Tag Hari Raya

I will be on leave for nearly 2 weeks starting tomorrow. Lama kan. Hehe, ah well its a deserving break considering that I rarely used my annual leave (ya ka haha!).

Its 2.30 pm and when dad call just now telling me that my little girl is following them to jalan-jalan shopping raya, I just couldnt stop thinking about joining them. Waduh.

Okla, since the raya mood is conquering me already, I am more than happy to do this tag from her. Hehe...

Berapa pasang baju raya anda tahun ini dan kaler apakah?
2 sahaja bah. But, belum ambil lagi dari tailor. Ntah siap ka sudah belum tuh.

Updated:

Just now the tailor came, opps...sudah terslh design. but I dont mind at all, just that terpendek pula baju. And for kain, ukuran pinggang is before pregnancy. Imagine how sesak nafas nya sia bila cuba tadi. Hmm.. sudah return balik, and hopefully she'll manage to fix it soon. Otherwise, no baju raya lah this year. Color: white+purple and the other is brown+blue.

Apakah makanan raya tradisional kegemaran anda?
Mestila nasi impit dan kuah kacang. Tat nenas harus ada juga.

Apakah biskut raya kegemaran anda?
Tat nenas (klasik kan sia nih).

Berapa banyak duit raya anda dapat n spend untuk bagi kepada budak-budak?
Adala sikit2. But eversince kawin tiadala. Semalam baru ja discuss dgn hubby this yr bagi brp duit raya dgn budak2. Selalunya budget rm200. Tapi anak2 buah tetap la ada khas share dorang tuh. Yang pasti cukupla utk mensetelkan bonus nih. Ha ha.

Apakah aktiviti malam raya korang?
Sibuk tolong my mom prepare nasi dagang (menu wajib). Rendang and nasi impit, of course kuah kacang pon kena ada juga, sometimes we tempah sate juga. My mom punya favorite is ketupat palas, tapi mau bikin tuh ya ampun bengkak2 ibu jari. Iron baju, kdg2 tukar kusyen or psg langsir pon time tuh. As always, semua last minute, semput juga la... ;)

Passing this tag to you.. yes you..:)

Oh yeah...drive safely, and jgn main mercun tau!

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Happy Day

There. I'm done lecturing for this semester. Yes, in the middle of week11, just in time for the raya break next week. Happy? U bet I am. However I still have loads of reports and assignments that I havent touch. I even got stack of lab reports to mark (hundreds of them!). Aiyahh.. hence finishing the lecture earlier is certainly a good idea seeing that I still have plenty of things to do after raya. And my proposal? Soon enough it will be a valuable artifact for the museum. See even this guy is spying on it! :)

Anyways, dah byk kuih raya?? Hmm.. so far we managed to bake few at home. It feels really nice to be able to prepare your own kuih though it is not really that tasty or pretty to look at, but still experimenting with butter, sugar and a bit of flour is more enjoyable comparing to the labwork I had to do at the office. Haha..Of coursela bah. And its cheaper to prepare your own kuih than to buy from the store. The usual one container of tat nanas costs me rm10 only to prepare (budget termasuk karan ok). And guess what, people are selling it for rm60 here! Isk isk... Obliviously, things can be damn expensive in Sabah. Hubby told me from his recent trip to kl that the price in kl is rm25 for the same amount of tat nanas. Can you see of how some entrepreneurs can be so cekik darah over here in kk. Suddenly sia pula yg berkobar2 mau jadi saudagar kuih raya. Ha ha ha.

Oh yeah, i'm currently looking for a new tenant. Anyone interested pls do let me know. Ujana Kingfisher, Lot No.179, phase 3. Renovated. Rental negotiable.

Ok, back to marking midterm exam...isk baru 1.45. punya lambat lagi mau pulang nih!

The Award

Uuuuu...I got this from her. Thanks! But alangkah bestnya kalau buleh swipe time2 sale raya nih. Hahaha!


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8.30 AM Lecturer

Since today is my only slot for the research methodology class, I came half an hour early to DKP. Too much anticipation perhaps. Its an 8 am class mind you. I slept at 2 last night preparing like crazy as if I was having a final exam the next day for this subject. Can you just imagine how cranky I was when I had to get up for sahur. However, it came to me as a surprise to see less than 10 of them in the class by 8.15 am. And so I asked one of the student.

Me: What happened to the rest of your friends?

Student: Dont know madame, but I bet they are coming much later as S**** told us that the class will start at 8.30.

Me: He what? How come I didnt know? I thought I was the only one who can decide if the class will start later than 8 am. I didnt quiet remember doing so. I thought we were supposed to start our lecture by 8 am. Did Dr. C*** start his class at 8.30?
Student: At 8 am madame. Dont know. S***** says it really depends on who is the lecturer for that slot.
Me: Memandangkan puasa, saya tidak mau marah-marah, tapi saya tidak buleh kontrol sudah nih. Fuming. So, you are trying to say that I am an 8.30 am lecturer?
Student: Smile, giggles.

As far as I remembered I keep pestering them to come early to class, as a matter of fact I was always on time for lecture. I was at the verge of saying "I think its the other way around, you guys are the 8.30 am students".

Should I just give them zero for the assignment?

What Is Your Toddler's Temperament?

In search for an idea on how to tackle my daughter’s tantrum, I took this quiz and found out that she's actually a Spirited Toddler.

Here's the report:

The Spirited Toddler is extremely active physically, often willful, and may be prone to temper tantrums. She is very social and curious and will point to objects and reach out for them and for other kids early on. This child is the consummate adventurer; she will have a go at anything and is very determined. She displays a great sense of achievement when she accomplishes something. At the same time, she needs very clear boundaries so that she doesn't act like a steamroller, trampling anyone or anything in her path. Once they start crying, Spirited Toddlers have stamina and staying power, so you're in for a long haul if you don't have a good routine going. Given good guidance and an outlet for her energy, however, a Spirited Toddler can become a leader and very accomplished in whatever area interests her.

Here is my girl doing what she loves the most. My way of diverting her anger. Works most of the times. She'll be okay once she got her hands on the book and coloring pencil. Hmm.... Picasso in the making?? :)

On second thought, i think she got a liiittle carried away sometimes.... more of her masterpiece here.. oh dear... *pengsan*

Kitchen Disaster

Today is the 10th day of fasting. How time flies kan? My first kuih raya preparation last weekend was a disaster. Why? Tart nanas sudah bertukar menjadi kuih siput. Ha ha ha. A must have kuih raya for me is tart nanas, and strangely this year I decided to follow that stup*d buku recipe for the ingredients. Padahal selalunya tak refer pon, coz it is easy peasy to do and I made it before on several occasions. Tapi yg pasti setahun sekali la. Hahaha. The dough was so oily and as I said it was a complete disaster. So as for plan B, I just add more flour, salt and spices, and there u have it... kuih siput... he he he... oh dear... nasib tidak melatop ja dapur tuh.

Spent the morning reading the papers, and updating the long overdue proposal. Sh*t. Its been 4 mths already. But I couldnt help it, mata saya sungguh kicik sudah, I think I was typing with my eyes closed for a few times. So sleepy today. Perhaps that sleeping after midnight nearly everyday and getting up at 4 is the main culprit. My daughter still refuses to sleep much earlier like other toddlers would do. I wonder why. And how can I just get her to sleep at a normal cycle. Because I desperately need a decent sleeping hours too, otherwise I'll be walking with my eyes closed at the office pretty soon. I just prayed so hard yesterday that I didnt conked out in front of my boss during the meeting. But yeah, I guess when we entered motherhood, sleep becomes an expensive commodity.

We had the moderation meeting yesterday, which I presumed much much later than the other programmes. I just hope things will be settled sooner as today is the day we need to submit the questions to the school. Hmm...

Yesterday morning, after sahur, in my hurry, I tripped over and injured my knee. I hit the floor quiet hard. Hence 2 hrs was spent in the morning getting a massage for my knee, and soon after that we rushed to see DrPretty just to ensure that the baby is fine. No bleeding, or any pain. Its just me being paranoid bah. I just had to make sure that everything is okay. Silly kan.

Just as I entered the room, DrPretty made an immediate remark,"my oh my, u still dont look pregnant to me"... hmm...maybe because of my smaller tummy. Or perhaps I didnt get that much of weight for this pregnancy. Last time, I was as big as a cow. I am aware of it. And concerned. I believed that even some of staffs here are probably confused whether I am having a baby or not. At 6 mths, I still look as if I'm in my first trimester! :) I have gained 5 kilos so far. Only 5 kilos. Hmm... Last night I tried to eat as much as I can. After a heavy Iftar and rested for a while, at 10 p.m. I stuffed myself with laksa, nasi kerabu and kfc burger, followed by a glass of milk. Non-stop makan. He he, sakit perut too full and I was having trouble to breathe. Crazy. But I am glad :)

Sometimes I do feel like I am not providing enough nutrients for my baby. I eat moderately but I still have the pills and lots of milk. But still the guilt is there. Why? I am just worried when Dr.Pretty told me that the head's development is 3 weeks lagging than the other parts of his/her body. Sheesshh.. Is it because of me? Did I eat something that I shouldnt? Or am I eating less than I should. She had arranged me an appointment with the specialist this saturday, but I just couldn't wait that long. Or maybe I should just go to Dr. Felice. What should I do actually? I just hope and pray in this holy month, that everything will be just fine.

This is how I feel today

Its been quiet today. But nothing unusual. It is pretty quiet over here at my wing nearly everyday. Haven't seen anyone today. Not even a shadow of my neighbours. Heh, is there anything going on which I do not know. Reminds me of Roswell. Ha ha.. Palis palis.

I cant wait to go home though work is screaming at me. My best buddy comes to work after 2.30 pm and goes home 2 hrs later. No neighbours. The only thing that motivates me to doing work now is myself, myself, and myself. Oh dear, I'm sticking to that for now, lets hope it'll last forever.

But after a while, I cannot simply deny that workplace is an alien breeding valley. The only prominent loyal feature is the kakak2 cleaner. Just that. I just had to make a quick call to hubby. To call and ask him to tell me... "jangan malas-malas ok. buat kerja." is funny indeed. Get it?

Anyways, hope its not too late to wish everyone...Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa! :)