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Mummy, I Want To Go Home!

2006-11-18T04:52:00.000-08:00

MUMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, I WANT TO GO HOME!

Yes yes, I almost cried that out aloud yesterday! Yours truly had been assigned to teach Primary 1 students. Eh, cuteness you say? I don't doubt that. But somehow or rather I'm in my comfort zone teaching at least P3 and above. So the thought of teaching P1 never occur to me. In fact, I indicated in my job preference form that I didn't want to teach P1. Haiz, I swear I'm not going to fill up the job preference form anymore next year! Buang2 ink pen aku ajer...not as if my request is met :(

I met my 29 students (1 was absent) yesterday during the Primary 1 Orientation. I totally forgot that they are only Primary 1. I spoke to them in my normal language, yah that's till one of them raised his hand innocently and asked:

"Teacher, you mean what hah?"

Wahhhhhhhhhhhh! I felt like banging my head against the wall! Utter madness. But of course I don't blame them. Hence, the "HUSFORD" dictionary is out and very soon I was speaking to them at their level. (Hoitz! That means no fanciful words hor...cannot show off my rich vocabulary. But NO singlish ok!) Meanwhile, I was on a mission. To identify the POTENTIAL DANGERS in the class. The mischievous ones what else! On another note, some of the Malay girls had very interesting name, that even I as a Malay teacher had difficulty pronouncing. Masya-Allah, tongue twister betul nama dorang! I swear my tongue was really twisted when pronouncing their names. I didn't have wailing babies, only a boy did cry for a while and ashed to go home. But after pacifying him (Heh, actually a kid's cry is music to my ear....err but I've got a job to do ok?), he immediately set down to his colouring activities. But on the whole, it was quite okay. Oh and I even had a girl who came prepared in a Princess Tiara...haha! Even the attendants were teasing her. They asked:

"Are you Miss PT?"

And amusingly she said yes! Hahaha....anyway, I really hope that I'll be able to control all 30 little monkeys of mine. Oh they're adorable though! :P

Oh and besides the task of teaching P1 English and Maths, I'm also given the job of teaching P5EM3 students. I guess it will not be difficult. Cos' I know most of the students and have taught them before and they're quite well-behaved. Anyway, did I tell u...I'm looking forward to the HOLIDAYS! Heh, next week is the last day...yipeeeeeeeeee!

I turned 27...hmmm pretty recently. I think the best birthday gift I received was not a Coach...but this personalised birthday message from Hady Mirza. *GRINS* I know I know all the Hady Mirza fans are gonna come after me. Hehe....and I really must thank my hubby for asking Hady to do this for me. Thank u so much hubby! But I still want my COACH! :P I'll upload Hady's birthday wish for me soon....do watch out yah!

Ok I've got an exam on Monday..wish me luck ppl...it's my last affair with NIE. Heh, after which I'll get my degree and a higher pay that is! :P

Spare My Baby!

2006-11-07T06:52:00.000-08:00

"By the way, this-particular-cousin-of-mine's daughter looks sooooo horrid siak.I pity her la.She took after her mom's nose which looked super bawang.And zima called her daughter MJ.Muka jahanam."
Is it fair to say this of a 9 month old baby who has in no way at all offend you? To my "close" paternal cousin, you've written this in your blog. And I've accidentally bumped into it. Didn't ur PAK HAJI CUM IMAM DAD tell you not to gossip about others? Allah leads me to ur post. He wants me to know how "cool" my cousins were. You may not have mentioned names lah...but I'm not BIMBOS like you all are..... Well, hidung super bawang? Hmmm...plastic surgery could fix it I guess! Muka jahanam? Takperlah...yg penting bukan ANAK JAHANAM. At least she's my LEGITIMATE child. I conceived her after I solemnised my wedding. My youth wasn't led astray. Unlike some people...You ladies think you're pretty and cool? Look in the mirror....one of you has a big, black birthmark on ur face. OMG it's pretty obvious...u've got to hide it with foundation! Another one...has another super SEROMBONG KAPAL nose. U didn't realize that did you? Then I'll tell u. Yah...the truth hurts I noe. I'm just being a protective mother here. You all think you've good english? Well, you haven't heard mine. I think your standard is nowhere near mine. I love speaking in this way. It makes me who I am.....Speaking English doesn't make you less BIMBOTIC. And at least, I'm still proud that Atikah's my gal....my flesh and blood. I admit she's my daughter. Unlike someone....who doesn't even wanna claim that it's their own son. Till when must you hide the truth? Truth will prevail some day. Tsk tsk tsk sungguh memalukan kerabat Tijoh Bin Wongsoh. Nevertheless, I don't care. You're not my child...we're only cousins after all. If you wanna wash dirty linen in public....by all means. I'll join you. Not that I've any though...:PYou people think you've seen it all? Err...I tink you've just reach the beginning...I'm already at the middle stage. At least I've a stable career, a family and yes a beautiful daughter who has super bawang nose. Niway, here's to Atikah:Dear Atikah,As of this date, Ibu has vowed to bring you up in the best way that I can. I shall make sure that you prove to them that you can be respectable in society even with that super bawang nose! It's okay if people call you hidung bawang.....most importantly you must have a good heart and a good brain. Don't grow up to be a BIMBO like some of your aunties. I'm so sorry that I've such cousins......and that made them your aunties. I'm sorry that I can't protect you when they said that of you. When you've grown up my child, protect yourself. Prove them wrong! Love,Ibu...

Salam Aidilfitri 2006

2006-10-26T07:08:00.000-07:00

I'm no longer in Raya mood. Probably becos I've started work on the 2nd day of Raya. Yes, 2nd day ok!

Niway, partly my babies ~ all 33 of them are sitting for their exam soon. Being the mummy, I'm kinda worried.

But nevertheless, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my fellow Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya....and maaf zahir batin...

Domestic Me!

2006-10-18T08:12:00.000-07:00

Haha...tis is one of the rare days, I muz admit. I have a craving for Hokkien Mee while I was marking Maths paper during PSLE marking juz now. (P/S: I'm not pregnant hor!) I smsed hubby and asked him this:

Me: Yang, me craving for Hokkien Mee. How to cook ar?
Hubby: U want to cook huh? Ok, here's what needed....(the list goes on and on)

And I had an hour break during lunch. So, I became the domestic wife and went marketing! Lol...yeah I went to Jurong East NTUC and began hunting for the ingredients. Oh I even managed to buy the ingredients for pie-t (thankz to Esra!) and oh I bought my mum and myself a bag....my mum - a beaded bag...and myself- a clutch bag to put my telekung. Hahah, I'm such a vainpot now....telekung also must put in nice bag hor! I went back to the marking centre only to be teased by the fellow markers...haha u see I always bring back a plastic bag after lunch. That's why I was asked how come I have a lot to shop for :P

After knocking off, I went back home to put the materials in the fridge. Then proceeded over to my mum's place. Heh, I was too lazy to take a bus so I hailed a cab (READ: My mum lives ONLY 2 bus stops away from me :P) Guess what? It was MK's boss lah! Haha, and he refused to charge me. MK, if u're reading this....thank him for me again yah! So paisey man! *blushes*

I broke my fast at mum's place since hubby's working and I don like breaking fast alone. Sent the lil one to bed and started on my mission. Prepared the ingredients and began cooking my Hokkien Mee. After 45 minutes, this was what I got...

Heh, looks good? Taste wise...to me oklah...But wait for my shifu aka hubby to test it and give his final verdict yah? On another note, due to overwhelming response, I'll show you my Coach handbag...*lol*

Lawa lawa lawa? Heheh....Ok got to go and do some work now....happy preparing for the Hari Raya yah!

Satisfied Homo Sapien...

2006-10-13T06:13:00.000-07:00

I've got it! I've got it! I've got it!
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I've got myself a COACH! Yeah you heard me rite! No, not Coach bola. No, not Super VIP Coach either. Yes, it's a Coach handbag...the Soho Signature Hobo Bag...just in time for Hari Raya.

Heh, on the other note, Daanish' mum aka Liza aka Lizzified has also got herself a Coach. A Lilac one...I love hers too! Very sweet colour. Liza I reckon we can sleep and mark in peace come nxt week yah? *lol*

Oh and I bought myself a Papillio slippers too. Heh, for $45 buckeroos. But since that was bought online, I reckon it'll take sometime before it reaches Singapore.

Come Monday, I'll have to change my mindset to that of a factory worker. Eh, didn't anybody tell you that PSLE marking is equivalent to factory working hour. At exactly 5pm, everybody will have packed up and gotten ready to go home. Heh...oh I'm marking Maths paper this year at Fuhua Primary. Anyone else going there? If you are and you thought u saw me, hehe just tegur k? I'm so fuper friendly punyer :P

It's COMING!

2006-10-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

I saw it. Hubby saw it. Liza saw it too! The grandparents saw it too!

Our dearest lil Atikah is growing 2 teeth! Yeah, not one but two! Hahah...damn! Now I can't call her Bogeh anymore. Heheh yah you heard me rite...I would tease her: "Haha, ikah tak ada gigi. Ikah bogeh! Tgk2 ibu ada byk gigi...hahah..ikah bogeh! Bogeh!" And she would juz give me her toothless grin...probably wondering how childish the mummy is....

Oh the teeth are not fully out yet...so no pics of them. Bt I believe before Raya the teeth will appear...making its debut appearances...:D

Heh, time to shop for the toothbrush and toothpaste :D

Change in career path?

2006-10-10T06:52:00.000-07:00

I mite change. To a full time counsellor? To a secondary school teacher?

I'd rather be a full time housewife man! But being a housewife would mean that I can't spend on the lil one. Hmmmmm...priorities man!

On another note...I'm still in love with the Coach Soho bag. Ini semua si Irda dgn Liza punya angkara lah. They tempt me into Coach.

In case my hubby reads my blog...

Dear hubby,

I definitely wouldn't mind a Coach Soho bag for my birthday. Err if you decide to give it to me earlier..so that I cn use it for Raya, I also don't mind. Hmmm second choice u asking? Anything related to Coach lah but not Coach Bola ok? That one u can send to Syukor's house.

Love,
Wifey.

Oh my hubby cracked a lame joke about Coach..and it all started with Mr. Syukor. I told him I wanna get a Coach bag...and u noe wat he said:"Coach bola nak? Saya kenal ramai tau" Urggggggggghhhhhhh! Mcm nak gigit2 tangan dia tau. Syukor...see lah u put ideas into my so-ever-innocent hubby...kan kan kan?

My Baby's 8...and she's sick!

2006-10-03T00:45:00.000-07:00

Happy 8 months to my darling, Atikah!

How time flies. Hmmm...I'm still waiting for her to fit into her 6-12m clothings that I bought for her! Mind you, she still could not fit into the 3-6m Levi's jeans we got for her. I was telling hubby....by the time she fit into those trousers, they would've become capris! Yah, she still could fit into her 3-6m...and some 0-3m clothings. Is she small or what? Hmmmmmm....

Anyway, I'm on childcare leave today. All becos Atikah was down with fever, flu and cough. Yah, bad cough with phlegm. Just a few days back she had been badly bitten by mosquitos. Bad, bad mosquitos! She may be sick but that doesn't stop her from being active still. Everytime we chant.."1..2...3..4..5", she'll immediately bounce herself. If she's standing, she'll jump. If she's sitting, she'll bounce her body up and down...so much so that sent both me and hubby into laughter. Niway, get well soon darling! Mummy doesn't wanna see ur mucus running down ur nose...so tak senonoh! *lol*

Oh yah...I made Atikah wore the mini tudung....heh..and bandanna too! Check out her blog for the pics....ATIKAH'S BLOG.

Happy 27th Birthday Hubby!

2006-10-01T20:57:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to You...
Happy Birthday to You...
Happy Birthday to Hubby...
Happy Birthday to you!

Dear Hubby,

Happy 27th Birthday to you. Buahaha! Awak dah tuaaaaaaaaaa! You're 27 while I'm still 26 :p Niways...hope you like the gift I got you...Heh, I know u do...cos u've already worn it to work :P

Well, I'm a happy customer and a happy wifey. Happy wifey cos I managed to get hubby something which he liked...and a happy customer cos hubby's gift didn't really burn too big a hole in my pocket. Haha..wanna know what I got hubby? I got this!

Yes..I got him a genuine Oakley Monster Dog Grey Camo! Heh....authentic tau..bukan beli kat pasar malam or Petaling Street ok? :P

Niways...shall I hint to hubby that I don't mind a Coach handbag for my birthday? Hahaha! Anyway, I'm going to my mum's now...TTFN!

Tai-Qi Quan

2006-09-29T07:47:00.000-07:00

I want to pick up this skill. Yeah, taiqi. No no no, not referring to the actual exercise moves called taiqi-quan. I'm referring to the act of pushing your task or mistake to someone else. Hey, it takes a lot of effort to do this ok?

I wasn't asked. I wasn't informed. I was only TOLD when the duty list was prepared. I had been "arrowed" to be the emcee for today's Children's Day celebration just now. Myself and Fairuz. Haiz, juz when I was looking forward to performing a Bhangra dance or something for the kids. Anyways...it's over. I got my kiddos a pencil holder and personalised name sticker. The kiddos were overjoyed upon seeing the personalised name stickers. I love the smile on their faces. Nevertheless, it's a long weekend for them...so the meanie mean mean teacher gave them 2 sets of Science Worksheets and 3 pages of Maths Workbook to be done over the holidays. They grumbled of course!

Kid: Mdm Husna, why do we have to do so many homeworks? It's only 1 extra day of holiday?
Me: Excuse me, will you all stop grumbling? U only need to do 1 homework. I've to mark 33 pieces. So who's got to lose here?
Kid: Oh yah. You have to do more homework. So, don't give us any, then you won't need to mark any! *grins*

Smart of them huh? I can't imagine when Atikah starts to talk and she too starts to reason things like these kids do. Or perhaps, I should say like I did when I was young. My mum complained that I would reason a lot with her when I was young. Heh, so let's see if Atikah takes after my reasoning technique. If she does, then I guess I'll be the best person to handle her! Haha!

On a sad note, hubby's grandfather passed away yesterday. Yes, I was on UPA. Sent Atikah to my mum's before proceeding over to his aunt's place. It was indeed solemn. The hubby's sad I know. He's close to arwahnyer. But anyway, Allah loves him more.

Alfateha to Allahyarham Haji Abdul Malik Bin Akil...

I've Got It!

2006-09-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

I've got it! I've got it! I've got it!

Haha...actually hubby's got them! I've got 2 tix to watch SI finals Performance Show at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Andddddddddddd that's not all! I've got 2 tix to watch the results show live too!! Weeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeee!

Jeles tak? Bluekz...I noe my sis is dying to have them :P

Mission Accomplished!

2006-09-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

Project R is on the way. Heh, Haz wait ar...I'll reveal what's Project R in due time.

I've got another mission. To search for hubby's birthday prezzie. He's turning 27 on 2nd Oct. Poket gue sungguh dah botak.com. First, I've got to get Children's Day present for my kiddos. Now it's hubby's present. Soon, it's the duit collection for the kanak2 budu. Actually, I've gotten the Children's Day gift and also hubby's birthday prezzie. Can't wait to give it to himm. Nopez! I'm not revealing what I got him :p He reads my blog hor!

On another note, I went retail therapy at Jurong Point John Little juz now with Liza, my NIE mate. Heh, it was after science tutorial. Buahaha...I bought curtains for the whole house! Yeh yeh...ok I'm in the Raya mood lah. Kwangz3 puasa pon blm start. :p

On a not so positive note, I'm facing another crisis at work. I can see many BITCHES of WHORES in this school...all backstabbing each other for the sake of climbing up the corporate stairs! Hey, to hell! I'm not interested ok in the corporate ladder. Let me remain an ordinary teacher. Give me a D grade and I'll definitely bring the matter up to Union!

Project R

2006-09-16T04:47:00.000-07:00

We hope to embark on Project R very soon. Purchases have been made. All waiting to be put in place. Will update you guys more when the time comes. I promise.

On another note, my house is super duper messy! Urghhhhhhhh...I can't seem to keep up with my housework nowadays. In the past, weekends will be used to do the housework. Now, weekend is used to catch up with precious times with Atikah. And oh the ever-so-dreadful lesson plans. Yuckkkkkkkkks!

Oh the Polo Ralph skirt I bought for Atikah from Amazon.com was fantabulous! I loikeeeeeeeeeee the skirt a lot.

On a sad note, my good fren's dad passed away a few days back. Inna-lillahi-wainna-ilaihi-rajiun. Ainin dear, I'm sorry and insya-Allah I'll attend the kenduri tomoro. Condolences from my family to hers.

Ohhh and Hady's in the finalllllllllllll! BTW....my hubby juz gave me a Singapore Idol lanyard! Nanny nanny pooooo pooooooo I've got the lanyard...You don't have!! *Pffft*

P-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y

2006-09-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

8 letter word. Noun. Something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things.

I'm in a dilemma...all cos of this word. When I was a married woman, I've got to prioritize my hubby. Now that I'm a mom, I've got to prioritize lil Atikah. I was supposed to get myself a bike. Hmmmmm and as you know I wanted very much a Super 4. Many people were against it. And they thought I should get a car. I think I've mentioned in my old blog before that I've never thought of owning a car. There's so much cons to me. But now, I felt that a car might be convenient after all. But there is a problem. Owning a car is not as easy as ABC. Neither is it a child's play. My dad has a car and I know the problems of owning a car. The MAIN problem will definitely be financial situation. We've - the husband and wife, have calculated. If we were to get a car, that will mean cutting down on lotsa things. One thing would be Atikah's Kindermusik lesson. Because of this, we held back this decision.

Sorry to say but I'm one Mummy who will never splurge on my own luxuries at the expense of my child. My mum once told me:"Once you're a mother, your priorities change. It should be your child before anything." I do agree. When I shop for her $39.90 is nothing. But when I shop for myself, even $19.90 is expensive! Hence, I will never scrimp on Atikah's education.

To hell to people who say that Atikah is still so young and I'm wasting my money by sending her to school. Hey, she's my child after all. And heck to people who say that I'm stressing Atikah by sending her to school. I beg to differ. Atikah just loves attending her Kindermusik lessons. There was once we reached Tanglin Mall an hour earlier....Atikah started throwing tantrums. But the moment we brought her to class, she's all smiles and jumpy! That's the reaction we just love to see whenever we bring her to Kindermusik. Who says she's stress then? And to hell to people who say: "I'd rather get myself a car than to send my baby to school. They're only babies, what do they know?" Education starts from young man....in fact I'm looking for a Mandarin class for Atikah. Yes, I've decided to try to put her to the Mandarin stream when she goes to school. And chances are, she might attend the school that I'm teaching. So what if my school is not a high flying school? High flying school doesn't necessarily breed smart children. It's the teachers that make the difference. And I trust my colleagues better than the future teachers out there - who smoke, who dresses scantily and even spouts vulgarities! (Seen them in NTU ok!)

So to you people out there, stop antagonizing me! I've stayed out of your lives. So you jolly well stay out of mine. Atikah is my child...let us bring her up the way we want her to! We don't buy dictatorship.

Eleanor Roosevelt says:"You can't move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it. That doesn't mean you do nothing, but it means that you do the things that need to be done according to priority."

On a positive note, we're going back to Bangkok in December. With the lil one out of me, this time. Heh, I was a few weeks pregnant with her the last time we went to BKK for our honeymoon. Chances are we might stay in Baiyoke Sky hotel again. Butttttttttt first I would need to renwe my passport! Haha...it's expiring in 2 days time to be exact. Heh, I'm going to get the Biometric passport. Yipeeeeeeeee! Oh and I still haven't source for Children's Day gifts for my students.

Idling Idol...

2006-09-08T06:33:00.000-07:00

Did u see my baby? Yeah yeah! She was on Singapore Idol!! Heh, didn't see her? Well, there's always the repeat telecast mah! Watch the repeat ok! Spot her yah! Hehe...for once...she's famous! Some frens actually SMS me to tell me that they spotted her on TV. Kwangz3....Catch the repeat on Saturday ok? U wanna noe how her face was featured? Read Atikah's blog lah!

On another note, I went to Sentosa with my darlings - the husband and the daughter, today. We took bus 188 and continued with the Sentosa shuttle service. Went to have a short picnic at Palawan Beach. Then proceeded to Underwater World. Walked to Musical Fountain after that. We didn't go to Dolphin Lagoon as we thought there was nothing much. Hmmm...felt tired and went back home after that. Heh, my dear gal was so fascinated by the fishes at Underwater World. Heh, but she cried when she saw the gigantic fishes! Heh, that was because I said: "Atikah, look at these fishes! They're so huge. You'd better behave yourself, if not I'll feed you to the fishes!" Haha and she fell for that and cried....Kekekekek bad bad mummy!

On a stressful note, I've a presentation to do tomoro. And for once, I'm nervous! Hazeleeeeeeeeeeeee...help me!! Oh anyway, Hazelee, CONGRATULATIONS to you and I'll pray that the upcoming engagement will last till marriage yah! And pls look pretty on Sunday. I'll be over to ur place after Atikah's Kindermusik lesson! To Thea, eh amacam dah collect kan Fa'iz punyer saliva blm? Hehe...shall we bless Haz with that saliva? *lol*

Oh btw...to all Hady Mirza's fans out there...heheh jgn jeles ok? I've got a personal pic of Hady Mirza! Hubby took it for me when he was doing SG Idol and I sooo the loikeeeeeeeeee....Nak tgk?

Ok I'm currently hooked on Jewel In The Palace, a Korean drama. And I've pulled hubby along. So we wanna go n watch it now...while the lil one's asleep! Nitey nitez all and have a nice weekend! :D

Holi-Days!

2006-09-01T05:41:00.000-07:00

I'm Loving It! Haha!

The hols is here....and this time round, I'm getting my FULL one week of uninterrupted holidays. *dances around in a bootylicious move*

Hey! Give me a chance ok! I've seldom had uninterrupted holidays...so now that it's here...I'm gonna spend time with my lil Atikah. Heh, we've made plans ok. Tomoro, we're going to Kids Central Live! Heh, hubby's got a good discount since he's a Mediacorp staff...so tis Mummy grabbed the opportunity - considering how much the daughter loves to watch that particular ad. On Sunday it's Kindermusik day again. Oh did I say I'm one excited Mummy? Heh, I bought a Teachers' Day gift for Atikah's teacher. Hey, I bought ok! I didn't recycle my gifts like some ppl do hor :p

Well, teachers' day is over and I'm one happy teacher. Oh not forgetting one "soon-2b-broke" teacher. I've got to start sourcing for Children's Day gifts for my students. I know it's not compulsory but hey, it's berkat to actually bring joy to children yeah! Plus I wouldn't want to be labelled a "stingy poker"!

Next Friday, we plan to bring Atikah to Sentosa. Err...actually the Mummy wanted very much to go to Sentosa. To those who think that it's a waste of money or that Atikah wouldn't understand, pls SCRAM OFF! It's my money hor! Plus....who said they don't understand? They do...juz that they donno how to express themselves. Hmmm, maybe when Atikah starts to write, I shall ask her to write a journal! *lol*

On another note, my princess is turning 7 months in 2 days time. How time flies..She's crawling places...and yes she's climbing! Oh she's learning to stand too! My mum complains that she's getting cheekier and nottier...! Haha...kesian nenek dia! Oh and Atikah's so garang...Hmmmm when she talks u better listen or she'll juz say a loud "OH!" to you. Errr...not forgetting mentelz too! Tak caya? Tanya Saadiah! She's so friendly to Saadiah....hmmmm iyerlah tu nak ngorat Abg Hadi kan kan kan? To Mummies with handsome sons, pls keep away from Atikah the mentel gal! *lol*

Oklah I need to help my sister to draft out a consent form. Ishk..adik aku ni mentang2lah kakak dia cikgu....ada ke dia suruh kakak dia buat kerja on Teachers' Day?? Tak patut! But for the sake of more Mini Topshop for Atikah, I shall endure! Buahahah....nitey nitez all!

Hubby-less

2006-08-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

The hubby's gone for 4 days. This time to Jakarta. The mummy's left with the baby. Oh and tonnes of papers to mark - CA2 week.

The mummy's gonna wait for the hubby's return on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile the mummy's gonna basked herself in the CA2 papers.

Stunned Stunt!

2006-08-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

I left Atikah in the playpen and went to the toilet. Went back to the room and had a shock of my life. Atikah was in a semi standing position in her playpen and was trying hard to reach for the fan which was placed near her. I didn't want to startle her so I juz walked into the room slowly. Atikah turned and saw me. Guess her first reaction? She smiled at me and stuck out her tongue! It was such an innocent cum "Mummy, I'm clever am I not?" look!

I moved the fan and continued to wonder how on earth she managed to do that. And voila she did it again. This time round standing up! Alamak...nak jadi Tarzan betul lah anak gue ni! So decided to record it...and there u go!

Niway pardon me for not updating my blog....been pretty busy and lazy....hey it rhymes!

The Search Is Over...

2006-08-06T05:20:00.000-07:00

I've found it! He's found it! She's found it! We've found it! And...we're one HAPPY family!

At the end of the day, we got this!

Heh, those are the Home materials for Atikah. Yes, we've finally found a playgroup for Atikah! Hip hip hurray! Well, Atikah is now in Kindermusik. It's located at Tanglin Mall for your information. Who, me a kiasu mum? Maybe yes, maybe not! The purpose of enrolling Atikah in a playgroup is to ensure that she learns to interact with others. As most of u noe, she's being looked after with my mum and she's rite now the one and only cucu my mum has. So, I'm pretty afraid that she gets lonely. Thus the idea of letting her go to school comes to mind. My mum was super supportive of that idea. In fact, bringing her to a playgroup means bonding time for us and her.

We've been to Baby Jumper Gym....hmmmm I tot it's kinda stressful for babies to know about 7 continents of the world or even the types of dogs! Sungguh tak bedek, tat's what the babies were taught when I went there for my trial lesson. Hmmm, stressful environment...a definite no-no for me. Asked around about Tumble Tots...and was told that it's quite boring...so I decided to give Kindermusik a try. And voila, both myself and hubby fell in love with the curriculum immediately. So did Atikah! She loves playing with the parachute and I could see her giggling as the parachute was waved up and down. She was also overjoyed at the sight of many babies...heh she even smiled to some of them! *LOL*

So....those who wanna date us...pls take note Sundays 1 - 1.45 pm is out...we're having a gala bonding time at Kindermusik! Heh, now I sound like I'm promoting them! Those who wanna noe more do email me or sms me yah! :)

Ok...as for Atikah, yes she's hit the half year mark! She's 6 months now! What can she do? Well, she can sit herself in a "cleopatra" position. Haha, I believe soon she'll learn to sit up straight on her own. She's learning to crawl. She'll be able to crawl 2 steps before finally kissing the mattress! Haha, she simply loves the mattress now! As for blabbering...oh it never stops!

Ok....I wanna watch TV now...nitey nitez! And have a great week! Weeeeeeeeee 3 days holiday for me I loikeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Tags...tagged...and more tags!

2006-07-24T06:10:00.000-07:00

Ok...lemme do the first long overdue tag by Frina yah! She wants me to take pic of the stuffs in my bag....So, here goes...the stuffs in my Deuter Backpack:

Let's do a close up of the stuffs in the bag yah!

Lemme list them out now....

1. Winnie The Pooh folder (where I keep my students' contact numbers)
2. Fish & Co 2006 Organizer (sorry hor I used to use PDA but found it a hassle..so back to pen & paper method)
3. Anne Gedde Notebook (I jot anything I feel like in here...esp during boring meetings..it's used for note writing to one another :P)
4. Long Wallet (Bought from BKK during our honeymoon)
5. Lanyard (It consists of my thumbdrive where I save important documents, keys to my locker and VPN token for me to access the Govt Intranet)
6. Zen V Plus (to accompany my journey to school)
7. Ricola Sweets sponsored by SI...(to keep awake!)
8. Winnie The Pooh water bottle (Ok..I AM a Pooh freak!)
9. Some worksheets(to be marked when I'm bored or simply have nothing to do)
10. Nokia 3230 (not in the pic....used to take these pics mah!)

So...that's about all....Next is Haz's tag:

6 weird facts about me:
1. I can be very very very shy at times! (Sungguh tak bedek..I seem kecoh only when you've known me better)
2. I always feel that I'm FATTER than others.
3. I love to make kids cry esp my students. (Haha even Atikah is not spared, mind u :P)
4. I have sweaty palms.
5. My family members call me Nunuy. (Heh, pecah rahsia gue!)
6. I love reading with expressions. (That's why I love story time with my students or Atikah!)

Ok Haz, I've finally done ur tag...Now the last tag...by Thea:

My Name: Husna or Hus (used 2b called Wati during Sec & Pre-U years)
Hobbies: Stated in my blog...
School: Jurong Pri, Queenstown Sec, Jurong Institute, NIE, NTU
Work: PTPS
Horoscope: Scorpio
Hair colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black I think
Skin Colour: What's this? Skip...!
Status: Much as I wish to write I'm single, heh I'm not. MARRIED :P
Last 5 digit Of My Mobile: 29281
My Birthday: 12th Nov (Do I get a present for announcing?)

HAVE YOU...
Tried Smoking: Nopez
Drink Alcohol: Nope
Been Hurt Emotionally: Yeah...who doesn't?
Keep A Secret From Anyone: Pls check out the definition of "secret". NEXT!
Been On Stage: Yah, many times!

FAVOURITES...
Colour: Black, Blue, Red...err can I say 7 colours of a rainbow?
Food: Any halal food!
Number: 12
Cartoon: Smurfs & Strawberry Shortcake
Song: Too many
Movie: Too many lah...

RIGHT NOW...
Wearing: T-shirt & pants
Hairstyles: Short hair!
Looking At: Monitor lah...if not how to type!
Thinking Of: ATIKAH!
Listening To: Snores of Atikah & hubby...heheheh!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN...
Love: Yappz!
Faiths: Definitely...
Yourself: Errr....what the heck? SKIP!
Angels: Yappz
Ghost: Hmmmm...SKIP!

IN THE LAST 24HRS...
Wored Jeans: Yes
Clean Your Room: Yet to...*lol*
Cried: Nopez
Met Someone New: Err....Yah! My students' parents :P
Last Person I Talk To on The Phone: Hubby

LOVE LIFE...
Do You Believe in Love: Yeeppppp
Have a Secret Admirer: Check definition of "secret" again :P
Do You Want To Get Married: Haha! I'm married dah dey...
How Old You Want To Be When You Have Kids: 27 when I had Atikah...
How Many Kids Do You Want: Stop at 2 policy :P
Would You Have Kids Before Marriage: Siaow I married liao...
Do You Have a Crush: Yes...with Paul Twohill! I lupppppppppppppp u Paul..*winkz@hubby*
What Do You Want Most in a Relationship: Sincerity

IN RANDOM...
Your Favourite Local Footballer: Cahill (He has nice NOSE)
3 People You Run To When You Have Problems: Hubby & Mama ( I don like telling my problems to others)
3 Things You Do When You Are Stress: Ride on a fast speed, cry n pray
3 Prominent Qualities of Myself: Chatty! Jovial! Kepo to the max!

What Would You do if You Have 1 Million $: Give me the money and I'll tell u :P
Favourite Secondary School Teacher: Mrs. Wee from Queenstown Sec....

People(s) You Like To See Doing This Thing:
Enough is enough hor...:P

There u go...I wanna sleep now...nitey nitez!

Branded = Classy?

2006-07-20T06:56:00.000-07:00

I hate it when ppl flaunt their "richness" to me. So what if you're wearing branded goods? So what if you're driving a car? I'm rather surprised that ppl nowadays equate being classy to owning branded goods. Some even equate being classy to owning cars. No offence to those owning cars yah....I'm juz ranting off my thoughts. After all this blog is MINE. You don't like what I write? Then, BUZZ OFF!

I don't own a car. I'm not donned in brands from top to toe. And to be honest, I don't own a credit card even! So, does that makes me a NOT-SO-CLASSY person? I personally don't think so. If you ask me, I prefer to have class in the BRAIN! What's the use of owning a car, donning branded goods, having tons of credit cards when you're not in the least EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT!

Spare me, pls! I'm juz a simple lady. I can be rather "tahi hidung masin aka kedekut aka stingy-poker" when it comes to purchasing things for myself or my little one. But I'll nvr think twice about spending when it comes to education or purchasing good educational toys cum books for my little ones. Anything that makes the BRAIN healthy, I don mind forking any amount of money.

On another note, I'm wondering what the role of idioms will be in the future. A colleague of mine was complaining to me about a student of hers. Here's what happens:

T: A, I think it's high time you pull up your socks!
A: (looks at her socks) But my socks are pulled up already.

Haha....I laughed when I heard this incident. We may think that it's silly. But I do believe that this could be due to the decreasing use of idioms even during curriculum. Hmmm, perhaps MOE can look into introducing idioms back to the curriculum?

As for me, it's the 4th week since I'm back into full time teaching. I love my job. I love my students. But I hate the admin work that follows like EPMS. I've yet to start mine. Hmmmm, can I juz like copy and paste from last years? Bah! Anyway, I should persevere...till Dec at least cos tat's when my 1st installment of ConnectPlan will be out! Yipeeeeeeeeee! A family holiday has been planned....*hums the song Wake Me Up When DECEMBER comes*

Oh I had the worst NE Show experience this year. Ok, I'm one loyal customer of NE shows. I'll volunteer myself willingly. But this year was horrible! Guess what? At 12.30 am, yes AM not PM....kira midnight ler tu, we were still stuck in the stadium! We reached our school only at 1 AM. Haha, cool huh? Ni baru betul punya clubbing dgn students! Not only that the seating arrangement was horrible too. Haiyah...anyway whoever is involved in the planning of the NE show this year didn't really do a good job. But then again, every year they're bound to be flaws here n there.

Oh yeah, Atikah had her free photoshoot by FotoMagic on Tuesday...Here's her pic...

Cheeky isn't she? That's my gal alright....ok anyway, pics of her swimming encounter is finally up :) Sorry lah thea, busy ler! :P

Splish! Splash!

2006-07-09T03:23:00.000-07:00

Atikah made her virgin trip to the swimming pool...with her virgin new bikini and her virgin new float. In short, everything about her was virginically new! Been putting off the idea of going to a swimming pool as hubby and myself were both too busy. Finally, we found a single day where we were both free.

Actually, I was attacked by the flu bug and wasn't feeling very well. But the thought of not wanting to dissappoint Atikah made me go. Anyway the swimming pool is really a stone throw away from our house. Haha...really! We just have to 2-way traffic light and voila- we're there! It's the newly opened Bukit Batok CSC. How much is the entry u asking? It's FOC! Hehe, cos I'm a CSC member mah! And surprisingly, the pool is not at all crowded even on a Sunday. Probably because only members are allowed in and to bring a guest, u'll have to pay $2 per head. Tis is definitely more expensive than the public pool.

Well, reached the swimming pool and changed Atikah first. Passed her to hubby, who so the tak sabar and has actually brought Atikah to the pool! Oh we went to the Wave pool. Yes, there was a real wave. Haha at first the lil one was afraid. But after a while, she begin to enjoy it....and soon, dia pon feeling beb! Mcm nak tertido.. Apa sey anak gue ni..dlm pool pon bleh tidor! But when she was hit by the waves, she was instantly awake.

Hubby then brought her to the River like pool, yeapz...there's a strong flow of current, which brings u along the so-called stream. We didn't stay long though as the weather wasn't in our favour. Plus we didn't want Atikah to catch pneumonia. So, off we went home.

Ok, I'm supposed to do ONE more lesson plan for Maths...and I am so the malas. I think I will soon join hubby and Atikah to Lala Land...:) Meanwhile, I'm going to upload the swimming pics in my multiply. Do visit my Multiply yah!

What A Week & Happy 5th Month, Atikah!

2006-07-03T06:27:00.000-07:00

Firstly, happy Youth Day to all the youths and those ppl who perasan they're still youths out there yah! Thankz to you guys....we've got a holiday for ourselves! I loikeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Well, went to JB with my parents and lil Atilah. Was accompanied by Cik Abu, Cik Su and their gal, Fiza. We went to Jusco Tebrau City for the errr I tink 5th time. Haha, I juz love the baby room there. It's super duper wonderful :) Didn't shop much lah....bonus blm kuar beb!

Oh I had a very superb weekend. Went to Ziqry's birthday bash and also Ilham's. I'm sure Atikah enjoyed herself....she especially liked the smell of chicken wings and barbecued hotdogs. Ishk....Auntie MK lokek ar.....tak kasi dia makan tu semua :P

On another note, my precious gem Atikah turned 5 months today! Alhamdulillah. Well, from what I can see now, tis lil gal of mine is so active. She can't seem to sit still for one minute. And guess what my dad said abt her?? "Eh anak kau ni sebijik mcm kau! Tak bleh diam seminit!" Ok...SO let me console myself. Atikah didn't take after me physically...but hey, she takes after me character wise!

My mum related to me about an incident which happened recently. My parents were with Atikah at IMM. There was a lady who was noisily walking with her high heels. My mum said tat she was pretty irritated by the noise made. Atikah was also searching high and low for the noise made. Soon, the lady walked besides her...and the first thing Atikah did was to shout at that lady. Haha, my mum said apparently she was irritated by the noise and decided to tell off that lady. Haha....my dear girl, did u learn it when u were in my tummy? Hah, I remembered having to scold my P3 lil rascals like almost everyday! Hmmmm, maybe she's picked up a tip or 2?

Oh....and I've a birthday present for Atikah! I've created her a blog....err minus the layout of cos! :P. Here's her blog....

http://cooishramblings.blogspot.com

Ok...I got to go now...nitey nites!

New Gadget! Yippeeeeee!

2006-06-24T07:35:00.000-07:00

Hubby got his pay and bonus today. Heh, and of course I got my share too! I got a new gadget from hubby and I love this new gadget of mine. What's that, u asking?

It's a Creative Zen V...hehe, I bought it from the Creative Warehouse Sale. Wanted to get Zen V Plus instead as it has FM radio. But I was told that it would take about 2 more months for Zen V Plus to arrive and that it had to be pre-ordered. Sheesh! Since I needed an MP3 player very badly to accompany my journey to school every morning, I juz bought the Zen V. So, to my dear hubby..thank you very much for that wonderful new gadget. Errr....dpt duit lagi belikan saya lagi k? *lol*

As for Atikah, she got herself a walker and some more toys! Oh yes, hubby's gonna get her the high chair as well since she's gonna start weaning soon.

On another note, I can't believe that I'm going to start teaching again as of Monday. Hmmmm...kinda anxious to know my students. I'm already receiving comments about some students frm the previous teacher. Ai-ya-ya-ya-ya! Oklah...I wanna go and finish up my lesson plans. I'm left with English and Science. Lesson planning here I come :D

Stay At Home No More!

2006-06-21T07:59:00.000-07:00

I'm officially no more a Stay At Home mummy as of 19th June 2006. The 3rd semester will start officially on 26th June 2006 but nevertheless, the teachers are required to report a week earlier. So to the students out there, see how lucky u are! While u were still holidaying, your teachers are already slugging their butts out hor.

The week started with a Lectora workshop. It's quite fun as it's something I've never explored before. So, the lecturer captured my attention. Yesterday was PE meeting. But I stayed a lil while longer in school as I needed to unpack my stuffs from the boxes. Oh my school will be undergoing PRIME (like finally! Mmg patut pon. The school so run down sey!) and it shifted to the holding school during my maternity leave. So, my stuffs are still unpacked. *lol* This afternoon we had departmental meeting. I was overwhelmed. The first thing my HOD said to me was: "Husna, get ready your EPMS. I need to observe your lesson too. And oh yah, I need the career devt form from you." I was like hmmmmmm....it's indeed overwhelming. But honestly, I am looking forward to start work again...or should I say I'm itching to scold the kids again?! Hahaha....sadist am I?

As for the lil one? It's really hard to separate from her. On the day I had to go to work, the lil one was a lil cranky. She was so moody. I guessed that she knew I was starting work and started to pacify her. I told her tat I needed to work so that I could buy more toys for her. That certainly worked! She stopped crying immediately and smiled at me! I played a while with her before deciding to take her pic. Told her that I wanted to take a pic of her so that I can look at it when I misses her. This is the picture that I got:

So, can somebody tell me how can I resist this smile? Oh Atikah went to JB with my parents (who's looking after her when I'm at work) on the 1st day we were "separated".

Anyway, on a brighter note, I certainly look forward to going home to that smile of Atikah. Ok, got to go and sleep now...wanna watch Project Runway :)

An Update...finally!

2006-06-17T07:43:00.000-07:00

First & foremost, I'd like to wish my NCC junior Hakiima a very happy engagement. So sorry that I couldn't stay long as the lil one was cranky.

Atikah made her virgin trip to Tampines just now via public. Usually the only place we'll go that's in the east side is Singapore Expo. And tat is usually via my daddy's car. But tis time round we took the train....all the way tau dari hujung tanjung ke hujung tanjung. Anyway...a lil update about Atikah...she's now 4 months plus....turning 5 months very soon. How time flies rite? She can roll over unassisted and she'll start bouncing non stop whenever we put her in a standing position. She had her second DPT dose jab last Monday and was hit with fever. But guess what? She's 6.1kg now! So the beratz rite my gal? No wonder we feel her weight when she's put in the carrier.

As for yours truly, I'll be starting work in 2 day's time. It's IT workshop...damn! Why must the holidays end so soon? I'm certainly gonna miss the time spend with Atikah. Oh yes! I've gotten my results! No As this semester...but alhamdulillah, I've cleared all my modules! Yes, I've cleared all of them....beating the pregnancy woes...and the postnatal woes! And this calls for celebration...cos this means I've got one more semester to go before finally getting that Bachelor of Arts certificate in my hand! Yes! A degree, finally! I must say that I'm quite proud of myself...as I started out my degree programme being someone's fiancee....and after a year, I became someone's wife...and a year later someone's mummy! See...my life does progress hor! :P I'm certainly looking forward to my convocation next July....where I can pose with the gown and tat mortarboard!! Yes...tat mortarboard was my inspiration...*lol*

Hmmm....the GSS is here. I need a new wardrobe to start work. Cos...I'm sick of the old clothes...hahhaa! Anyway, I'm surveying for infant playgroups. I've one in mind actually...and will be arranging for a trial class. One thing I like about tis playgroup...is it includes Mandarin. Oh did I say tat I'm rather interested to put Atikah in the Mandarin stream when she starts school? Hehheeh.....not confirmed yet though...it's juz an interest towards Mandarin that I've always had. I can converse in that language but not read and write. Agak2 dah tua tak kalau nak belajar? :P

Ok I wanna rest...kinda tired now...nitey nitez all! Oh btw blogging is getting a lil too boring now....I don tink I'll update religiously. Mite even close it down...hmmm see how lah yah!

A Massage Session For Atikah

2006-05-27T08:21:00.000-07:00

Atikah had a massage session. Haha, to be exact, I signed up for a parent and baby massage session at Civil Service Club. Well, we were not alone. I managed to drag along Aura aka Misliyana with us! Hehehe...thankz yah Aura for going together gether with us!

Well, met Aura at Sembawang MRT station and took train to Novena. We had an experience on the train. Firstly, Adik Ameer started to cry...he managed to cool down after being soothed by his Ummi Aura. A few seconds later, Atikah started to cry too. She, too, cooled off after I soothed her. After a few minutes, Adik Ameer started to cry again. I looked at Aura...and we both concluded that this Ameer and Atikah must have been communicating with each other....probably this was how their dialogue goes:

Ameer: Kakak Atikah, shall we cry and make our mummies panic a bit?
Atikah: Hmmm....good idea, Adik!
Ameer: Shall I start the ball rolling?
Atikah: Roger n out! U go ahead, Adik!
Ameer: (started to wail for a few minutes, then cool down) Kakak Atikah, I'm tired! Your turn now.
Atikah: Ok, here I go. Watch me yah! (Wails out)
Ameer: Alright! Way to go Kakak! My turn, my turn now! (wails)
Atikah: Oopss...I think our mummies have discovered that we were indeed communicating with each other. And this was our plan to make them panic. See, they're not panicking anymore lah.
Ameer: Yah lah...tis is not fun at all! *Pfft*
Atikah: Yah...not fun anymore! Let's save our energy and sleep. I believe we're going to some interesting places....ZzZZZZzzzz!
Ameer: Okay....I want to have some milk first before I sleep. See you in slumberland, Kak!

Thank goodness we reached our destination soon..or else I can bet that somebody in the train's gonna start cursing and swearing at us! Haha...I swear some of them looked at us as if WE INSTRUCTED the babies to cry. Whatever lah! We took a cab from Novena.

When we reached the venue, Atikah was already asleep and when I placed her down on the towel, she began to get cranky and cry. So I had to pick her up so that this little Princess of Beijing could continue her precious sleep. Ameer slept too soon after Atikah. Now, you know why I made out that conversation between them?

Atikah woke up soon after and I got to practice the massage strokes on her. She loves it! Heh...I'm gonna do it more often.....errrr at least till my leave ends. Anyway, it's a cool way of using nursery rhymes to massage the babies. In this way, we won't get bored...and the babies would enjoy too!

Speaking of nursery rhymes...I muz tell you tis Atikah has 2 favourite ones. One is 2 Little Dicky Birds (Hubby tot it's an obscene title...so the yellow minded my hubby!) and 3 Little Kittens. Everytime we sang those songs to her. She'll be all smiles even when she's in the middle of a cry. Beats me why those songs! Oh she loves the A-You're Adorable Song too! Haha...cos tat song sings her praises mah! Anak gue ni makan ampu skit....:P

Oklah...I wanna wait for hubby to return from shooting a wedding video..Nitey nitez all!

A Small Gathering At Our Humble Abode

2006-05-22T05:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I'm sure Atikah had fun. Fun being passed around and of course being in the company of many people. Well, the gathering was initiated by Ecah, whom I've not met for so long. (Hmmm....last being the Boxing Day gathering?) Haha and since I'm with such a BIG baggage tat's more expensive than Gucci (Who else, if not for Atikah!), I suggested using my house as a venue. So, everyone agreed.

Well, hubby did the cooking while I was in charge of cleaning up the house.(If I'm in-charge of cooking, I doubt the food will be edible...lol) Kak Rida, Yayan n Thamrin were the first to reach. Hah, I had fun juz watching Yayan's antics. Mind you, he's super duper adorable. Now, I can't wait for Atikah to reach his age...so that I can laugh at her antics too! Well, Atikah's Bumbo seater seemed to be Yayan's centre of attraction. He tried ways and means to sit on it without being helped. Oh yes, he was busy reading my Mother & Baby magazine that featured Nura J and her baby Nyla....Now I wonder, was he actually reading the magazine or was he attracted to Baby Nyla? *ponders*

Ecah came soon after and had a little gift for yours truly and lil Atikah. She got Atikah a pair of ear studs! Ecah: I'm in love with tat ear studs! As for me, I got a bracelet for Ecah....Thank you very much yah Ecah!

Hmmmm...Mahd and Ayu couldn't make it last minute. I'm sure it'll be more fun if only they can make it. Never mind...some other time yah? Hmmm, I'm looking forward to meeting Aura and her Ah Pau this Saturday for the massage session! Yiiiipeeeee!

I do have some pics of the gathering...but as usual ar...too lazy to upload. Haha, will inform u guyz when I've uploaded them yah! :D

Ok wanna watch my Chinese Drama now :)

Atikah's First Visit To The Library

2006-05-17T04:47:00.000-07:00

Me and hubby decided to bring Atikah to the library yesterday. It was Atikah's first visit to the library. She had been a member since she was born though. This kiasu mummy of hers had been borrowing books for her so that she could be read to at home.

Her first reaction in the library....she opened her eyes very wide and was definitely amazed at the large collection of books. So, we chose a spot...picked out some books and I began reading to her. As I've mentioned before, she's got short attention span. After being read 2 books, she started to get cranky. Haiz...ni mesti kes ngantuk ler.

So brought her to a more quiter place and she slept. Tat meant quality time for me. Went up to my section and chose a book to borrow. Hubby as usual went to search for magazines and books related to photography. Atikah slept only for a while...and woke up soon after.

Went to Giant aka IMM after that. Bought some stuffs and some new clothes for Atikah and went back home....

Hmmmm....juz received news from Kak Mas that her son will be undergoing open heart surgery. Hope it went well....

My new blog.....

2006-05-11T22:07:00.000-07:00

Here we are!

Congratulations if you manage to be here! It's a new blog.....fresh from the oven...*lol*