Changes...

Ok ok I promised not to do a marathon entry again but I really was very busy. So now, Dunearnite is over, Fuddin's school term has ended and Ayra's concert and last day with MMI is this Saturday. In other words, I can breathe! Actually, even as we're speaking, I'm supposed to be doing work related stuff but it's ok la.

So how was Dunearnite 09? In my opinion, it was a kick-ass show. It felt good and I thought it was one of my most "polished" work. So there. Co-ordinating more performances in CCK Sec? Hmm, we'll see.



My lovelies from ELDS also threw me and Nat a surprise farewell party, complete with a yummy cake. Thanks guys...and Ms Naz as well for the sweet gesture! It was pretty hilarious to think that they wanted Mr Elyas to hide under the table. Haha! My parting words to you guys... "You guys rock and you know that...keep having fun, keep the good memories but most of all, study hard!"



Ok on the home front, things are alright. Fuddin finally said goodbye to his wonderful, caring teachers at Margaret Drive, especially Teacher June. Although Fuddin is unable to say it, we all know he had a great time and learned many new things there. Next stop. Yishun Park School. We're looking forward to it.

Anyway, here are some pics of my baby looking intently at something in a magazine. He looked so cute that I couldn't resist!




We've also been bringing Fuddin out more often. These trips are short but his behavior on most occasions was commendable! We're thoroughly inspired to bring him out venturing even more now. We love you Baby!

As for Ayra, she's been busy too. She attended her orientation at De LaSelle the other day. She seemed alright although I expected her to be more excited by the whole thing. Hmm, guess she's playing it cool. This is her last week of school and her concert cum graduation ceremony is on Saturday. My baby...finally a "graduate". Haha!



Exciting times ahead. A lot of changes for all of us in the family. I hope we'll all survive...my bro and sis included. At the end of the day, it's about being happy as a person and as a family. Simplicity is the key to happiness. My Roshan taught me that.

It's almost midnight and I'm being the faithful insomniac. I hate the fact that I can't sleep well at night.

I tend to reflect on my rather pathetic existence during times like these.

Yes, I am complicated but has anyone taken the time to understand me?

Yes, I am feeling down.

Why does he still doubt my sincerity?

Why is she keeping her distance?

Why do they ask for so much?

Why can't I be a better person?

Goddamnit. I'm only human.

When I was a teenager, I always thought my life was tough. Right now, life seems a lot worse.

Marking yet another year on Earth...

Alright. The updates. I celebrated my birthday. Big deal but I was happy that so meny people remembered. In usual Asrina style, my birthday was a low key event. I went to work and in the evening, we went for a nice dinner. We ended up buying Ayra a present so it felt like it was her birthday instead of mine.



That's her little friend; just that it's not so little. It was on sale and it was so fluffy and cute that I insisted she go it.



Anyway, Roshan went to Sepang not long ago to watch his idol, Valentino Rossi who became world moto GP champion for the 2nd year running. You rock Rossi! We love you!!!!!



As for my baby boy, he's been a grumpy little trooper. Still, when Teacher June requested for a close up shot of him, I immediately worked on it. Here are a few among the MANY shots I took.



I finally decided on the one in the middle. Nice? I like. Also, Fuddin is gonna transfer to Yishun Park next year. It'll paobably traumatise him for a bit but I think he'll be alright. He's much more aware of his surroundings now. I also need to get him to lose some weight (not because some arseholes call him fatso) but because it might be hazardous to his health. We've been told to bring him to a dietician. Yeah, we will.

Anyways, the lovely ladies (aka minahs) of Dunearn Sec got together a few weeks ago to have lunch together. It was a noisy but very fun affair! I will so miss these ladies when I leave. I will make an effort to keep in touch gals!



And oh....we went to Science Centre as a post exam activity. We were very excited when we thought we could view the "Bodyworks" exhibition for FREE. Alas, our luck ain't so good. The ticket only entitled us to view the Science Centre exhibitions (which we've viewed mamy times over) so we went to Macs and had breakfast. Before we went off though, I thought it'll be good to take a group pic to mark the occasion.



Hehe. Ok lah, I gotta go. A lot on my mind despite the hols coming soon. I'll live though.

Yet another marathon post...coz i refuse to be a slave to my blog...

Hehe...long time no see...or izzit long time no write...whatever...I shouldn't be the poster girl for ungrammatical English...considering I am an Eglish teacher :)

Anyway, to answer your questions...yes, I'm still alive...haha...

Ok, first up is... a little Aidilfitri get together organized by An's colleagues...after some persuasion. I figured, hell, let's just go... so with the children in tow, we went and it was alright actually. It was a pretty small affair so it was cool.

We also celebrated a few birthdays.

First up, little baby Eryna turns 1! Yes, the little angel is growing up. Lyn and Harun threw a simple but fun party with a lot of games and prizes for all the guests. Cool indeed.

We also celebrated Syahmi's 4th birthday! My handsome hero was all smiles when he saw the presents, especially the remote control car we bought him. Kids!

Last but not least, hubby turned 35! Happy Birthday honey! Like previous years, we didn't really have a big celebration...just a few small, inexpensive gifts and good food. Actually, I had planned a really good dinner somewhere nice but he declined the offer and opted instead for his favorite beef noodle at modestly priced "Secret Recipe", stating it's not really the food but the company. Hehe. *Blush. *Blush.

Ok up next, some milestones...first, Fuddin and his tippy cup! We've finally weaned him off the dreaded milk bottle. He was a little hesitant at first but as we know, Fuddin and his milk will and shall not be parted.

Then there's my new lappie! Netbook la actually. It's free! Well, if you really think about it, it's not really free coz they've probably included the cost price of the netbook in my monthly internet connection bill but that's a different story.

It's nothing fancy but I like it. Now, I can surf anytime, anywhere! Woohoo!

And oh, here's the biggest milestone ... my little girl in her primary 1 school uniform.

Cute, right? However, after much introspection, I think the skirt is a bit too long. Hmm, probably have to go back and exchange it for a smaller (thus shorter?) one. One of my colleagues said she looks like she's wearing a long dress. Haha. Poor baby. And oh, the kiasu mother in me also decided to take photographs of all the food stall signs in the canteen. The thing is, Ayra is still a bit unsure about handling money so I'm actually going to "train" her. No one's gonna cheat my little girl (God knows she might end up "cheating" the stall holders instead!).

Talking about school, I managed to trail Fuddin on one of his thrice weekly school sessions. I mean, I managed to follow him up till the time he boards the bus as I happened to be on leave that day. Anyway, we had a case conference with his teacher yesterday. Seems like he's doing alright but of coz, there's still a lot more work to be done. My pledge? To put in more effort from now on! Anything for my baby boy!

Ayra also went with Ryan and his parents to the SAF open house and did some swimming with them as well. Ryan adores his "kakak" so Ayra's pretty lucky as she gets to tag along with them everytime they have a fun outing planned.

As for work, the end is in sight! I just have Dunearnite to survive and I am done! All my marking's done! I still have irritating little tasks to do but it'll get done....hehe...somehow. To be nostalgic, here's a pic of my BFFs... we're all going our seperate ways and we all promise to stay in touch but let's face it...we have our own lives and even meeting up for the occasional lunch can be difficult...so I'm just gonna say this girls... We had fun and we'll try our best to keep in touch... and we'll keep the good memories alive alright babes? All the best!

Good grief! It's taken me more than an hour to blog this entry. This is why I hate to write these long entries so I vow to be a good blogger and try and update as soon as something worth mentioning happens. I don't know how the students do it. They blog about the minutest details and will proceed to describe their whole bus journey to school or something to that effect. Maybe it's the age gap but I can't imagine myself doing that. I mean, I love writing and stuff but that's pretty impossible (and redundant). Maany a times I've thought of giving up this blog but then I think of my childrenand how they'll love to look back at this blog when they're older so that's why I'm still here.

Alright. I'm gonna go. Stay cool, calm and collected, people. If all else fails, eat lots of chocolate. It always helps. You get fat but it helps. Trust me...been there, done that.

AidilFitri 09

Okieee....my long awaited Hari Raya update! Managed to snap some good pics this year and yes, I am gonna print the good ones for my parents who never get to see them! Hehe. Blame technology!

Anyway, I wasn't too tired on the eve of Hari Raya. Mom had finished cooking all of her oh so mouth watering (and calorie-laden!) dishes and we only had the cleaning left to do. Sometimes I wonder why we bother cleaning the rooms because it's not as if guests enter our rooms to inspect them but then I use the occasion for an excuse to clean the whole house. Call it THE annual spring cleaning. Yup, (almost) no dusty corners are spared. This year, we didn't get anything new. We didn't even re-paint so our humble little home looks exactly as it did last year. Haha. Who cares? Anyway, here's the result. I forgot to take photos of the room but seriously, you ain't missing much, i.e nothing fantastic.

Why the lack of furniture? Coz my (not so little anymore) babies need SPACE! Space to run, roll and do what have you. We gave up on the coffee table when we had to scream everytime Fuddin got on it and started jumping.

Anyway, after waiting for hubby to come back from the mosque, we got ready to go to his mom's place. We managed to slip in some photo taking though. Yup, it was RED this year. Bright.



As usual, it was a cheery at my mom in laws. What was (pleasantly) different though was Fuddin. He was astonishingly well behaved. Usually, even before we reach his grandma's flat, he would start protesting and end up wailing, refusing to enter. This time though, he was so very co-operative. He entered without fuss and proceeded to sit on the couch like a good little boy. He would walk around once in a while when he got bored but he was exceptionally sociable, even allowing us to snap photos of him! I even managed to snap some photos of him smiling! Woohoo!




After that, we went home where my siblings had gathered. Hubby wasn't feeling too well so he had a quick nap while all of us did what we do best...EAT! Hehe. We then posed for some pics and did the asking for forgiveness thing. while I was pretty "steady" at my in laws, I turned to a bumbling mess when it came to my immediate family. Banyak dosa agaknya! Ya, but I'm glad I did it and I did it sincerely. I'm all pumped up now to be a better person and treat those closest to me with as much love and respect I can muster.




In school, the Muslim teachers had a repeat of last year's "perjumpaan" or in simpler terms "makan" session lah. Of course, our non muslims colleague were invited to sample the many goodies we pot lucked.



I also invited my very lively form class, 3 Amber, to my place for a makan and get together session. My dear mommy agreed to cook some noodles and chicken wings for them. Dear Aishah and Jasvinder even bought me a cake as they said it'll be weird to come empty handed. how thoughtful. So they came, ate, played with my kids and we even managed to slot in a round of Bingo! Haha. Trust them to come up with fun activities at any time and at any place. You rock 3 Amberians!



Finally, it's done. Hari Raya and this long entry. Actually, my Hari Raya celebrations is done. I'm not in a "Raya" mood anymore actually. Fuddin has also kindly destroyed all my kuihs by shaking the container they were in. The result? Mashed up kuihs! Ewwww! So a note to those reading this and intending to drop by my palce, sorry sayangs, no kuihs ah... hehe.

Alright, that's it. To all my fellow muslims, Salam Aidilfitri. Semoga bulan yang mulia ini membawa keinsafaan pada kita semua. InsyaAllah! (Steady ah, As!)