Can go home early…

Fasting month has started for our Muslim friends. Therefore, the Mgmt of our company has shortened the working hours by 1 hour, so that Muslim employees have enough time to prepare for breaking of fast aka sungkai. (Hmm, don’t know exactly the origin of this word; maybe it’s Bajau or Brunei? ) So nice of the bosses, EVERYBODY is allowed to go off at 4.30pm. Yippeee, we, the non-Muslim can tumpang dua kaki…can go off early also. * grin*

To all Muslim friends, Selamat Berpuasa !

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No electricity...again.

Yup, that's what happened here in Penampang. Not once but twice you know. The 1st time happened at 11:30am...almost noon time. Opened the door and windows to let some air in, outside the sun is blazing...you can imagine how hot and stuffy the air that got into the office. Luckily, it lasted for 30 minutes, not 3 hrs like last time. *sigh* Turned out that the power failure didn't just happened in here only but other place as far as Sipitang.
The 2nd one happened at 4.20pm, lasted for 40 minutes. Honestly, I was hoping this one may last a little bit longer...say until 5.30pm like that. Why? So that I can go off early and stop-by at the tamu...looking for vege and fruits to buy. Hehehe...if boss call, asking why I left early, I'll just blame the electricity. See, I'll got my script ready in mind...only that it didn't turn out as planned. Hmm..I'll reserved it for next time...*wink-wink*.

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The best thing in life is free

That’s exactly what a friend said to me once, and I couldn’t agree more. Having my own daughter and watching her grows, learning new skills each day is indeed the best thing that ever happen to me…(besides tying the knot * blush * ). Better still, I don’t have to spend a cent to see them. Doubt it if any amount of money can buy this sort of experience. All the mommies out there, don’t you agree with me?

Seems like only yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. Now she's 10 mths, 3 weeks and 2 days old. Looks more like a toddler than a baby. From just that simple cooing sound, she now babbles a lot. Sometime it sounds like da-da, ta-ta…other times, she’ll shout just to get my attention.

Now sitting isn’t enough anymore, she always pulls herself up to standing position. Cruising in her baby cot, sometime without holding on to something. Even try to climb the coffee table and sofa. She can wave bye-bye and play patty-cake. Stretched out her arms when she wants a lift. She glide her walker under the dining table in a blink.

Of course, being a baby, there are times that she is being super cranky. Throws tantrums when we took away the TV remote from her, refuses to be seated, throws away all her toys, cries in a high-pitched voice, cling on my waist all the time... The hair pulling, nose/eyes poking, face slapping, pinching and chewing do get on my nerves sometime. When this happened, I’ll try my very best to stop her, saying “No” in the most authoritative tone and serious face la kunun...she’ll pause and flashes me that smile..that MAGIC SMILE… the smile that melt my heart away. It makes me feel high, it make me forget all the negativity *sigh * There’s nothing like a baby’s smile. It sure can turn a hardened parental heart into a pool of sentimental slush in an instant. The spontaneous giggles and laughers are even more addictive than those delicious chocolate. * sigh*

Suddenly, I feel blessed for having such a beautiful baby and being able to experience all these.

P/s: Congratulations to a dear friend of mine, Jc who had gave birth to a baby girl yesterday. Welcome to MOTHERHOOD girl.

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Double celebration...

Attended 2 weddings over the weekend. Luckily not on the same day. Otherwise, have to rush. Don’t wanna miss either one though.
Mildy & Sabrina’s Wedding ~ 23/08/08

Their big day was on Saturday. Holy matrimony was held at Stella Maris Church, Tg Aru @10am. This time we made it on time, with 2 lovely ladies as our passenger, iLla & eLLy. The wedding march just started when we arrived. * smile * Yey, another couple began their journey thru life as married couple. Congratulations to Sab & Mildy. Both Bride and Groom were my classmates in the secondary.

We proceeded to their wedding reception at KDCA after that. It was a joint reception, so the guests were numerous. Quite a number of ex-Michaelians and ex-UPMers showed up. It sort of like killing two birds with one stone pulak, not only we're able to share the newlyweds’ joy, met some old friends also. Got a chance to catch up on each others life, traded gossips…*wink-wink* . Want some more of the newlywed’s pics? Check-out Man-D and Benny Liew blogs for best results. Perhaps they have uploaded them by now.
The newlyweds’ did a duet on Endless Love. Groom also belted out an evergreen song…Sorry, forgot the title. It must have been a heartfelt performance, as the Bride got all teary-eyed. There was one particular performance that was equally interesting…a dance by a three-some kids accompaned by an up-beat tune. Hmm…most of us never saw nor heard of it, so we were like “Huh??! What's that? " Seems like they were simply moving their body on stage like worm, as a friend referred to it. Whatever it is, it sure was a hit among the young children, under the age of 10 I guess. Many of them gathered in front of the stage, gawking. Later on, we found out that the dance was called Shuffle. Hmm…maybe we were out dated already.

Rogy & Natasha’s Wedding ~24/08/08

Their reception was held at Atlantis Seafood Restaurant, Penampang @ 6pm. Hmm…fast becoming a popular venue for reception. Once again, we made it on the dot. Congratulations to Rogy & wife, Natasha. Rogy was my classmate since Form One. Finally, somebody managed to tame the bad boy. *smile
Again, their wedding turned out to be a mini reunion for us, ex-Michaelians. Only managed to snap a few, baby Vanessa was in one of her not-so-co-operative mood. Can only sit still for a few sec. After that, want to cling on me, grab everything on the table, attempt to pull the table cloth… *sigh * Me didn’t concentrate watching the newlyweds slide shows. Too occupied with Vanessa’s antics. My friend’s, Kivik daughter, Carmen also the same …Both of us have to go along with daughters’ antics, checking out every corner, walking around the hall…otherwise, lagi susah if they cry …

We left at 9pm, its bed time for the two lil’ princess.

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Household Chores Hate List

Got this Tag from KadusMama.

Rules of the game :-

1. List down the household chores that you hate plus the reason you hated it.
2. Copy image provided & tag others as many as you wish
3. Add your blog link to the domesticated diva linky love
4. Leave a comment at Stripe and Yellow to be added to the master list and you're done

Well, these are the chores that made their way to my Hate List. Sure got plenty others, but these will do:-

[1] Removing oily stains ~ from the frying pan. Bcos it's so sticky and stubborn. Hated it since…the 1st day I learned how to fry. Sometime, hubby will do the cleaning if he’s around. * grin*

[2] Sweeping ~ got a sensitive nose, all the dust will make me sneeze for the whole day. Achooo!

[3] Cleaning dusty window/shelves ~ same reason as above. Plus, you’ll never get rid of it no matter how often you clean it. It’ll be back as soon as you start cleaning the next section.

[4] Washing clothes ~ those that can be machine-washed, not a problem. It’s those with the “Hand-Wash Only” label that I’m talking about. Always tried to avoid buying these type of clothes, but if no choice what to do lah.

[5] Mopping ~ Tiring work. Mop the floor, change the water in the pail = get water from the bathroom downstairs, carry it again upstairs. Repeat the whole process 3x. You say tired or not?

[6] Cooking ~ Don’t really hate cooking itself but it is “ WHAT TO COOK? “ that I hate. My talent in cooking is just fair enough, hubby is better at it. If I’m in a good mood, I’ll cook (simple recipe only). Otherwise, just cook rice only and tapau some dish from Kedai Makan Ah Chong. If hubby volunteer to be the chef, it’s even better. * grin*

[7] Folding the T-shirts ~ Imagine, you fold it nicely, put one on top of the other, suddenly somebody decided to wear the one at the bottom, grabbed it right away, leaving all the others on top crumpled. Have to fold them again. *Roll eyes *
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