Friday, April 27, 2007

It's TODAY!

I'm so happy today. Well, I should. DH is coming back. Though I got his SMS that flight was 2-hour delayed, I can't stop calling his number, just to see whether he's actually arrived in KLIA.
There was no answer, guess, he'll arrive after 2pm, when the initifor our Tripal arrival was at 12.30pm.
I can't even sleep last night. I think I smiled in my sleep. hehe..
Tomorrow, we will be heading to JB, his hometown, and we're going to have aqiqah for Umar and Hafiz. It's going to be 4 goats altogether. Hoping to see some friends who live around JB, Kota Tinggi and Kluang area. I hope they can make it to our kenduri.
I would not be online, not until Thursday, maybe, because I'll be off on Monday.
Arrghh..that's not far from Saturday 5th May, kan? That's too short to prepare for our trip to the US! Tapi apa nak prepare pun? Nothing much except my clothes ( never wears abaya when travelling oversea, wonder if that's convenient?- I was always with jeans and long sleeved shirt/blouse).

Having said that, I'd better go. The news that I'll be having a 2-week vacation has spread around, so , now I'm finishing some works, in advance! snif, snif..

Last but not least " YEAAYYY!!!

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

real geologist in action..

How to be a Real Geologist

LESSON 1. ACT LIKE A REAL GEOLOGIST


Real Geologists...

  • don't eat quiche. They don't even know what it is. Real geologists like raw meat and tonsil-killer chili.
  • don't need rock hammers. They break samples off with their bare hands.
  • don't sit in offices. Being indoors drives them crazy. If they'd wanted to sit in offices they'd have become geophysicists. ( orang sebelah i la tu, heeh)
  • don't need geophysics. Geophysicists measure things nobody can see or feel, make up a whole lot of numbers about them, then drill in the wrong places.
  • don't go to meetings, except to point at a map and say "DRILL HERE" and leave.
    don't work 9 to 5. If any real geologists are around at 9am it's because they're going to a meeting to tell the managers where to drill.
  • don't like managers. Managers are a necessary evil, for dealing with bozos from Human Resources, beancounters from Accounting and other mental defectives.
  • don't make exploration budgets. Nervous managers make exploration budgets. Only insecure mama's boys try to stay within exploration budgets. Real geologists ignore exploration budgets.
  • don't use compasses. That smacks of geophysics. Real geologists always know exactly where they are, and the direction of the nearest place where food is available.
  • don't make maps. Maps are for novices, the forgetful, managers and pansies who like to play with coloured pencils. A real geologist will only draw a map to show the ill-informed managers where to drill. ( whoops!)
  • don't write reports. Bureaucrats write reports, and look what they're like.
  • don't have joint venture partners. Partners are for wimpy bedwetters who are unable to think big.
  • don't use computers. Computers are for geophysicists, other nerds and limp-wristed quiche eaters who can't think for themselves.

by J. Garter from Geolog v. 19, pt 4, Sept/Oct 1990.

* am i in trouble? gasp!

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

this shouldn't happen again..

Keluar dari ofis dah lambat. 6.30pm baru keluar dari KLCC basement parking. Sebenarnya awal jugak keluar dari ofis, tapi singgah di Maybank ATM at KLCC concourse, deposit kan duit to akaun travel agent, untuk bayar segala jenis re-issuance fees, penalties, airport taxes, untuk tiket Emak dan I.
Ikut Jln Taman Dagang, masuk MRR2, seperti biasa, kereta banyak, tapi smooth, dan laju. Samapi nursery Hafiz, seperti biasa tanya cikgu dia how was he, dia pooped tak hari tu ( this is a must question sebab hafiz selalu constipate), cikgu Hafiz asks how Umar is, whether kepala dia dah ok, etc. Keluar simpang tu, terus menderu , by default menuju ke SILK Highway. After about 1 .5 km from taska Hafiz, tiba-tiba telefon berbunyi:

Me: Hello?
Suara itu: Kak, kak kat mana ni?
Me: Sg Ramal. Siapa ni?
Suara itu: Akak tertinggal Umar kat sini!

SHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRREIIEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!
ALAMAK! ANAKKU! Camna la boleh tertinggal pulak!
Taska diaorang ni ‘bertemu-belakang’, tak connected, tapi cikgu Umar boleh nampak kalau kereta I lalu ambil Hafiz. jadi, dia peliklah bila I laju aje, tertinggal Umar kat taska dia yang belakang taska Hafiz tu.

Well, yesterday was the first day after 4 weeks, Umar tak ke taska. Because of his eczema, I purposedly let him stayed at home, thinking that it’s better that Bibik took care of him, what with 2 types of medicines, 3 time a day, plus the many creams and shampoo, that needed to be applied.
So, after 4 weeks of just sending and taking Hafiz from the Taska, I now forgot that Umar is back at school, and just followed my 4-week-routine.
Tu pasal boleh tertinggal anak sendiri. Ngeri jugak bila I fikirkan balik, kalau tertinggal kat tempat lain? Nauzubillah..
Umar, maafkan Ibu, ya!

Monday, April 23, 2007

bundle of joy..

Ura, my sister ( the puteri bongsu in the family), gave birth to Mohd Afiq Adham Shah bin Mohd Hazhar (2.97kg) on Friday, 20th April 2007. Afiq , I think, is my mom's 25th cucu, and Ura's first child. They were married 4th June 2006. Congratulations from Yong & Abang Zaki and anak-anak.
Just a month ago , my 6th elder brother was blessed with a baby girl, Nur Saidatul Amirah, which is like a copycat of her arwah sister, Nur Aisyah Ashikin who died of brain tumour on 14th Nov 2005. All of us who saw Amirah for the first time was so kaget with the striking resemblance of Syikin, and we held and touched her face, look at her every features, as if you had just found your lost valuables. We all blurted out the same thing: 'Serupa syikin lah!'. she was very much like Syikin, not when Syikin was a baby, but Syikin when she was 4 0r 5 years old. Holding and kissing Amirah, rindu kami terubat..

Oh yes, Afiq, welcome! We have been waiting for you! Umar , Hafiz and Lutfil will be delighted to see u, I'm sure. Nanti next week, InsyaAllah, kita datang melawat, ok?

Saturday, April 21, 2007

6 days and counting...

I can't wait for 27th April 2007 ! It's been , what, 70 days? Two and a half months? 10 weeks ?
It seems okay, it looks like I can manage, everything is under control! I even get to the office early, reaching KLCC usually @7.25am, surface to the G floor @ 7.40am, if I am lucky, a few friends would already be in their office in one of the towers, and i could call and ask them to join me for breakfast. Sometimes, I do have my breakfast alone, though! With one book in hand, that's fine! Good friends and good books, both make good companions, kan?

Weekends are still full of activities. My grocery lists consists of milk powder and diapers on the very top, veggies and fruits for baby's porridge, then chicken/fish and veggies for the adults at home, mainly for bibik or my mom if she's staying with me. I also make sure i have some frozen kuih in the fridge, in case i have guests coming over for the weekends. We used to borong a lot from Iwani's dealer in our neighbourhood. Iwani is one of the frozen food manufacturer, and so far, their products are ok. Apart from the pau which I like best, I also love their swedish meatballs. A few weeks ago, I bought kuih cucur badak , a frozen one, of course, a product of company called Manis. They are very good, the dough is just right, but the insides/filling is just marvellous. It's rich with coconuts, udang kering, a bit moist, a bit hot, sweet and spicy, I would say, just how i like my cucur badak to be.

But you see, with the non-stop entertainments from my children, visits from relatives ( far n near), the best cucur badak -in town ( to me lah!), it can't beat the feeling having my DH around. The time when he's not around, is killing me! Well , yes, after the kuliah subuh on Ikim.Fm, I can always switch to SinarFM or Light N Easy ( dengan DH mana boleh, heheh), i even sing Umar's songs from the taska, but still I would prefer having him on the driver's seat, with me hmm..telling him to: 'give yourself an out; not too close to the car infront; don't overtake, yet!; that was close!; or just anything.
It feels sad not to be able to say anything or not having any conversation in the car, or at home.
We speak on the phone several times ( at least twice) a day, but that is different. I can't whine on the phone ( or can, I?), i cannot gossip too much on the phone ( it's more of me telling him what's, who's, where's , when's ..)- ye lah, dia call when i am in the office in the morning, mana sesuai!. In the afternoon/evening and after midnight (the main reason why I now blog after midnight), the phone conversation are about ourselves and the kids, and the next day activities, etc. tak sempat jugak gossipp, hehe
When I do my grocery, everytime I saw a family ( ada husband, the wife and the children, I feel..sad, hollow, terkilan, it just remind me that I miss him badly). Sometimes when I am with Umar, I feel sorry for him, when I saw other kids with their father. Even when I am at hospitals or clinics, I can't stand the sight of a complete family, if I see one. I pretend I didn't see them.
Err..is it jealousy? I think so. I envy those ladies whose husbands are by their sides, no matter where they are. Whether you are Sudan, or in NZ or Rawang, Tmn Dagang, Europe or Middle East, it is a blessing !

well, can't wait for him to be back! 6 days and counting..

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

the lighter side of earth science

Never lend a geologist money. They consider a million years ago to be recent!
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Talking to a group of primary school teachers about geology, and how to introduce it to the young. The inevitable discussion on dinosaurs...all kids are fascinated about dinosaurs.So I asked the teachers, if so many kids were interested in dinosaurs, why wouldn't be there more geologists...The answer...most kids grow up!
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Mom and Dad Volcano:
What did the dad volcano say to the mom volcano?
Do you lava me like I lava you?
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Q: Why did the Apatosaurus devour the factory?
A: Because she was a plant eater!

Q: What did the dinosaur say when he saw the volcano explode?
A: What a lava-ly day!

Q: Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
A: Because the chicken wasn't invented yet.

Q: Why didn't the T-rex skeleton attack the museum visitors?
A: Because she had no guts!

Q: What was T. rex's favorite number?
A: Eight! (ate)
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Have a nice day!




when he speaks..

Di rumah, semasa main dan gomol Lutfil ;
ibu: mmm..ensemlah lutfil ni kan. cantiklah rambut dia ada minyak, bau pun wangi, dah mandi, patutla hensem.

Caught Umar staring at both of us. (he was playing with Hafiz, lari keliling satu rumah). He stopped near me, and touched Lutfil’s cheek. So, I said:

ibu: Abang Umar ni pun hensem jugak. Dia pandai pakai baju sendiri, dia pun baru mandi, patutlah hensem kan ?

Umar (without hesitation) : haa, aa..dua-dua hensemkan, ibu ?

ibu: ye lah tu…( oh anakku!)
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At a hypermarket:


Umar: Umar nak beli coklat, nak beli gula-gula merah, hijau, purple ( the catepillar-shaped-jelly yang masam giler tu), nak beli mainan..kan ibu?

ibu: Umar nak beli banyak-banyak ni, Umar ada duit tak?

Umar: Umar tak ada duit. Ibu ada duit tak?

Ibu: Ibu ada duit sikit, nanti nak beli susu Umar, Hafiz, Lutfil, nak beli diaper Umar, adik-adik lagi, kalau beli gula-gula semua, mana cukup duit nak beli susu?

Umar: ooo..duit tak banyak ye, bu? Sikit ye , bu?
Kalau sikit tak payah, kan? Nanti tunggu banyak kan?

Ibu: Secretly grinning ear to ear, dlm hati, “nasib baik faham jugak konsep duit sikit, tak payah beli”. selamat..selamat..hehe

Monday, April 16, 2007

YEAY! All about Yin.


YEAY!! Yin had finally been found. Alhamdulillah. It was a great relief , not only to the parents and immediate relatives, but also to all Malaysians, I believe. The support that the couple received from strangers , I guess helped them to be strong, and it just showed how much we care about other citizens. The couple who had been keeping Yin with them have been detained by the police, but that's another story.

To parents of Amira , Nurul Iman , Seong Sheng , Siti , Nur Farah Ain , whom children are still missing, only Allah knows the pains that you are going through. May Allah bless you and your beloved children wherever they are.

Lutfil on the move!

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

umar oh umar!

Starting Monday ( yesterday), my new routine (until this coming Saturday)is like this: Have both of them in the car. First drop Hafiz at the nursery,
Next, head for Az-Zahra, go to the paediatric ward at level 2, and get Umar ready for his jap. Well, at least the ‘line’ was prepared/inserted since last Sunday, and today is already his 3rd day of visiting the ward. The moment they prick the back of his palm, he cried, only after the paed was about to withdraw the needle, leaving the tube attach to the back of his palm. Pity him. As much as he wanted to hold himself from crying ( he was closing his eyes, lips tight, only muttered ‘eh, hh,hh) , he let out the cry finally. Mesti dah sakit sangat tu.
Even the paed said: eh, dah sudah cucuk baru menangis, ya”. Well, that’s Umar. He hardly complains of pain, even when his ankle was swollen from bugs bites ( our guess),
or when one of his fingers had a cut, or even now when the eczema got the better of him, and started becoming worse. It’s just now that the seborrhoeic eczema appears ( on his head), and since all the anti-biotic and topical creams didn’t work, we resort to the 7 days injection. InsyaAllah, things will get better, and hopefully he’ll be able to greet his Ayah with no itch :-) at all! As for now, his only complaint? ‘GATAL’!

Saturday, April 7, 2007

laguku lagumu jua..

i love this song Umar picked up from his school.
It is even more entertaining with the right moves and co-ordination. It 's one of the songs that I make him sing or I sing in the car, too! I wish to make a video of Umar singing the song, but every time I tried, the video is too long, and I had to edit /cut some part, in order for it to be able to go through uTube..hmm nantilah, maybe one of these days!

here it goes:

'Mari, mari ke mari,
saya ingin membeli
apa di dalam raga
cuba tolong buka

'kuih koci, kuih koci, kuih koci,
nasi lemak, nasi lemak, nasi lemak,
goreng pisang, goreng pisang, goreng pisang,
pulut panggang, pulut panggang, pulut panggang,
kuih donut, kuih donut, kuih donut,
k a r i p a p!!

All the kuih come with their own body gesture/hand-signs, and you know he doesn't even know what pulut panggang is, be cause he pronounces it as 'purut patang' heheh..
So, I guess he means pulut panggang.

Another song is:

'Gajah hidung panjang,
kaki macam tiang,
Dua telinga lebar,
Telinga macam kipas,
Jalan bongok-bongkok
Gajah tidak malas,
Rajin tolak bonggol ( Umar insists that it's 'botol' instead of bonggol!)

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

bz as ever

One of the things i want to do right now, is to update my blogs, leave comments in the blogs I visited, update my flickr, read all 3 unfinished books that I have started reading since 2 weeks ago, but I just can't.
We had our 3rd r3vi3w yesterday, and instead of it being our final one, it seems like work, have already just begun. eaay..ingat dah tutup buku dah blok nih, kena dok tengok s3ismik ngan w3ll log balik ke..whoaa..nasib baik, I tak presented apa-apa, kalau tak nangis kena hentam! ehehe..

okay, gtg! what a relief that now i ikut jln Taman dagang tu, instead of the usual Jln Tun Razak, or jalan Ampang ke Grand Saga tu..org lain naik keta berdesap pergi, kita naik keta merangkak..hemm camna tu ya?