September is here. Let the fun begins!




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The pic. A solar halo, a circular rainbow, a sundog??? It sure looks like a rainbow coz of the multiple colours formed but highly likely it's a solar halo.








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Irfan spotted a beautiful "rainbow" today n we looked up and agreed with him. It was circular, surrounding the glare from the sun. He asked why it wasn't shaped like a sad face like rainbows always do. I had to google to give him the accurate answer.
And it's such a beautiful nite tonite with the luminous moon,shining clear and extremely bright.
So i guess it's time to head out n enjoy the nite;)


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Feels lousy.


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Can't sleep. Feeling tired. Tomorrow is a super long day. My cough is irritating. And these days I'm easily irritated.
Thank god for 2 silly little beings who keep me entertained after hours.
But sometimes I wish they come with an off button too.


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I love you with all my heart.





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No mood. Unmotivated. Not focused. And not bothered. A dangerous brew of sianness. Need a break badly. Physically and mentally I'm not tuned to work. Honestly im not here anymore.
Next year, change is definite. It's time i reconnect with my lost soul.

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Irfan is better n now I'm the one with the fever and flu. Another visit to the doc n was given antibiotics. Argghh I'm sick of being sick! Had so many things to complete this weekend but today was spent recuperating instead. Hope by
Monday I'm better coz I can't afford another mc n I hv plenty to do!!!


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Temp now is 39.7. Not good at all. Hoping it will go down soon.
I hope this has nothing to do with his classmate who has been absent due to hfmd:(

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A day at the museum
(pics long overdue)





















We loved all the exhibits there. I especially loved the 'garden' made out of paper. Irfan and I coloured some butterflies and pasted them on the colourful paper trees. At another exhibit, we folded origamis and pasted them on the exhibit wall. Irfan especially liked the exhibit with the beautiful lighting effects. The patterns made by the lights will disappear once he walks over them and quickly forms again when he is gone.
SAM is free after 6 and for kids below 6 :)

My poor boy. Temp at 39.2. I can't remember the last time he was this sick. Hopefully it's nothing serious. That's the thing about noisy kids, when they are awfully quiet u get worried sick and can't really get used to the peace and quiet in the house.




Curling up in front of the tv:(
Hope the Bifen works wonders.


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It's late and I cant sleep.
Ive taken medication but my tummy still feels bloated and uncomfortable.
And my whole body is aching. And my head has not stopped spinning. Doc gave me two days mc. Been a while since the last time I had stomach flu and I had forgotten how bad it can be.

It's contagious so Im hoping I didnt spread it to irfan and alisha. As usual, Alisha is super clingy when Im home. And these few days, she's been kicking up a big fuss when she doesnt get her way. She's been throwing things when she gets frustrated and Im not really sure what I should do about it. Irfan was never like this. She's very adamant about getting what she wants and trying to distract her does not help most of the time. She wants what she wants and will remember it till she gets it. By my standards, it's pretty bad for a lil girl to be screaming and hurling things around the room. Im hoping its just a phase coz if it's not, I would have to consider some very drastic measures.

Ive tried ignoring her, Ive tried being firm..but so far it doesnt work. I guess it takes some consistency and hopefully soon enough she will learn thats not the way to show frustration. And irfan has been really sweet all this time. Whenever his sister throws a tantrum, he will try to console her by singing her a song or distracting her and when he does it, it works more often than when we do it. Sometimes I think she listens to her big brother more than she listens to us. And irfan is way more patient towards her than I am. He really does look out for his sister and I find that big brotherly trait extremely cute:)

Yes in terms of speech, memory she's way ahead of her brother when he was this age. At only 14 months, she can string 2-3 words together. She says stuff like, "Ibu in toilet.", " Alisha sit down"" Nenek go home"... but coupled with that is her determined nature and the fact that she knows what she wants makes her a lot more difficult to handle. ANd when she gets angry coz I can't attend to her immediately, she will call me by my name, "Ain!!" (exactly how my mum calls me). She has a favourite book, a favourite CD and if you give her a different one, she will do what she does best; hurl it across the room. Sometimes Im at my wits end handling her especially in public.

But when she wants to behave herself, she's like the sweetest thing, speaking softly, smiles her toothy smile and sits on my lap. And those moment are to be treasured.

So let me see, what else has been happening other than me being sick and alisha throwing tantrums? Hmmm not much I guess, just that I am trying to dig myself out of the deep dark hole called boredom. Im busy, my hands are full and yet Im bored. Does that make sense? It doesnt sound quite right but it happens.

Should I be looking for something exciting or create something exciting?

Bad start. Down with stomach flu. Feels like vomitting and my head is spinning. Painful tummy and feeling very weak. At the doc and number 8 is taking forever!



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Ramadhan, Im so glad you are here.
It's a fresh change and a necessary reminder for me that going through the motion of life is not enough.
It's time to put in our heart and soul in something other than work, work, work.
A time to find peace amidst the chaos of going down a checklist of to-dos.
It's good to know that a month of opportunity presents itself again.
The best part is the quiet night, the wind blowing and the 'melody' playing in the open hall or the quiet of a room.
There can be many people forming rows, but I always feel alone, in a good kinda way.

I hope I will do a better job this year.:)

You've signed for something and then feel like you are trapped forever. It's not that u totally hate it but you need to get your head above water just for a minute to catch a breath of air. You will be back but all you are asking for is a minute, a break from forever.
Forever scares the heck out of me now. No matter how good somethg may seem, forever will forever be tooooooo long and monotonous. It's like living your life in rewind. Repeatg the same joy, mistakes, thoughts and dreams. The same perspective.
Yes it may qualify as irresponsible behaviour and selfishness to steal that breath of fresh air but shouldn't we try to save ourselves when we know we are falling and probably drowning.
And having people hanging all over you just pulls you down. But they'll manage. I'm sure they will if there's no other choice.
Now if only I can brainwash myself to think that all the above are true.


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Bye bye fordie.
So many wonderful memories. U have served us well but alas we have to let u go.
Is it crazy to feel attached to a car?


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