Bz mama....

Boy, 20 days have passed since I last scribbled something in here... miss my blog but really I've been bogged down with so much work I hardly have the time to pen down my thoughts...

Bz as a bee....

The past 20 days have been quite a roller coaster ride.... I was engrossed with preparation for the Cascading session which took so much of my time as this time round I was also entrusted to collaborate with our overseas offices... It was hard work but at the end of the session it was all worth it!! 

Venue of my event

I was lacking of sleep, had to go into office on Saturday from 9am till 6pm, stayed back in the office sometimes till 9pm, arranged for numerous dry runs to & fro KL Convex .... It's amazing that with all these, I am still able to stay active... I do believe PB has got something to do with this coz before pakai PB, I tire easily and hardly have the energy to do anything...  

But most dismaying of all is the fact that I had to sacrifice my precious family time..... Thank you Abang & Mak for taking over during those days I was not around to entertain the girls.... I couldn't have done all this without the both of u (ahaks, rasa cam bg speech ambik oscar lak!!!).... 

Luv u my precious family!!!

I thought after the Cascading session, I'd get my normal lifestyle back... boy, was I wrong!!! Itulah, sometimes mulut kita ni lg laju dr otak kita kan... before I knew it I volunteered to do something big without thinking how super bz I'd be immediately after my big event... And this is for an even bigger event!!! 

Nak kata menyesal tak ler pulak coz I really enjoy organising events... But seriously this will mean some valuable family time will again be sacrificed!!! Kesian anak2 aku... Sorry sayang, mama promise mama will make it all up to all of you after this event is done... And hopefully mama will be able to pull this one off with flying colours, amin....

I also have to miss some important gatherings with friends... Huhuhu.... Sorry girlfriends.... U know who u r!! But good thing is I'm learning lots of new things and am loving this job!!!

So this also means that I'll probably not scribble anything here for the next 2 weeks unless I have some free time; which I doubt will be the case... Wish me luck on my big event peeps!!!

The storks have landed!!!

Babies, babies, babies.... Everywhere this week dengar pasal babies.... Good thing they are all good news, alhamdulillah... Instead of the increasing cases of buang bayi yg selalu dengar tu, minggu ni ramai family members & friends ada good news abt babies...

Akmal, my cousin nephew, opened the week by welcoming his first newborn... a handsome baby boy named Areef.... Akmal & Aini must be ecstatic with the lovely addition.... And I was just reminded that with this, it means that indirectly i dah dapat title grandma ler... hhehehehe... takpe, janji hot grandma!!!

Then Abirah my cousin delivered her first newborn daughter on 4th March 2011... as of now the baby's name is still undecided... I'm sure Yah & Hadi have a list of lovely names for their budle of joy....

And today, hubby's cousin Murni also delivered her firstborn baby girl.... How wonderful this is!!! Makin ramai la bilangan ahli keluarga Ismail-Bahar.... Alhamdulillah....

Congrats u proud mummies & daddies!!!! Selamat menempuh alam baru... the nappy changes, the late nights, baby's wailing, colic and the list goes on... 

To all mummies, although bz jaga baby jangan lupa jaga diri sendiri... Premium Beautiful will get you back in shape in no time.... Call me mummies, for that hot mamas look!!!

Taty

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Life is a rainbow...

I must consider myself lucky... not everyone has a colourful life as I do, as mentioned by a good friend recently... Sometimes you just don't realise how lucky you are till others point it out to you.

This week, I managed to spend some precious time with a few friends... different people on each day... Went to reckee a few places for our upcoming company event with my most "happening" colleague...  had a few appointments for the business prospect, Alhamdulillah... a whole lot of catching up to do with some friends I've "lost" touch with... visited a friend who just gave birth to her 4th girl, just like me (having 4 girls that is, I did not just give birth).... Completed some almost impossible mission at work...

At the same time create an amazing bond with a new friend.... I didn't realise before that I could be a good listener and adviser... I was told that I could be a LOVE GURU!!!! Hahaahh, all because I had some juicy stories to share with when it comes to love, marriage & motherhood...

Also managed to settle some things at home... Got a good friend to come over to the house and bagi tuition to my girls... Alhamdulillah, I have less worries now when it comes to their studies & homework... My no 3 is also opening up more to her situation at kindy... Rupanya takde kawan kat tadika, which is why she hates going to kindy!!!! Kesian Ayra.... Managed to slow talk to her about starting conversation with the rest of the classmates... Mama dah boleh jadik child psychologist!!!

But of course the week is never complete if I don't spend precious moments with my lovely girls... Took them out to KLCC... taking the LRT for the 1st time ever for Ayra & Zara...

Jalan2, bought toys at Toys r Us, got something for my mum at Marks & Spenser... had lunch at Koryo-won... didn't expect my girls to enjoy Korean food but they did!!! Best lah, pasni boleh bawak makan2 tempat lain lak.... Alhamdulillah could do all this thanks to the biz... ada la gak bahagian nak beli barang2 utk tersayang tho' bonus is still a long way to come, if any....

Crazy & hectic as my life sounds, I am truly blessed with all the ups and downs that I have to go through in life....Alhamdulillah so far I am able to take things in my stride & be positive come what may... How else can I stay sane & be happy????


Life is indeed a rainbow... 

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Family time...

So glad after last week's heart pumping episodes, this week I get to spend some valuable relaxing time with my loved ones...

Maulidur Rasul gave us a chance to wake up early and get some exercise at Taman Metropolitan.... lovely morning for a brisk walk & some recreational activities...

Zara having fun

A little exercise for the parents

Father daughters time

Found some time to take the girls swimming at the condo's swimming pool too...

A cool dip in the hot weather

Zara having fun in the kids pool

 And masa weekend, sempat bawa picnic to FRIM Waterfalls....

Family fun time...

My lovely girls having fun

Makan time...

 Bliss.... We should have more relaxing weeks like this.... Takde ler nak naik darah jer & marah2... Aman tenteram hidup.... InsyaAllah..

 

Days of Thunderstorm!!!

Minggu ni mmg temanya ke arah ribut taufan... Not that it was that time of the month ke hapa but mmg dh takdir aku tertulis camtu agaknya...

Lepas episode maid terlampau aku tuh, the next day ingatkan dapat lah aku relax ngn tenang kat umah after dh penat kat office... Rupa2nya tsunami lak melanda!!!

Malam tu tinggal aku, my 2 younger daughters and my maid je.... Mak & 2 older ones balik Penang for the weekend... Hubby keluar minum2 dgn member lama.... Mmg aku dah agak mlm tu akan ada some fireworks coz the nite before tuh the 9th day of the Hokkien Lunar New Year... Aku tau la sikit2 benda ni coz dulu aku kerja kat bank where my colleagues were mostly Chinese....  

Masa tu aku dah tidokan Zara so tinggal Ayra dok main computer games, dgn aku melayan tv...Aku dh perasan ada banyak mercun dibakar kt playground condo aku ni which is mengadap bilik tido aku... Tapi aku buat derk je la... Kasi chance org nak raya... Tapi depa bukan man mercun yg ala2 bunyi roket tu... Ni mercun cap apa ntah sampai mcm kena bom satu building condo ni... Thunder2 tu kut... Siap a few cars nya alarm pun went off bila mercun tu meletup!!! Kalu main dlm 15 minit sampai setengah jam aku boleh terima lg... Ni dh lebih sejam dok gedebang gedebung kat playground tuh... Agak2 dia rasa cam dia dok ada kat Egypt kot....

Agak2 camni kot rupa mercun tuh... more like dynamites!!!

Zara pun siap terkejut jaga dr tido and mula la meraung2... Dia mmg dh terkejut sgt sampai nangis yg inconsolable, ketakutan nya nangis...Aku pun call ler ke guard post... mintak diorang tlg gi suruh manusia2 tak sedar diri tuh berenti main mercun kat padang tu... Pak Guard tu bgtau kat aku depa tak leh buat apa2... They can only ask people to stop making noise after 12am jer... Siap sambung lg kata kt aku "ala semalam pun camtu gak"...

Aku mula hot ler bila dia kata camtu... Abih tu takkan anak aku nak tunggu 12am br blh tido??? Sementara tu aku nak biar je dia nangis terpekik terlolong kat sini??? Aku tanya kalu diorang tak leh tolong then aku blh call sapa??? Pak Guard tu kata Manager condo ni & asked me to call him myself... Takpa, aku ambik nombor handphone dia & called him... Mamat tu haram tak angkat walaupun aku call dekat 10 kali!!! Aku call la blk Pak Guard bgtau Manager tak angkat phone... dia kata tak leh buat apa2... Kalu nak jugak org2 tu berenti main mercun, call ler polis... Ok, if that's what it takes!!!

Aku call 999... 1st time ever in my life!!! Aku tau ni bukan kes emergency tp aku tak tahan dah.... Sedangkan kerajaan kata ban main mercun ni tapi ni siap blh bakar kt dlm kawasan condo lg, apa cer???? Aku pun buat ler aduan kat polis tu... Koperal tu kata ok diorang akan buat pemantauan coz ada bnyk aduan... Ok lah BM aku tak ler bagus mana kan... So I assume when he said that, they would actually send someone over to oversee the situation la kan... Hmmm, haram tak nampak kereta polis lalu pun!!!! Tapi takpe aku paham polis ada priority lain so aku tak ler hot sngt dgn diorang...

So agak2 la kan, aku akan duduk diam ker??? Anak aku dok melalak tak abih lg nih.... Apa lagi, aku call ler ke guard post sekali lg... Aku ckp kat Pak Guard tu if depa tak buat apa2, aku sendiri akan turun ke padang tu and buat apa yg patut... Aku kata lg if sampai aku bertumbuk terajang pun aku tak kisah dah coz tahap stress aku dh maximum!!! Dia kata the best they can do pun is bgtau je ada resident complain tp tak leh halang... Aku kata aku tak kisah ler apa yg Pak Guard tu nak ckp tp mmg kena bgtau ler kat mamat sengal tu yg ada residents lain duduk kat sini..Bukannya satu building ni didiami adik beradik tok nenek dia!!! Br ler Pak Guard kata ok dia akan tegur org tu....


Aku pun buat ler pemantauan aku sendiri from my room window... about 5 minutes after tht nampak ler sorang Pak Guard pegi berckp ngn mamat sengal tuh... Ok lah, dia angguk2, aku nampak... and not long after that dia bgtau anak2 dia sthg... and the damn irritating noise actually stopped!!!! Alhamdulillah... Kalu dr awal2 Pak Guard tu dh sound kan bagus... Tak ler aku stress tahap meroyan kat sini!!!

Kat sini aku rasa ada beberapa benda yg kita patut renung2kan:

1. Kenapa kerajaan ban mercun tapi senang2 jer org awam beli benda2 alah ni... Aku ni mmg tak suka benda alah ni even masa raya kita so kalu laki aku beli pun mmg aku tak mau ambik pot... Anak2 aku pun aku tak bg main yea...
2. Pak Guard kt condo ke kat mana2 pun aku rasa jangan ler ambik ringan bila org komplen... kerja ko jaga keselamatan & ketenteraman org ramai.. in this case the condo's residents... Kalu tak, sia2 je la aku byr maintenance fee bulan2... Bukannya akak guna sgt pool ker, gym ker, tennis court ker... So most of it goes to their salaries la... Lagipun if bukan Pak Guard kitorang nak mintak tlg then sapa lg????
3. Yang dibagi jawatan Manager ker hapa ker yg sepatutnya on call 24/7 tolong lah angkat phone!!!! Kalu betul2 emergency cam bangunan terbakar ker hapa ker tak ker jadi kes nanti... Ko blh kena saman tau!!! Jangan ler nak makan gaji buta yea.... tak berkat nanti idup ko....
4. Yang nak sambut raya tuh tak kira la mana2 bangsa nya raya, kena lah pandai2 hormat hak org lain sama... Bukan ko sorang je yg duduk kat dlm community ni so guna la akal fikiran tu bila nak buat apa2... Especially whn u r using public facilities... Playground tu kan tempat budak2 main... Yg ko gi letup2 mercun tu esok2 mesti ler ada jer peralatan playground tu yg jahanam... Kalau esok2 anak2 ko gak yg terluka kena serpihan apa2 aku akan bersorak horey ye... Jangan kena anak org lain dah!!! Mmg aku takkan duduk diam if that happens...

Moral of the story, hormatilah jiran2 anda yea... Kita hidup bermasyarakat, bukan duduk dlm hutan!!!

Maid oh maid!!!!

Last week was a blissful holidays week... relaxed & calm... This week, puting beliung melanda!!

I'm sure most of us have a maid at home esp those yg laki bini kerja kan... Naknya yg anak ramai cam cheq ni lg la dh jadi necessity diorang nih... Setakat ni aku dh ada 4 org maid tak termasuk yg duduk 2 minggu pastu cabut... Previous 3 tu mostly ok tapi dh abih kontrak depa kena blk... Yg 2 tu laki tak bg sambung, yg sorang lg coz nak kawen... So far yg ni la yg banyak bg aku pening... Budak muda la kan, bnyak songeh dia... Sebelum ni pun ada ler benda2 yg buat aku naik darah ngn minah ni kan but the most recent ni mmg ler dia kurang ajar sangat....

Masa aku bw pi holiday Jakarta-Puncak-Bandung

Masa ke PD baru2 ni..

Ari tu kat umah mula2 ok jer... blk kerja aku tngk anak2 nya homework, makan dinner, etc.... Maid akak pun kemas dining table, dia makan, kemas dapur, etc... 

Around 10am, akak berjalan ke dapur so lalu ler kat dining table tuh... Lauk pauk semua dah clear tp maid bertuah aku tu tak lap the table mat yg penuh ngn minyak & sisa2 makanan!!! Apa lagi, aku pun jerit ler panggil minah tu yg dh beradu dlm bilik... Sonyap jo tp lampu on lg... So akak pun bgtau kat hubby ler coz maid aku tu takut kat laki aku sikit... He went to check & told me that she was on the phone!!! Apa lagi, hangin ler akak coz masa dia nak pakai hp tu dulu dh ada perjanjian... Abihkan kerja then br boleh guna phone.  

Akak pun marched to her room & bersuara ler "amboi seronoknyer guna telepon... tu meja tak berlap pegi buat skarang!!" Bukannya nak trus tutup.. dia blh sambung ckp sambil tangan tu signal suruh aku tunggu... Ada ka camtu???? Terus aku jerit "ko nak tutup telepon ker nak aku rampas je dr tangan ko???" 

Baru dia letak then buat muka sedeh kata dia dok ckp ngn mak dia.... "ello, ko nak ckp ngn mak ker, atok ker, nenek ker aku tak kisah... yg aku tau ko kena siapkan kerja ko br blh guna phone!!!" . 

"Mak saya tido awal kak jadi saya kena telepon awal" dia jawab pulak. "Kalu dh tau mak ko tido awal ko abihkan  la kerja awal2, takkan camtu pun aku nak ajar kan..."

Dia bangun nak jalan ke dapur to clean the table la but at the same time mulut aku dh jadi cam bertih jagung... "Org dh bg kemudahan nak pijak kepala, aku tk bg langsung br tau..." aku bebel lagi. She stopped and looked at me sambil kata dgn nada yg cam nak cabar aku "Apa lagi ni kak????" Waduh maunya tak Taufan Nargis melanda??!!!! Terus tangan akak naik ke pinggang (nasib baik tak naik kat muka dia!!!) and keluar lah segala apa yg aku tak puas ati ngn dia... Dia blah ke dapur sambil nangis2... ada aku peduli???? 

Esoknya aku ke opis lepas aku nengok dia dh siapkan breakfast, bubur utk baby Zara... muka dia don ler as expected but lantak ko la... Takkan aku nak pujuk kan???

Kat opis ard lunch time aku call umah to check on the girls... mak aku angkat & bgtau minah tu buat tak peduli jer pasal anak2 aku... Mandi, makan, kencing berak Zara... Semua mak aku yg kena settlekan. Ayra muntah pun mak akak gak kena bersihkan...Ha, mulalah angin pusar berputar blk... Aku dh tak senang duduk kat opis... Mak aku nak jemput yg 2 lg frm school pun takut satni dia buat apa2 ngn anak2 aku... Cian tak pasal2 stress mak aku!!! Aku suruh mak aku angkut semua pi ambik yg 2 lg... Kalu tak aku sendiri dh cam cacing kepanasan... 

Aku sound minah tu kat phone "Ko tak puas ati ngn aku mlm ni kita buat perhitungan. Ko jangan nak mcm2 ngn mak aku ngn anak2 aku... Kalu ko buat siap ko mlm ni!!!"

Mmg aku tak keruan kt opis pas tuh... rasa cam nak balik jer... aku tawakal je lah counting the minutes....

Balik tuh aku mmg dh prepared for anythng... Akak bgtau kat hubby akak nak confiscate her phone as punishment... Like it or not, it's her own doing... Laki akak pun agaknye tak kuasa nak dengar bebelan ku kata buat la apa yg patut... Tp mak aku dh pesan pegi dinner kat luar je, mak aku tak bg minah tu masak... Anak2nya food mak aku dh belikan kat luar... Agaknya mak pun takut minah tu dok marah ngn aku nanti letak apa2 lak dlm makanan...


Kat umah, dia pun mcm nak delay jer saat perhitungan tu... jap kat dapur, jap kat bilik air... mandi and cuci toilet berjam2... but of coz last2 aku panggil gak... But i suppose by that time aku nya taufan pun dh reda sikit coz penat + aku dok pikir mcm2 consequence if aku dlm mood marah lg....

Aku pun sound la elok2 (still dlm nada tegas yea, takdenye akak nak ckp lembut2!!!)... Kalau nak kerja sini kena ikut peraturan kat sini, bla, bla.... Dia ckp masa siang tu dia dok menyapu, mengemop lantai pasal tu la mak aku kena buat kerja jaga anak aku... Laju jer aku ckp "Dah ko tau nak kena mop lantai tu apasal ko tak bangun awal? Ni tak, kekadang tu aku gak yg kena kejutkan... Lain kali nak sapu, mop lantai buat seblum budak2 gi skolah... bangun kul 5pg!!"... Senyap dia terkedu jap... but that's not my problem... Ko dah cari hal ngn aku ha, trimalah yea... And last warning issued on the handphone matter... mmg akan aku confiscate the phone kalu dia buat hal lg... No compromise!!!

Mmg ikutkan aku nak halau jer dia keluar umah tapi bukannya aku dh ada replacement... La ni pun bukannya senang nak dpt yg br, ongkosnya lagi kan, dh tu apa guarantee yg br tu lg bagus.... Entah2 lg teruk, wallahualam... 

Ikutkan aku sorang tak kisah takde maid nih tp bila siang mak aku ler merana... Mana larat dh mak aku nak handle 4 org anak yg mmg aktif tu.... Nak hantar ambik ke sekolah lg... Ishh, mmg aku tak sanggup buat kt mak aku camtu... 

Nak anta nursery aku mmg tak blh trima cara org jaga nursery ni... takde 1 pun yg aku dh survey tu aku rasa comfortable nak letak anak2 aku kt situ... nak letak anak kucing pun aku rasa tak terbela... Dengan pe'el anak2 aku yg ala2 diva ni lg ler tak leh kan... 


So nak tak nak kena la aku bertahan dgn perangai minah ni... at least till end of the year when her contract expires... Just hope takde dah episode yg seangkatan dgn nye in the mean time....