WE CAN DRIVE THEM AROUND BUT I THINK IT WILL THE OTHER WAY ROUND, I CAN GUARANTEE THAT!!!!! I AM SO PISSED OFF!!!! HERE I AM TRYING TO EARN EXTRA BY HELPING MY MUM WITH HER PINEAPPLE TARTS, HE STILL HAVE THE CHEEK TO BRING HER OUT. WHY CAN’T WAIT? IDIOTS!!!! WHAT TIME WILL I FINISH WORK? 7 P.M.!!!!! SO WHAT TIME WILL I START DOING THE PINEAPPLE FILLINGS????? IF HE HELP NEVERMIND, IDIOTS!!!!

DILEMMA

I am not trying to be ungrateful or what but I think my m.i.l is really making life difficult for herself. My hubby nephew began his Primary 1 this year and he got himself into a school that’s close to his mum’s house. Since the school reopened, he slept at his mum’s house and so does my m.i.l. They will come back to my house during the weekends. So my m.i.l will shuttle from her daughter house to my house in the morning to cook for us. I am grateful that she is doing so but isn’t that going to be tiring for her. Why don’t she just moved back to her daughter’s house for good? Wouldn’t that be easier for all of us? Eventually, we will be staying on our own and I will have to learn to look after my husband and the house. I’ve been looking after the house very well. I never asked her to clean and tidy up the house for me. She only has to do her own room. For heaven sake, I’m not like your daughter. Sometimes I even quarreled with hubby over it. He said that I’m neglecting him. If I don’t clean and keep the house neat and tidy and washed all the clothes, who else will do it for me? Who wants to come back to a house that’s messy and smelly? As for food, we can visit my parents house occasionally and I will learn to prepare dinner. Eventually, I have to do that right, when there’re only two of us staying in the house? Don’t expect to eat out all the time? We need to be on a tight budget from now on. So friends, this is my dilemma now.

SGQ 4060 C

Dear friends, please forgive me for not able to regularly update you with what’s happening around me everyday. I’ve been slogging since last December and I’m still trying to get use to my new routine and new class. Just to let you guys know that I’m taking the K2’s this year. So I’ll have to do lots of work with them. Already, the first day of school was a chaotic day for me as my principal was on leave. She back from her maternity leave but it will be her daughter first day in Primary 1. So like my other best friends, they are also going through what Amanda is going through now.

Well, I’ve been visiting people in the hospital since the school reopen. My Operation Manager’s wife gave birth to a healthy baby girl last Monday. So Amanda and I visited him at KK. Then got to know that Salina’s mum was admitted to the hospital due to fluids in the lungs. It was a shocker for her. A few days later, was told that she was fine and the next thing admitted back to the Dependency Ward again as her heartbeat was irregular. Again, Amanda and I visited Salina’s mum on Tuesday. One of my students was also admitted to the hospital last two weeks, also with fluids in his lungs. Sun and I were about to visit him when we got to know that he was already been discharged.

My hubby and I got ourselves an Off-peak vehicle recently. We were lucky as we were able to get the car at a good price as a few days later, we saw the advertisement for the same car and the price were much higher. It was higher as the company was giving out free Plasma TV (yeah right). The sales person, Naz, even told us that we’re so lucky. Can you imagine, it was a difference of $5,000? We got the car without my parents knowing it. Oyah’s hubby, Yusri and my cousin, Era and hubby followed us to the showroom at Ubi Road. We went for a test drive and finally decided to get Chevrolet Aveo (Sedan). I always wanted either a 4WD or a hatch back car but definitely a 4WD is not within my reach and a hatch back will be too cramp for my family, so ended up with a sedan (though I don’t really fancy them but what to do, have to give and take). I was like how the hell am I going to tell my parents? So the next day, I just took the courage and called my mum and let her know about the car. She was shocked and I got a long lecture from her. I know my parents very well and they usually mean well. They do not want their children to be burdened by a lot of things so that’s why they want us to be financially stable first before getting ourselves a car. Even when we’re getting the car, I was also not certain if I’m making the right choice but at times I have to take some risk. I then told my Auntie Asiah, my Abang Usop, Salina and Amy (got a scolding from her for not telling her sooner). Both Asiah and abang reminded me about my sis in law and not to let her utilized the vehicle at all. Even my mum warned me about it. Friends, do you think I should let my hubby know about this? Even for me, I do not wish for her to be riding in my car as well. Please let me know. We took the car yesterday evening and so a new chapter begins.

MY-MULTIPLY.COM

Well now, I have two blogsite to write. This will be my personal site for close friends only while the other one will be for my cousins. I pasted this blogsite in my Multiply.com a/c, then one of my cousin invited me to be one of her contact in Multiply and I gladly accepted. Then to my horror I remembered about my blogsite and it's not meant for them to view!!!!! I quickly deactivate that a/c and created a new one. Phew!!! That was close.

SHAMEFUL ACT

I am quite peeved with my m.i.l. It seemed that she doesn't have any sense of shame at all. I've seen her going to the toilet and not closing the toilet door while urinating. She would be squatting in front of the toilet door (which was only slightly closed) and cleaning herself up. She has been doing it for god knows how many time. What is this? You are a grown old lady who no longer need to be reminded of such things. If it's your house and there's nobody else staying with you, by all means, you want to go naked also can. But this is my house, don't you have any brains at all?!!! It was too much for me to handle that I politely told her to close the door properly next. You know what her reaction was? She just smiled at me and said that it's okay and that everyone is the same. What the fuck!!!! YOU ARE A 56 YEAR OLD LADY!!!! Even my mum don't go naked in her room!!!!! I am just waiting for the day to have them out of the house. I am not trying to be ungrateful but sometimes it's just too much. No sense of shame and no brainers too, from the youngest son down to my m.i.l.

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY

My goodness, itz been raining not stop since last evening. I really don't feel like waking up this morning. I practically dragged myself out of bed and forced myself to go to work.

For the past few days, I let Pearlie ran around the living room in the hamster ball. He loved it so much. He was going round and round the dining room and the balcony. He would be bumping to the chairs or the walls. When you couldn't hear any sound anymore, you know that he's tired. Let him back in the cage and immediately he lay down flat on his tummy. I took photos of him and will upload it one of these days. Thanks dear for the hamster ball.

Had a meeting yesterday and pizza for lunch. Suan Lay (our relief principal) gave us a treat and next Friday will be her last with us. Wish that she doesn't have to go as I prefer her than Amanda. Her working style is very different from Amanda. When she first came in, we thought that die lah, sure not easy for us to work with her as she was on the ball but it turned out to be an enjoyable one. During the meeting, our Manager was also with us, informed us of our bonus that was long overdue and some promotion. It turned out that I've been promoted to Senior Teacher, Salina and Bee Hong to Head Teacher. I am grateful with the promotion and I thank god for it. Well, I would say that it's due to my hard work and that I'm being appreciated by the company. But then promotion comes with more responsibility. It's going to be a busy year for me. Have been nominated as a Curriculum Specialist too. Well, lots of training and workshop to attend to. Busy, busy, busy........!!!!!!! Just wish that the increment and salary will be more....!!!! I wonder how much increment will I be getting? I think only 3% of my salary. Well, better than nothing right?

HALO, HALO, R U OK?

I have attending my First Aid refresher since Tuesday. It's been a very hectic and tiring week for me. I did the 7 a.m. shift on Monday andTuesday then had to do Wednesday and Thursday as my Chinese Teacher fell and hurt her back. She always get 3 days of MC! All of us always said that we wanted to go to her doctor but this time round, I think she asked for it as she went to a doctor nearby our centre. Finish work, then rush for my class. It was actually from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. At first I was like "R U sure or not? Four hours for a refresher course and for four days???!!!!". Double checked it by calling the place and it was true. It was hilarious, the first day, caught in the rain so managed to go home and change to slippers. The next day, got tummy ache. Yesterday, caught in the rain while walking to Raffles MRT so had to go back and change my skirt to jeans. Wonder what will happen today? Yesterday, managed to visit my good friend to get some hamster stuffs from her. By the way, forgot to tell her that her kitchen is very beautiful.

The first aid lesson was interesting. I met a different types of people there. There is only one guy in the class and he is a life guard (I think that's what I heard him saying) but he sure was damn cocky. Yesterday, we had our theory multiple choice test and as some of us were doing it, our instructor called two out to practice on our CPR. He was doing it his own way and not how our instructor taught us to do. I sms Salina and said that I do not wish to be saved by him as I'm not sure if I can be alive after that. You tell me after three years not practicing what we've learnt, how can we remember and not all the time that you will be doing CPR or bandaging on a person. It was fun though looking at them doing it and I believe that they were laughing at me as I was doing it too. Kwa....kwa....kwa....kwa....

Just now my aunt Asiah, came down to my centre just to pass me a dress that she bought for me. She gave me one and I wore it during my recent cousin wedding and now she bought for me another. At first I was supposed to pay half of the cost but then another aunt of mine, Mak Uda saw it and said that she will pay for the other half. I was like "Yahoooooooo!!!!! F.O.C!!!!" I told my hubby about Asiah buying me the dress and he asked what ever for and why should I be getting such things from my aunties. I told him that since I am the only niece that they have, so I'm being pampered by them. HEHEHEHEHEHE........ The dress that she gave me today is very pretty. It's turqoise in colour. The other one is brown. Thank you so much Asiah and Mak Uda. My mum always say that I have to look after them when they are old as they always think about us.

TILL DEATH DO US PART

I just can't believe it that I've been married for 2 years. We celebrated our 2nd anniversary on Monday. How time flies. I believe both of us have this love-hate relationship with one another. At times, I just love him so much but there are time that I just hate him for things that I don't like. I do wish that we can carry on with this marriage till eternity. Like the lyrics in Adam Sandler's song, "I wanna grow old with you".

I think I am looking for a husband like my dad but I don't think I can find that guy as I am not stuck with this one (hahahahahaha.......). My dad really takes care of my mum. Can you imagine, he would try to make sure that he would get her something for her birthday or on their anniversary. So far, he got her a few collection of diamond jewellery, an Omega watch, a couple of branded bags, a set of ruby jewellery and others. The last anniversary, he got for her a pearl ring. He is also a very good dad. He gave a Swaroski bracelet for my birthday. I didn't ask for anything as he has given me alot. As for my hubby, well he can be a romantic too sometimes. Though he doesn't get me things that are expensive but at time, I will receive a special card from him. He would place it in my bag without me knowing it. I think if my dad were to go first before my mum, she will not be able to take it. Already when my dad were in Bangkok that one time, she was not able to go anywhere. She would always be thinking of my dad and will be waiting for his call everyday.

DECEMBER BLUES

Hi there everyone!!!! Sorry for missing in action for quite sometime. I felt that December seemed to be a very bad month for me. A few of my relatives passed away just a few days aparts. One of my cousin (Abang Man )mother in law passed away on 1 December 2006, then on the very day of my cousin's wedding, my uncle's (the father of Abang Man) sister and one of my cousin's daughter (who is only 8 or 9 years old) passed away. I was still asleep when my mum conveyed the news to me. It was shocking for me to her about my niece. Her mum just gave birth to a baby boy a few days after Raya and I thought that it was the baby but when my mum said that it's the eldest daughter, I was like "How? Was she sick?". Apparently she fell in the toilet and had some asthma attack and was not able to revive her. When we visited her, she looked to peaceful. I really pity Abang Man's children. Within 2-3 months they lost 2 grandmas. As for my uncle, he lost a wife and a sister whom I think he was very closed to.

My cousin's wedding went on smoothly. She is 21 years old (I think) and she married a man who is probably 10 - 15 years her senior who happened to have a teenage son. Well, she is probably looking for a more stable and secured man. They decided to share the cost but apparently, the guy's parents aren't that helpful. They complained when things were not ready yet (I didn't even see them helped to set the things up).

My dear Amy, my hubby is also talking about cars for the past 6-8 months. He has been asking me the kind of car that I like. Well, I love four wheel drive but it's not worth buying it here in Singapore so I prefer a hatch back car. My favourite brand is Toyota. Wonder when will I be able to get my very own car? If we were ever to get a car, it would probably be an off-peak car.

EDUCATED PEOPLE

It's been a long time since I last updated myself. I have been busy at work and at home. Been going out with my parents and relatives during the Hari Raya period thus not able to blog. Also my classroom PC is giving me problems. I am not able to get it started. Haiya! Not really advisable to do the typing at home as my hubby doesn't know about this. This is the only way of me venting my frustration and anger without him knowing.

Had to work today. I've not been working on Saturdays for quite sometime now and I really done feel like coming but I have to. Suddenly the aircon in the centre seemed colder and my left shoulder is aching due to this.

Last Wednesday, had an argument with Auntie Serene (the cleaner in my centre). I have always not been in the right frequency with her. During the last weekend, we had our spring cleaning so we created a new environment for our class next year. As a result some shelves were being moved. All of us have a parent bulletin board which we hung from the ceiling due to space constraint in the centre. So in Salina classroom, she moved one of the shelf and replaced it with a table. So the bulletin board is hanging near the entrance of the classroom. At first we teachers tend to forget about the board and we would bang our head against it but after a while we have this instinct to avoid it. But this auntie of mine created a huge fuss about it. That Wednesday just wasn't her day. I was standing near her when she began to complain about the board. I explained to her that she should be aware of her surroundings. I told her that she knew that the board will be near the entrance and near a particular table so, upon seeing the table, she should know that she should avoid it. I had to explained to her again and again but she still insisted on having it her way. No way I am going to give in to her. I almost wanted to say ''I thought you are an educated lady?'' as she said that when she quarreled with my Auntie Julie (the cook in my centre), but I refrained myself from doing so. She finally give up as she know that I am very stubborn and will not give in to her. For heaven sake, it took you six months to know who our names are!!!! How educated can you be????!!!! I am so upset with her. Sometimes she just doesn't want to listen to what people had to so. She even quarreled with me over the vacuum cleaner. We bought a new vacuum cleaner as she spoilt the last one. How much dirt can that vacuum cleaner suck within 5hours of usage? If it's so much, that shows how incompetent you have been and that you have not been doing your work. The rest of the teachers were not able to tolerate her nonsense but they gave her some face. She is just a few years younger than my mum but you should see how she dressed herself up. She thinks that she is still a 30 year old lady. I know that I should show some respect towards her but how? She had her eyebrows and lips tattooed!!!! Yes, a very high maintenance lady!!! She was quiet the last few days after what had happened between us. I even asked Hudha (a new teacher in my centre) if she still complained about the board and Hudha said no. To me this is a small matter and it needs some common sense. How difficult can it be to solve that problem? Another incident was with a mop. We have two different mops in the centre, one for cleaning the whole centre and the other for the toilet. One of the girl in toddler class urinated in her pants so we ask Auntie Serene to help us mop the floor while we changed the girl. I saw her bringing the mop that she used to clean the classroom. I stopped her from doing so and told her to use the toilet mop. Again she insisted of using it as she said that Amanda (my principal) told her not to use the toilet mop to mop the classroom. I told her that she will be mopping the urine and if she used the one for the classroom, then the mop will be the same standard as the mop for the toilet. I just don't understand why she can't use her brain. Since the toilet mop have been used to clean urine, then it's not wrong for her to use the same mop to clean the urine in the classroom right?

IDIOTS!!!!!

It's been a long time since I last blog. Been very busy with Hari Raya preperation. In fact, I was busy doing the cookies and cakes till the eve of Raya. I have been baking from Saturday till eve of Raya and my body couldn't take it anymore that I actually fell sick. I was down with a very bad flu and still having it now (stuffy nose).

I was so pissed with my mother in law on the very first day of Raya. It's already good enough that she get to ride the car that we rented (my parents paid 60% of it) but she..... pandai-pandai asked her daughter to come along with her. Bloody hell, really have no sense of shame at all that darn sister in law of mine. Even the husband also have no sense of shame. Both of them acted like as if nothing had happened. She even had to cheek to say that lucky thing her mother in law didn't follow, or else no space. Kepala hotak kau!!! Dah tumpang nak melebih pulak. Kau ingat ape, kereta bapak kau!!!! Really spoil my day. I don't mean to be mean but I just can't wait to have the whole house to myself.

Been busy with visiting my relative houses. This year, we actually make full use of the car. Practically everyday, we went out. It was fun going out with my cousins. Every house they visited definitely will take photos. I am not like what I use to be. So I would just be observing them or talking to my hubby.

The feeling of tiredness is still in me. Even after taking leave on Friday and yesterday, I still don't feel like going back to work. Found out today that one of my colleague will be tendering her resignation. It will not be fun anymore without her in the centre. I guess she wasn't really happy with the company. I know, the company that I'm working for doesn't pay well and our increment is like peanuts. I even have thought of leaving but I just don't like going for interview and waiting for the answer. Maybe I will last another few more years and see where I can go in this company, otherwise I will have to get the better one.

EID MUBARAK

Wishing all Muslim friends and readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

KARMA

Today will be my last day doing the 7 a.m. shift. With effect next week, all of us will go back to our usual working hours. Me and my Macho Man will be picking up our clothes later in the evening. I tried sending my materials to a new tailor and she actually had it done by Monday!! I gave her 4 different types of materials and within 5 days, she had it done!!!! Let see if her workmanship is good.

Yesterday, my hubby got a phonecall from someone who was looking for his brother. The other time, two police officer came down to my house and asked for him. Apparently, he was supposed to report for something, his reservist or something else as it was during the IMF period and he didn't. So I thought he could have done it again. My hubby then get his mother to call him and inform him about the matter. After a few phonecall from that officer, it turned out that he was not looking for my brother in law but my sister in law's husband. He is a wanted man now!!!! Apparently, he stole things from several cars (I think). This is what I call Karma! You were so arrogant and think only of yourself and now what had happened. I knew that when my sister in law began to be nice towards her mother again, I was not so happy about it. It's like as if you have forgotten about what you've done towards your own mother and child. My mum always says that if you do something without any consent from you parents, things are not going to be good for you. I believe that's what happening to her now. She got married without even inviting her own mother and kicked her mother out of her house. See what's happening now? My husband was mentioning to me about his nephew not having any clothings for Hari Raya. In my heart I was saying, "Isn't that his mother's concern?". I am not trying to be mean but shouldn't she be thinking of her son first? My hubby always believe that in laws shouldn't be intervening in their child's life after marriage but I don't think so. I mean, there are times that in laws should try to advice but not to meddle in other people's affair. To me I see them as trying to protect their child from mishaps or making more mistakes. This is what's happening to my sis in law now. My mother in law have not been reprimanding her from day one and just let her do what she wants. My sis in law wish to have a good life but she doesn't know how to make good choices. I mean my hubby may not be perfect at times but I know that he is a responsible person. He knows what's right and what's wrong. When a man doesn't do anything when a daughter tried to kick her own mother out of the house or never even advice her to look after her own son, it really says a lot about your character and who you are. Now I am really laughing out loud. You think so highly of your husband right, see what he have done to you. This is what I call retribution and Karma. We shall see what will happen next. I definitely know for sure that he would be arrested for the crime that he have done.

PEARLIE

At work now, waiting for the first student to step into the centre. While waiting, I am listening to Class 95. The two jokers are really something. Never fail to put a smile in me every morning.

I bought a little hamster for my class. Since our last theme is on Animals and I will be focusing on hamster as pet, I decided to get a pet for my class. It's still a little baby only a month old. All my students were so excited that they have not been listening to instructions! I named it Pearlie. When I bought it, I forgot to ask if it's a he or a she. Duh! How silly and forgetful of me! I also bought a crab for one of my colleague. Actually I bought two but one died. Will be getting a hermit crab for another colleage of mine maybe this evening.

I mentioned in my previous posting about wanting to take time off. Well it seemed that another colleague of mine or to be precise my Chinese teacher who happened to be my partner beat me to it. This time she's on three days MC!!!!!! Today I have to accompany my relief principal for a curriculum meeting. How boring! All I can say is that today the centre will be very chaotic as we are really short of staff. I do hope that the toddler class will retain its number like yesterday as many were sick. Well as for my class, I think most of them are eating vitamins as it's always full force all the time. I even have a new boy in my class who is half China and half Singaporean. Lucky thing I am able to speak a little bit of Mandarin otherwise it will be like my Arab boy. Really one chicken (me) and one duck (him) having a conversation. Hahahahahaha...... This new boy is really big and behaves like a gangster. I would say really very chor lor like a typical China boy. Salina suddenly realized that I have an international class. Hahahahahahaha..... Now then she notice!

I DREAM OF COOKIES!!!

How time flies!!! It's the last week of Ramadhan. I am still not done with my cookies!!! I usually don't have much orders for cookies like M&M Chocolate Chips, Biskut Gajus, Biskut Kacang or even Biskut Oats but the most orders come from my Cheesesticks i.e. 13 kg of it. It's very tedious to make. I have to roll the dough, cut the dough into small strips, brush with egg then sprinkle with grated cheese. Now you know why it's very tedious? I can only make one dough per night but on Sunday manage to get three doughs. Could have made about 5 but had to cook my porridge and was feeling exhausted after breaking fast. I had cravy for my homecook porridge. I never like eating porridge from the mosque. Mine had prawns, squid and mince beef in it, even nicer and tastier (hahahahaha..... puji diri sendirila kalau takde orang yang pujikan). Wanted to ask my relief principal if I could go back early this three days but one of my colleague got to it first....she's on MC today!!!!! I am thankful that my hubby helped me with those cheesesticks. He helped me brush the eggs and sprinkle the cheese on it. If I were to do all those all by myself, I think I will finish everything by 1 or 2 a.m. My dear Amy asked if my mum in law help, well the durian will fall if she help. She doesn't have a mind set like my mum. My mum think ahead. She will try to earn extra income for herself and not rely so much on my dad. She says that even if it's not much but it's her hard earn money. She has been doing so for many years now. I also wish that I could open up a cafe or maybe a boutique of my own. The only thing that is stopping me is the capital. Must have that first before I can do anything.

I must share this with you. Last Friday, I went to my parents house to break fast and guess who did the cooking?.....My beloved brother!!!!! He cooked Ayam Masak Merah, Kangkong Belacan and Pelepah Kupang. He even bake a Chocolate Fudge Cake for dessert!!! Amazingly it taste good. Not bad at all!!!! Mum said that he had been doing so for the past few days. Well mum is busy with her pineapple tarts so he helped with the cooking. My mum told him what the ingredients are and how to cook the dishes and the rest it's all up to him. One of my aunt, Asiah (his and my favourate aunt) found out about him baking the cake, got another aunt to come down with her to my parents house just to taste his chocolate cake. Sanggup!!!!!

SLEEPING BEAUTY

I am so exhausted! Been busy with my cookies order. Wanted to start last week but have been feeling tired after work. Been doing 7:00 a.m shift ever since the start of Ramadan. Been lacking of sleep. I will finish my baking by 12:00 midnight and will wake up at 5:00 a.m. the next day. My back is aching too. Things that I have to do to earn extra income. Thank you mum and dad for taking the orders for me.

Send my materials for tailoring yesterday with Salina at Peninsula Shopping Centre. Wanted to try out a new tailor and compare her workmanship as well as pricing. Well for the pricing, seemed to be almost the same. Let see if she can sew well. On our way back to work, we took a cab and even before we can start the journey, the cab bumped to a van. I was stunned for a while as I was figuring out what had just happened. Salina was shocked too and asked me if my chest hurts. Apparently, the sudden jerk caused the pain in her chest (because of the seat belt). In the centre, I noticed two red lines somewhere on her neck and collar bone. Poor girl.

LUKE SKYWALKER

This is Luke, my principal's new family member. Isn't he cute? Apparently, she had to deliver him early because of spotting again. He really can't wait to be out of his mummy's womb.

ROCK'S OUT!!!

My dear principal has given birth to a healthy son whom we have been calling "Rock". Why you ask? Both her daughters are named Kristal and Jade, so we believe that Rock would be suitable. We were expecting her to deliver tomorrow as told by her but got her sms this morning. Informed all my colleagues and they were also surprised that she had her C-Section today and not tomorrow. Will be visiting her soon, maybe tomorrow.

CHANGE OF BLOGSKIN

Today, I've decided to change my blogskin. I think my eyes are crossed now. Had to do lots of trial and error, cutting and pasting. I do hope that all of you like my new skin. Will change it again when I found a better one.

My principal have started her maternity leave early and will be schedule for a C-Section this coming 11 October 2006. I wish her well and hope that everything will go smoothly. Now, we have a new backup principal by the name of Teh Suan Lay. When I mentioned to my colleagues about the new lady, they were not so up to it. Well, who would want another person whom you do not know to run the centre. But what I can say about her is that she reminded me of my ex-principal at Little Skool House. Found out that she actually lived nearby my house and yet I've never seen her before.

Anyway, on Thursday, our Ops Manager came down to inform us about Mandy being on early maternity leave and that Suan Lay will take over. When he asked each and everyone of us if we have any matter to highlight or any problem, one of my Chinese teacher brought up a very weird matter. She was saying that with the amount of hour that she accumulate per day and the pay that she's getting, she would like to work on a half day basis. What the F*&#%$!!!!!! I think Mandy, my Ops Manager and Suan Lay were taken aback with her comments. I was too!!!! I said to Salina that if she wish to go on half a day basis, then the pay will also be half. Don;t expect that she would be getting the same pay!!!! If that's the case, I would like that too!!! In fact all of us would like that too!!!

Can't wait for Friday!

I just can't wait for Friday to come but then again, I will be working Saturday morning. Duh!!! I do hope that today will be a good day and not like yesterday.

Listening to Class 95 while waiting for the children who usually come in early. Today maybe a quiet day as the K2 children will be going for their concert practice.

FOR MY FRIENDS

No matter how big or small we are
Your friends will supoort you
And respect your creativity
For thinking outside the box
They'll be there when you need a shoulder to lean on or a great big hug
A true friend takes interest in understanding what you're all about
They see beyond the black and white
To discover your true colours
And accept you just the way you are
Even when you wake up in the morning
So make your own kind of music
Sing your own special song
Follow your heart
Wherever it takes you're
And when someone reaches out to love you're
Don't be afraid to love them back
They may just be a friend for life

CRAZY TUESDAY!!!!!!

It's a crazy Tuesday today!!!!! A lot of children are crying and throwing temper tantrums in the morning (that happened to be from my class DOUBLE TWINS EFFECT!!!!), children are going crazy and now teachers will be too!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!! It's only TUESDAY!!!!

LAZY

This is how I'm feeling today. From today onwards, have to report to work at 7:00 a.m. Don't feel like working today.

Funny

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY

Today my centre will be celebrating Children's Day & Lantern Festival. How time flies and I am in my thirties now. Getting older by the day. That's me getting ready for my first day in school.

MY YEAR END CLASS PHOTOS

This is my toddler class. There should only be two teachers in the class but that day, most of the toddlers were crying. In order to calm them down, the other teachers like myself have to console those who were crying and ended up in the photo. The other photo is my class photo. Those are my devils and self-appointed reporters in the class. Aren't they adorable? Please.... don't be fooled by their innocent looking face!!!!

OVERSLEPT

I MISSED MY BUS STOP TODAY AS I OVERSLEPT IN THE BUS!!!!!! ARRRGHHHH!!!!!! I must be that tired and sleepy to overslept in the bus. Usually I was able to wake up on time and alight the bus at the right bus stop but today seemed to be a panic day for me. I remember waking and found myself still at Novena then somewhere near KK Hospital, so I thought ok, I'm still safe to sleep just a little while. When I woke up again, I was like, "Where the HELL is this place?"? and I quickly alight the bus. Guess where I was? TIONG BAHRU ROAD! Lucky it was not that far. Crossed the road and waited for another bus. I reached the centre at 7:05 a.m. Phew!!

DEATH IN THE FAMILY

I started this week with a very bad and shocking start. My principal, Amanda had to be hospitalized as she had some bleeding incident. She will is due for labour next month. Probably due to stress. She smsed me on Sunday night at around 11:45 p.m.. I was about to doze off when I was woken up by my sms tone.

Went to work the next day and told the rest of my colleagues about Amanda. I was about to conduct my lesson with my students when I picked up a phone call. It happened to be my mum. The message from my mum was too shocking for me. I found out that Mak Mah (my dad's third sister) had passed away. I thought I was hearing the wrong thing. I asked my mum to repeat it again. I had to ask her “Mak Mah Wak Yit?” It was too shocking for me. The last time I heard she was doing fine and then this? Hear we are, a colleague on leave and Amanda not around, so we're kinda short handed and we had two new toddlers joining us. I had no choice but to call my manager to inform him about this matter and that I would like to take time off to attend the funeral. One my way back, called my mum to tell her that I wish to borrow her scarf and she said that she wanted to go to the hospital. I asked her why and then she told me that my aunt was rushed to the hospital after suhur (she complained to chest pain) and passed away in the hospital. So they are going there to see her body. Went home and told my mum that I will be going to the house after they have left the hospital. Then I got a phonecall from my dad saying that they need to bring the body to SGH for an autopsy as she passed away in the ambulance thus making it a police case. Now I had to rush like mad and I missed by a step. I wasn't able to see her body.

Today is another mad day for me. I rushed to work, thinking that I will be able to take time off again like yesterday. I reached the centre and found out that Haz, my toddler teacher will be on mc! Lucky thing I informed Amanda about it and got the teacher who were on leave to come in a little while. Sad to say, I had to be the bad guy here. I called Haz and pleaded her to come in for at least half a day and then she can go off in the afternoon. It was like a mad house for a while in the centre. All the routine had to be changed. Again, I rushed to my aunt house like a mad person and finally got to see her body. May allah ampuni dosa dia and letakkanlah dia dengan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin

MY DEAR SALINA

Last Saturday was a very interesting day for me. My blading session was held at East Coast instead of Bishan. At Bishan, we practiced on a blading ring but at East Coast, it was somewhere near a carpark. As I was putting on my blades and protective gears, a good looking guy appeared right next to me. He smiled and I had to take a double look. To my surprise, it was Julian Hee. He wasn’t what he seems to look like on TV. He was much thinner. He was learning how to blade just like us but I think he was much advance than us.

Then it was time for us to go back. Salina drove her dad’s car and she said that she dare not reverse the car out as she had parked too close to a van. She was actually looking for someone to help her bring her car out of the parking lot. I really thought that she was kidding. She saw a yellow Hyundai Getz and thought that the driver must be waiting for an empty slot. She approached a lady who was choosing her blades, thinking that she could be the owner of the Getz. To my disbelief, the lady was willing to help her. She helped Salina reserved the car out of the parking slot. When we went into the car, we found out that the lady wasn’t too confident with an automatic car so Salina had to help her with the gear while she handles the wheels and pedals. We were laughing our head off and told Salina that she found her match. That really was a classic incident.