NY celebration in Spore

**postponed entry**

Inche' SO has mentioned to me that he really wanted the boys to experienced watching the NY fireworks upclose - when we were staying in Mont Kiara, I had the best view ever! I remembered sitting on the balcony with a drink in hand and doing my own special quiet countdown and voila! the fireworks did not dissapoint me - I got to watch the fireworks from Mont Kiara/ Solaris area, from KLCC and one more location that I couldn't really put my finger on .. but the view was majestic... yes, it was loud.. yes, it was smokey..but I am just glad that I get to watch all that in the convenience of my home..

this time round, Inche' SO was sooo determined to bring the boys down to Singapore for them to experience the NY firework Spore style..

we were there [Merlion overlooking the Marina Bay Sands Hotel] and we were there since 2100hrs and my God, there were already tonnes of people there.. We were lucky to have a spot on the stairs with thousand others already there and then, the waiting game begins..he he he he...

mind you, my boys [the father included] are not patient people.. Haddyff even fell asleep while waiting for the countdown.. I saw a Starbucks/ Coffee Bean outlet near the underpass so I had my plan laid out for me - in case of emergency, buy coffee..he he he he.. but na'ah, couldn't get to the outlet as CISCO had already put up barrier to not let any more people in [or people out, for that matter] by 2230hrs.. so we had to drink mineral water instead, much to the dismay of the boys..

but as the countdown begins - I felt some sort of excitement in me and was so excited to see this so-called majestic view and I was totally awed!

All in all we had fun and the boys got to see their fireworks up close and they were indeed , happy bunnies al the way back to KL! [oh yeah, we made our way back to KL immediately after the celebration - Alhamdulilah, no traffic and 'twas a smooth drive back home]

walking down the pier, looking for the toilet..he he he he..

you can see Maybank Tower, the Hotels there and of course, the Singapore Flyer

yup, we were seated right smack behind Merlion's buttock!

the lasers from the top of MBS Hotel

They were having a concert near Singapore Flyer

see throngs of people there and it was not even 2200hrs

Haddyff sleeping , Abah is bored and Irfan is just happy to be there.. Harryth? He was doing some stretching down the staircase..

p/s: next in line , we're planning to either celebrate our NY here in Spore in 3 years time on either a) MBS hotel - rent a room during the NY celebration or b) book the whole capsule at Singapore Flyer or c) charter the night boat during the NY celebration...

Orientasi Darjah 1 si SK SERI HARTAMAS

**postponed entry**

Mr Confident aka Haddyff has officially moved to his new school as a Pri 1 student and with that comes the Orientation Day as to introduce the new school to the new attendees and for the parents to get their textbooks, pay the fees etc..

Inche' SO wasn't around so I had to bring Irfan along  - Harryth ? He was "kidnapped" by Tok Daddy, Tok Mommy and Mak Su for a short getaway in PD..

Alhamdulillah, lesson learnt - Mommy bought all his schoolbooks earlier so that she does not have to queue twice anymore.. average waiting time in line? still 30 mins..

collected his files, fill in all his particulars, paid the fees and collected his textbooks and Mommy got all of it done within 2 hrs **phew**

Haddyff was happily venturing the school with his ever so loyal sidekick Irfan and almost immediately made friends with the other new children.. Irfan? He made the school as his own - he he he he he.. be patience, love - you still have 2 more years in Ilham Montessori before you can go to the same school as your brothers:)

First Day in Ilham Montessori 2014

IM started their sem on Monday and boy was Haddy-Irfan excited to go to school..

We were a bit apprehensive on how he would react on the 1st day - as all of you know now, Irfan will be alone in the kindy this year as Haddyff is already in Pri 1 in SKSH.. He is so used to have Haddyff around that we were a bit scared that he'll be slightly off-ish when he realized that Abang is no longer there to be with him...

Alhamdulillah , with our constant reminders to Irfan about him being a big boy now and that he will be going to IM alone, DAY 1 of IM was such a breeze..

no tantrums, no one scene drama queen antics..he he he he..

he was so happy to send both Harryth and Haddyff to school and reminded me that I need to send him to IM next..

he walked confidently to school, hand-in-hand with Mommy and entered IM compound with a smile.. Mommy had asked him to recite him phonics and count all the way from home - ha ha ha ha ha, we live about  a minute away from IM actually so Mommy managed to squeeze in a few phonics and numbers with Irfan constantly asking "AGAIN Mommy?"

anyway - I am just so happy that IM has proven to be the best for my children so far, alhamdulillah ...

so sweet of the teachers to have this up for the children

Welcome Back!

Muka budak baik!

Yes, the one who holds his card differently from the rest is mine :P

Taking pictures with a funny face runs in the family - from Tok Daddy & Abah

pictures courtesy of Ilham Montessori Mutiara Damansara

Berkongsi cerita Hari Pertama si SK Seri Hartamas

Abah bercuti lama hujung tahun ni - actually he took a quite a few days off as we, ourselves had made 2 trips down to Spore for the month of Dec 2013..

but this time he was adamant of sending the boys to school as well as establishing a routine for the the big boys who now attends the same school together..

We are the big boys now..

Yup, my Mr Confident sitting in line with the rest of his new classmates..

my other 2 handsome heroes

He's so used to having one of his brothers attending/playing with him so when no one is around, he got sad and lonely hence the sad face

[and mind you this was his face throughout the day when the brothers were in school!]

waiting for Harryth at Table No.3 in the school's canteen

this boy was so bored that he slept on his own in the car..kesian kan?

Pakcik baju belang tu kancheong psl anak2 dah besar - dah masuk sekolah rendah!:P

Haddyff & Mommy

Harryth and Haddyff will have this routine of sitting down and having recess together everyday, hopefully

[lunchbox food - sardines sandwiches, courtesy of Mommy ofcourse]

trip down ..pt I

dah lama juga tak memandu sendiri balik ke Singapore..

kami dlm suasana cuti sekolah lagi kan..tahun ni tak ke mana pun..bercuti dlm negeri je.. 

ini pun ke Singapore sebab kami mahu ke Batam utk mencuba perubatan alternatif mata dari India/Pakistan di sana..

memandu dr selepas Zohor -kami tidak terus masuk Singapore dulu kali ni, kami menyinggah ke rumah Tok Ayah & Tok Chik di Tiram - bermalam di sana selama 2 malam..yelah, dah lama juga tidak mejenguk satu2nya atuk yang masih ada dlm keluarga kami ni [Tok Chik adalah nenek tiri kami - arwah Mak Tok meninggal dunia sewaktu saya berumur dlm 8/9 tahun]

memang lambat sebab banyak berhenti2..biasalah bila memandu dgn anak3..ada je yang nak ke tandas lah.. nak beli jajan lah... nak makan aiskrim ...he he he he..layankan je lah...

dpt juga rehatkan belakang ni dlm 30 mins setiap kali stop...

sampai di rumah Ayah sudah lepas waktu Maghrib sbb saya sudah tersalah masuk simpang - niat di hati nak potong EDL, tapi entah macam mana boleh pulak termasuk simpang ikut jalan FELDA..hu hu hu..dahlah jalannya bengkak bengkok dan melalui kebun sawit, jauh pulak tu...ni lah akibatnya tak ikut papan tanda jalan raya dengan betul...he he he he he...

sampai2...anak3 terus meleseh dgn Tok Ayah.. rindu lah tu.. Tok Yoyot [panggilan dr anak3 buat atok saya] pun sama seronok..

bila kami ada, selera makan dia naik...nasi makan bertambah.. ada je yang nak diajak anak3 berbual and as he converse in English, my boys gets their lessons in the language as well...

cumanya kali ni saa memandang Tok Ayah saya dengan pandangan sayu- kerana akhirnya dlm usianya 83 tahun, dia mengaku "kalah" dengan pe'el seseorang yang begitu dekat dengan dirinya...

saya nampak sisi lembut seorang Atok yang terpaksa menerima hakikat bahawa cucunya nan seroang itu tidaklah sebaik dan semaksum yang di bayangkannya.. saya terpana dan kasihan kerana dlm usia sebegitu, dia tidak seharusnya di hambat dengan perasaan ini, dia seharusnya berasa gembira dan dpt menikmati hari2 tuanya "worry-free"..

3 hari 2 malam di rumah Tok Ayah membawa saya mengimbau kembali kenangan berada dirumah itu sedari kecil hinggalah sekarang.. betapa saya sudah berusia sekarang ni ye?:P

InshaALLAH ...harus cari masa utk lebih selalu pulang ke kampung menjenguk Tok Ayah!

Meleseh terus dengan Tok Yoyot

Muka budak kena tinggal

"Tok Yoyot , you pergi mana? You lambat! Irfan rindu you lah!"

Tengah khusyuk main kusyen sofa Tok Yoyot, buat kubu lah..

apa lagi..

Aisy, Tok Chik, Tok Yoyot, Haddyff & Haddy- Irfan

kesedihan melanda... pt I

arnab saya ada 3 ekor kesemuanya..

Snow [putih], Murphy [coklat keperangan] dan Gandalf [kelabu]

aktif dan kuat makan..

tapi sejak 2 bulan kebelakangan ni, saya terperasan sesuatu yang agak berbeza antar mereka bertiga- lebih2 lagi si Gandalf...

kepala dia agak teleng sedikit..

lama2 makin susah dia nak bergerak.. tak stabil..

yang paling sedih, adamasanya dia akan menyandar kasih utk tegak dengan arnab2 yang lagi dua tu..

saya kasihankan dia jadi sy bawa dia ke vet...

bila sampai ke vet yang berdekatan, rasa bertambah sedih lagi adalah ..rupanya walau sudah semakin ramai yang berjinak2 membela arnab sebagai pets, tak semua vet tahu dan mahir dlm penjagaan dan rawatan...berpusinglah saya ke sana kemari mencari vet yang lain..

saya diberitahu mengenai klinik veterinar kerajaan di Cheras tu - alhamdulillah, mmg diorg handle rabbits tp mungkin bukan rezeki saya, 2 hari saya dtg utk dapatkan rawatan buat Gandalf, 2-2 hari juga klinik di tutup kerana tiada elektrik...sedih sgt..

pusing lagi the very next day, Alhamdulillah ada satu vet di Bangsar yang sudi melihatkan keadaan Gandalf - tapi prognosisnya tidak menggembirakan..

katanya bagi arnab, ianya antara satu drpd possibility berikut - Gandalf mungkin terkena sawan [ sawan pd arnab tidak se-obvious mcm sawan pd manusia, mulut takde berbuih , kejung2 etc] atau pun Gandalf mmg punya genetik ke-teleng-an dr induk ..tapi kedua2nya bakal membawa rasa ketidakselesaan yang melampu buat Gandalf... Gandalf tidak mempunyai kutu atau parasit di telinga jadi isu jangkitan di tolak oleh vet..

kepala yang semakin teleng akan membuatkan dia tidak stabil - dan ini akan menghadkan pergerakan dia untuk melompat, bergerak etc..

KESIAN SGT...

tambah pula saya rasa reaksi atau tindakbalas normal "siapa kuat, selamat" - saya dpt tgk sendiri yang Snow semakin agresif terhadap Gandalf - Murphy pula sebagai "pihak berkecuali" - tidak menyerang mahupun menyokong atau defend Gandalf..saya tak salahkan dia, namapun pun haiwan...

Vet juga nasihatkan saya utk "let him down" sbb selalunya life expectancy untuk arnab2 sebegini tak lama..takkan cecah 6 bulan pun sbb pergerakan yang terbatas tu akan puya implikasi terhadap byk perkara dalamannya, yang paling sedih mungkin nak makan pun susah..

so saya tgh cuba sedaya upaya utk memberikan keselesaan buat Gandalf sehinggalah ke nafas terakhirnya..InshaALLAH...

Someone in the newspaper .....again!

My sis tagged me in FB on that day..12/12/13

 macam kenal je...macam kenal je..

tiga dari kiri - my beloved Daddy..

Montessori Ilham excursion to the Sc Centre today...

selalunya muzim cuti sekolah banyak aktiviti yang dijalankan oleh pihak Montessori Ilham tapi mungkin sebab kali ni tak berapa ramai anak2 yang masih menggunakan khidmat day-care [ mungkin ramai yang sudahpun bercuti panjang] jadi aktiviti kindy kali ni lebih tertumpu pd Arts & Crafts di sekolah...

tapi seawal hari Isnin yang lepas, Teacher Safiyya dah mengingatkan saya bahawa mereka bakal membawa anak2 ke Sc Centre - okaylah..bagus juga..sekurang2nya ada juga aktiviti luaran yang dilakukan oleh anak2... dengar macam gah je kan? tapi Sc Centre tu dlm 5 mins drive je dr rumah kami..ha ha ha ha ha...takperlah yang penting anak2 seronok sepanjang masa di sana...

bila ambil mereka dr sekolah petang tadi - eksaited anak2 menunjukkan tupperware berisi rama2 [as below]

walau mendapat bantuan dr para cikgu yang sama2 mengikuti rombongan ke Sc Centre , saya rasa anak2 pasti seronok dapat melihat rama2 secara dekat...

sebelum bergerak balik ke rumah, Teacher Safiyyah inform saya bahawa anak bongsu saya dikenakan denda "time-out" kerana tidak mendengar arahan..saya ketawa kecil shj..oh, I know my son very well..pasti ada yang dia buat tadi..

dlm masa kami berjalan balik ke rumah - saya tanyakan dia..

Mommy: Irfan - you kena time out td dengan teacher?

Irfan: ha'ah..Teacher marah Irfan and then..and then..and then...Irfan kena time out!

Mommy: Irfan buat apa? U didn't listen to your teacher ek?

Irfan : Teacher suruh Irfan wait but I just jump..Irfan did not listen to teacher..

Mommy: So in this matter - Irfan behave ke tak? Who was wrong - Teacher or Irfan?

Irfan: IRFAN...Irfan dah say sorry Teacher...

awww....cair hati saya mendengarnya..

sekurang2nya dia tahu bahawa cikgu dia mendenda bukan kerana benci atau tak sayang, tapi kerana dia tidak mengikut arahan dan membahayakan diri sendiri.. **hugs**

set Haddy - Irfan 

set Haddyff

Adnan's clan

rindu nak beramai2 macam ni dengan adik beradik ipar dan anak2 saudara.. di belah Inche' SO, saya adalah Mak Long sbb Inche' SO adalah anak sulung dr 5 beradik [Rohadi, Rozaini, Rofiza, Rohaimi & Rohainiza]- walau punya gelaran "Kak Long" [ha ha ha ha...macam geng kongsi gelap je] tapi hakikatnya saya adalah kakak ipar yang "muda" except for Jija as she is the only one that is younger than me.. yup, mudah yoolllsssss..

anak2 sedara saya ada berapa ek semuanya?

Zai ada 5 anak, Fiza punya 4, Mimi punya 3 dan Jija punya 2... 14 anak sedara..!!!

rindu nak berkumpul macam ni sebab kami di KL dan hanya dpt duduk ramai2 ini bila tiba Hari Raya..

Bila lah agaknya dpt berjalan2 ramai2 ek adik beradik ipar semua ni...:P

Us all decked in red -me, Haddy-Irfan, Harryth, Inche' SO, Haddyff & Hazym

At SIL's place for Raya visiting.. blue!

Hj Nan's clan

Hasny's clan

gambar Raya tahun ni.. temanya turquoise- teal attire..tahun depan? ha ha ha ha... kaler dark purple with gold lacing.. tahun ni saya yang pilih kaler, tema purple and gold pilihan si Kak Nam and the following year will be Kakak's choice.. 

Abg Long, Kakak, Kak Nam, me, Inche' SO

Daddy & Mommy

Haddy-Irfan, Harryth, Haddyff

Cenonet bertukar "rumah"

cenonet berdua ni dah makin besar - they've outgrown their old cage so I've decided to buy them a new cage.. It is still a double storey "property" but bigger than their previous "estate"..

and after 3 mths, they do not seem to be that "dwarf-y" any more..

 

Early birthday dinner - with Inche' SO

Wajah- wajah kesayangan saya...

Inche' SO sekali- sekala datang menjenguk kami di KL bila punya kesempatan...

dan saya benar2 menghargai tiap pengorbanannya yang sanggup berulang alik bilamana dia boleh untuk menghabiskan masa bersama-sama kami di sini..

Most of the time he did not manage to celebrate our special days on the day itself but no matter what, he'll definitely celebrate those days during his visits..

baru2 ni kami ke TGIF untuk makan malam bersempena hari lahir saya yang ke 33 - niatnya mahu ke Tony Roma di 1 Mont Kiara only to find out that the is closed for renovations and the best part is that I did not know that there is a Tony Roma outlet in eCurve [silly Zaza!]

Kenapa Tony Roma?

Have you guys tasted their ribs???!!!!

he he he he he..

anyway - TQ so much darling for celebrating my birthday and this is actually my 12th birthday with him and I am feeling blessed each and ever day we're together ...I cannot deny that my love for him has grown since the first time I've met him...

my heroes 

Harryth, Haidie, Haddyff, Haddy- Irfan

 

the four of them taking picture in one frame - one was bound to be "crushed" in between

 Haddyff suka benar buat muka sedih...and Irfan's cheeky face lepas dpt sakat Haddyff

Harryth and his antics

Si Montok ni kalau ke mall mesti akan cari bendalah ni - kerusi urut Rest & Go...

macamlah penat sangat meneman Mommy ronda-ronda window shopping - boleh berabis RM3 - RM4 sekali duduk... tp tak sampai hati nak kata tidak sebab comel nah muka berkerut bila kerusi mula "mengurut" dan babat semua pun mula bergegar..ha ha ha ha...

Frozen pt II

Keseronokan anak3 bila beritahu malam td was the special screening of Frozen..masing2 behavelah sgt sgt sgt **bila suruh nap, terus zzzzz...ajaib!**

Disebabkan Cathay Cineplexes tu belakang rumah je [ location: eCurve] kami keluar rumah jam 8.15pm bilamana tayangan bermula jam 9.00pm..he he he.. tapi berpusing sket sebab jalan exit dr Mutiara Homes ke arah Kota Damansara mmg jam [ MRT in progress] jadinya terpaksalah exit via Tesco... alhamdulillah parking was not a problem...

When we arrived, there were 3 counters for registration but as we've already collected our tickets from Yahoo! Malaysia, we went ahead and bought popcorns & drinks and made our way to the theatre...

The children were not really happy with their popcorns though...soggy and not as nice at those sold at at TGV..so next time coming here, our foids shall only compose of chips...

Anyway the movie was different, but in a good way.. and very entertaining and we're so in love with Olaf the Snowman & Sven the Moose...and it was such a good feeling when the rep from Cathay re-iterated that we're among the first few who gets to watch the movie before it officially opens today..**yeay**

Would I recommend the movie to anyone?

Hell yeah & you'll enjoy it!

Picture taken before the movie.....

..and this is after the movie - see, still smiling!

Suka sgt gambar lama ni...

sebab pipi nampak bulat - make up nampak cantik..ha ha ha ha ha...puji diri sendiri lah..takkan nak harap puji orang lain kan? cuma tang bulat tu belum turun sangat lagi:P

My new hairstyle..and I am loving it

lumrah manusia kan takkan pernah dpt rasa puashati dengan diri sendiri

samalah dgn me ni...

rambut tak berapa nak lebat, kerinting /ikal yang tak berapa nak mayang sangatlah dan dikurniakn dengan dahi yang seluas landasan kapal terbang KLIA [bak kata Inche' SO]

jadi bila dapat green light untuk mengubah penampilan dengan menukar gaya rambut oleh Inche' SO, saya cepat-cepat kata YES!

pd siapa yang kenal saya pasti tahu yang saya ni cepat bosan dengan sesuatu benda - ha ha ha ha...

ni pun adamasanya jadi "modal" Inche' SO - dia kata nasib baik saya tak bosan dengan "KAMI" ni kalau tak, tak tahulah apa jadi...":P

anyway - I am loving my new hairstyle and I think it suits me well - this is definitely a keeper!

Frozen pt I

Yahoo! Malaysia is an angel!

he he he he he - ayat mengampu kan kan ? is it THAT obvious?

Tadi sy ke pejabat Yahoo! Malaysia di Surian Tower, ambil masa dlm 7 min je kalau berjalan kaki dr rumah tp disebabkan Si Montok ada bersama saya sempena cuti sekolah ni, jadinya kami memandu ke sana..

Their receptionist was very kind and their staff was very efficient - we were in and out from their office within 5 mins...just the way I like it!

If you guys recalled from my prev post about this winning with them - I actually only won 2 tickets and a merchandise of the new Disney movie "FROZEN" but as an ex-colleague of mine [Hafezam ex-DAMCO] who also won this from Yahoo! Malaysia could not make it - he was kind enough to give those tickets to me as a birthday gift! *** yeay***

I know that the boys will definitely be happy tomorrow during the screening..

p/s: Oh yes, I just realized that these tickets are for a special screening tomorrow night as the movie will only be in cinemas in Malaysia starting from the 28th November 2013..

 

 

A belated birthday lunch and gifts from my sister...

rasa terharu sgt sebenarnya..

yelah, niat hanya sekadar mahu keluar untuk lunch bersama kakak tersayang  - yelah sesi gosip gosip..ha ha ha ha...lama nah tak hang out bersama.. walau rumah kami hanyalah 10 mins apart [Sy di Mutiara Damansara & kakak di Sri Damansara], we seldom get to sit down and spend time together - lebih2 lagi bila masing2 sudah berkeluarga...

jadinya saya amat2 terharu dengan Kakak - dr hari Jumaat lagi sudah mengingatkan saya mengenai temujanji kami..:)

dr temujanji makan tengahari kami berlanjutan ke sesi menemani dia window shopping - sambil sy sempat juga menyinggah di Royale Ice Skating Rink, menanyakan tentang harga dan tempoh masa utk bermain di situ.. anak3 sudah bising bertanya, bila saya & Abah mereka dpt membawa mereka ke sana...:P

dr makan tengahari - berjalan membeli kasut - makan banana split di kedai Pak Baskin [ seronok makan banana split dengan Kakak, ada "regu"..he he he he] dan penutupnya ialah sesi berCha Time..

Terima kasih, Kakak & Abg Long.. really appreciate the time and gesture:)

p/s: next outing HARUS membawak Kak Nam [Girl] ke Big Bad Wolf Book Sale - Abg Long dah kasi "green light" dan dia juga sudi menemankan anak3 di rumah bilamana kami nak membeli buku2 itu seawal jam 2 AM nanti...yeay yeay yeay!

TQ Kakak for the lovely shoes [teal, loving it!] and the stuffs from Body Shop..

It is a great birthday present indeed...

I seldom win in competition, lucky draw etc...

So imagine my excitement when I saw that my name was being tagged by Yahoo! Malaysia today..

and of all the days, this happens on my birthday..

oh yeah - i try not to highlight my birthday that much..

yup- I am officially 33 today.. **yeay**

p/s: anak3 yang extra happy sbb takkan nak buang tiket ni kan? I just need to buy 2 more children's tickets and we're set!

- am wondering what will the merchandises be ek?