Aduhs!! I am so really into Kwang Soo already. Everytime my daughter beckons me to watch this Korean gameshow, that is also so many times that I wished Kwang Soo wins. Sometimes he gets bullied but then it's ok and beside that, he is always so very very funny!!
I cherish the times that I get to watch this gameshow with my two daughters. it is always hilarious and I don't know which is more hilarious, the show or seeing my daughters laughing their heads off.
Kudos to Jae Suk, Ji Hyo, Ha-ha, Sukjin, Gary, the muscle man Jongkook and of course my Kwang Soo, the adorable giraffe!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
A New Year Coming
In a few days time, it will be a new year. We are going to leave behind 2011. So what actually happened this year? I would say nothing much, day in and day out, always entertaining other peoples' needs. But then I am truly happy and blessed because I can do it, because I am blessed with good health that I am able to do all the things that I did. Some people actually are counting the days in their lives because of an illness. To them, every minute with their loved ones counts. Syukur Alhamdulillah that I am up and about and making my presence counts in other peoples' lives.
Oh yes!! There were several weddings that I have attended. Beautiful couples, smiling and ready to start their lives together. Hopefully, till death do they part. Then there were meeting of old and lost friends. Some I met through FB and some I got to rekindle the past personally. It may sound cheesy but after sooooo many years, memories should just stay in the past!!!
Every year we make resolutions and plans on what to do and what not to do. But then it doesn't always fall through. Anything can go wrong. Some of my plans and ambitions just got busted. I got hurt along the way and tears were shed. Along the way, I also got lots of love and happiness from the people around me especially my family. Love you guys!!
So what will be my resolutions going to be? I'm going to be a better person, better wife, better mum ......blah ..blah...blah....come on people!! I think I will live one day at a time, make full use of the day and of course, I am going to try out every single Laura Vitale's recipes(just maybe those straightforward recipes). I would make myself closer to God, reach out so that my life and the ones around me will always be blessed. I also want to make a difference and touch other peoples' lives through Pelangi HUSM. Lots of plans here and insyaAllah, we will see it through!!
I want to start the year afresh. God willing, 2012 here I come!!!!
Oh yes!! There were several weddings that I have attended. Beautiful couples, smiling and ready to start their lives together. Hopefully, till death do they part. Then there were meeting of old and lost friends. Some I met through FB and some I got to rekindle the past personally. It may sound cheesy but after sooooo many years, memories should just stay in the past!!!
Every year we make resolutions and plans on what to do and what not to do. But then it doesn't always fall through. Anything can go wrong. Some of my plans and ambitions just got busted. I got hurt along the way and tears were shed. Along the way, I also got lots of love and happiness from the people around me especially my family. Love you guys!!
So what will be my resolutions going to be? I'm going to be a better person, better wife, better mum ......blah ..blah...blah....come on people!! I think I will live one day at a time, make full use of the day and of course, I am going to try out every single Laura Vitale's recipes(just maybe those straightforward recipes). I would make myself closer to God, reach out so that my life and the ones around me will always be blessed. I also want to make a difference and touch other peoples' lives through Pelangi HUSM. Lots of plans here and insyaAllah, we will see it through!!
I want to start the year afresh. God willing, 2012 here I come!!!!
Monday, December 19, 2011
A little pick-me-up
I just love reading Dr Nor Ashikin Mokhtar's article in the Sunday Star - Women's World, and she is really gooood!!
I totally agree with her. She wrote that as women, we've got a lot in our lives to deal with.Whether at home or at work, we're often the problem-solvers and decision-makers, putting people's concerns ahead of ours.
She listed a few ways to treat ourselves, without costing too much or taking up a lot of our time.
1. Laugh at something funny.
Laughing is the best way to release all the stress that has built up inside us.
The easiest way to get a good laugh is to watch a funny movie, not just smile and chuckle but laugh out loud. As for me, remembering my children's antics when they were young can break me into laughter or maybe a chuckle or two.
2. Have a cuppa.
Take a break with a cup of tea since it is known for its antioxidant properties. (the doctor wrote that at least 4 cups a day)
3. Go dark
Dark chocolate is good for us. This is not a license to eat loads of chocolates everyday. Have only a little piece a day, and truly savour it as it melts in your mouth.
4. Get a massage and manicure
It offers one great benefit - human touch, which has been shown to reduce stress and boost self-confidence. It releases endorphins in the body, which lowers anxiety and increases your immunity.
Alas! I couldn't always find the time for this indulgence.
5. Be intimate
Indulge in physical intimacy with your spouse. (I don't need to elaborate here) Just use your imagination!!
6. Streeeetch
Take your time at it and give every muscle in your body a tweak (watch a cat the next time it stretches)
7.Call a good friend
Nothing beats a good conversation about the things that really matter in life.
8. Get moving.
Do something physical, just 10 minutes will make you feel the difference.
9. Get some zzzz's
A necessity, as it refreshes your mind, helping you to retain information that you have learnt during the day and make memories.
I don't know about you, but as for me, I will try to indulge in one of the above. Maybe I start with the dark chocolate first!!
I totally agree with her. She wrote that as women, we've got a lot in our lives to deal with.Whether at home or at work, we're often the problem-solvers and decision-makers, putting people's concerns ahead of ours.
She listed a few ways to treat ourselves, without costing too much or taking up a lot of our time.
1. Laugh at something funny.
Laughing is the best way to release all the stress that has built up inside us.
The easiest way to get a good laugh is to watch a funny movie, not just smile and chuckle but laugh out loud. As for me, remembering my children's antics when they were young can break me into laughter or maybe a chuckle or two.
2. Have a cuppa.
Take a break with a cup of tea since it is known for its antioxidant properties. (the doctor wrote that at least 4 cups a day)
3. Go dark
Dark chocolate is good for us. This is not a license to eat loads of chocolates everyday. Have only a little piece a day, and truly savour it as it melts in your mouth.
4. Get a massage and manicure
It offers one great benefit - human touch, which has been shown to reduce stress and boost self-confidence. It releases endorphins in the body, which lowers anxiety and increases your immunity.
Alas! I couldn't always find the time for this indulgence.
5. Be intimate
Indulge in physical intimacy with your spouse. (I don't need to elaborate here) Just use your imagination!!
6. Streeeetch
Take your time at it and give every muscle in your body a tweak (watch a cat the next time it stretches)
7.Call a good friend
Nothing beats a good conversation about the things that really matter in life.
8. Get moving.
Do something physical, just 10 minutes will make you feel the difference.
9. Get some zzzz's
A necessity, as it refreshes your mind, helping you to retain information that you have learnt during the day and make memories.
I don't know about you, but as for me, I will try to indulge in one of the above. Maybe I start with the dark chocolate first!!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Hypermarket False Promotion???
Maybe twice a week. Sometimes thrice in a month. I always buy my groceries from this particular hypermarket in Kota Bharu. I like the space and the ambience. I don't usually go on the weekends because it can get pretty crowded here. If I am able to get there by 9 in the morning, I can take my own sweet time browsing through the aisle and maybe get myself a bargain or two.
Recently, I felt cheated. When I came in, I was in a good mood. I wanted to buy some sticks or bars (whatever it is) of butter and also some vegetables to cook for lunch. The butter is of course for baking my so-called "famous" cupcakes. I was on the go - go fast mode, get in, get the stuff and straight to the cashier's counter. I need to go pick up my daughter from her tuition class after I'm done.
At the dairy aisle, I saw the "buttercup" with the promotion price of RM4.39. I wonder? C'mon, it should be cheaper than that. Never mind...so I took 2 sticks of it. Moving along to the end of the aisle, again there were stacks of "buttercup", this time with a stated promotion price of RM3.99 Eh???? This is good, took another one, calculating in my mind I 've saved RM1.20. Patting myself on the back, I went to the payment counter. By this time, my trolley was already quite a handful to push.
Horrors of all horrors, the cashier punched the price of each "buttercup" at RM4.39. I pointed it out to him and he then called his colleague. I explained the matter and proceeded to show him where. At the same time, a lady was also at the section and she even commented that there were two sets of prices for the same brand of butter. What this worker did next was even more surprising! He took out the paper with the price tag of RM3.99 and crumpled it in his hands. Turning to me, he asked for RM15 from me and said that he will attend to me personally at the payment counter. Gave me back my change and gullible me thought that I was given the cheaper price. Later when I checked the receipt, I was charged the price of the former. He was nowhere to be seen. I was then already angry on the scale of 10!!!
Maybe some people might even said that whatlah this person, grumbling over a few cents!! It is not that. What I am so pissed off about is the way I was misled in the first place. This is what I call misleading the customers. I bet some of us housewives couldn't even be bothered to check the receipt once we have made our payment.
I may not be rich even if I were to have saved RM1.20 from my groceries bill that day but the hypermarket conglomerate is getting richer by the day!!!! I am after all, just a small fish in a large ocean.
Erm! Come to think of it maybe, I should just buy my groceries from the local sundry shop and 'Pasar Siti Khadijah'. I could even get a few ringgits discount if I were to use my charming smile on the 'Abe Ikan' and the 'Makcik Sayur'!!!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
It's always about the socks!
It always gets to me! It gets on my nerves! It makes me want to shout!
Maybe I am not the only one, or should I say the only mother in this world who feels this way! What is it, you may ask? Actually, come to think of it, it is nothing serious or frightening or bad or disgusting.
My lament is this----
It is always about the socks!
I have told them a thousand or maybe a million times already but it has fallen on deaf ears! Them here refers to my two schoolgoing children., my two youngest teenage girls. Every night before they go to bed, I always tell them to get their socks ready for the next day. Some days it is either the black or the white socks, depending on whatever activities they have in school for that particular school day. Mind you, this is almost every night, I don't know why but it has become a regular thing for me to do. A habit, I should say so. Who says a mother's job is easy!!!
The next morning, after getting their breakfast ready and waiting for them at the table, they would always rummage through the laundry basket searching for their SOCKS. This is what makes me tick. This will almost always makes me start my nagging and set the bomb off inside me. It doesn't matter if I have already folded the laundry the day before with all the matching school socks. I always fold each pair into a ball. But no! it always comes to this. They want to find their own matching socks. I just don't understand why they cannot do it the night before!! OMG! Sometimes, I feel like they are doing it on purpose, just so that hoping one day, it will suddenly turn my hair white altogether!
After seeing them off for school, the house is once again quiet. I miss them already and just cannot wait for them to be back home.
It is always about the socks but I know one day, I will miss all this. One by one, my children will be leaving the nest. The house will be quiet. But before that day comes along, I will still be nagging about those school socks. Only in the morning......
Maybe I am not the only one, or should I say the only mother in this world who feels this way! What is it, you may ask? Actually, come to think of it, it is nothing serious or frightening or bad or disgusting.
My lament is this----
It is always about the socks!
I have told them a thousand or maybe a million times already but it has fallen on deaf ears! Them here refers to my two schoolgoing children., my two youngest teenage girls. Every night before they go to bed, I always tell them to get their socks ready for the next day. Some days it is either the black or the white socks, depending on whatever activities they have in school for that particular school day. Mind you, this is almost every night, I don't know why but it has become a regular thing for me to do. A habit, I should say so. Who says a mother's job is easy!!!
The next morning, after getting their breakfast ready and waiting for them at the table, they would always rummage through the laundry basket searching for their SOCKS. This is what makes me tick. This will almost always makes me start my nagging and set the bomb off inside me. It doesn't matter if I have already folded the laundry the day before with all the matching school socks. I always fold each pair into a ball. But no! it always comes to this. They want to find their own matching socks. I just don't understand why they cannot do it the night before!! OMG! Sometimes, I feel like they are doing it on purpose, just so that hoping one day, it will suddenly turn my hair white altogether!
After seeing them off for school, the house is once again quiet. I miss them already and just cannot wait for them to be back home.
It is always about the socks but I know one day, I will miss all this. One by one, my children will be leaving the nest. The house will be quiet. But before that day comes along, I will still be nagging about those school socks. Only in the morning......
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