Thursday, May 31, 2007
Yesterday was dedicated to spending time with a special guy, one of my favourite young man, just the 2 of us, while the daddy & little sister play ‘house’ at home.
As promised, I brought Amirul to a play called “Lily Can’t Sleep” at Act 3 Theatre. It is the first ever live play that he can remember by, as the others that I brought him to previously, he was too young to even recall. It was a fun, lively and interactive 1-hr play about the anxieties of a child adapting to a new environment & changes in her life. Amirul enjoyed it thoroughly, he laughed & sang together with the actresses.
Next stop was lunch for us. I was trying to slowly coax him back to enjoy Japanese food after his somewhat traumatic tastebud experience with wasabe a few weeks back at Carousel. Thank God he was hungry & was quite game to try his all-time favourite California Maki with Crabstick, “Minus the green stuff, ummi..” & I finally get my craving for the Spicy Chicken Miso Ramen satisfied.
Just when we thought we had enough, we discovered that his favourite Shrek 3 is having a sneak preview, so we headed down to Marina to meet up with the other 2 lovelies and made a date with Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss-in-Boots & all the Princesses. Oh, and in case u r wondering why there are no pictures of Amira, she’s in a ‘no-pictures-today-please-ummi’ mood – also probably ‘merajuk’ having left behind playing ‘masak-masak’ with the dad. I say it’s a truly good holiday start for Amirul, a justified reward considering how well he’s done in his exams…and there’s more in store for him…
Monday, May 21, 2007
I turned Martha Stewart (just one daylah!) over the weekend. We had a 'Bake-Off' session among friends where we got together and bake something yummy. It was my first ever & under the watchful eye of our hostess who's also coincidentally the 'culinary Principal', I managed to finally satisfy my craving for Oreo Cheesecake.We managed to dish out about 5 cakes & pastries, amidst the running kids and the shouting mummies. Some of us met for the first time, although our conversations & jokes seemed to suggest otherwise. I think all of the mummies & kids had a great time(I know I surely did !). Never knew baking would be this fun.So I think this session have spurned off some baking instincts in us, some of us are slowly coaxing the other-half for a bread machine ( :) ) and some of us made a resolution to be more culinary domesticated. And of course...looking forward again to more meet ups like these...
Saturday, May 19, 2007
My other half is a funny chap. Its one of his main attraction that draws me to him when we met. He looks fierce on the outside(thanks to his moustache) but has an amazing sense of humour & intelligence to boot. He is also very helpful, extremely I should say, often goes out of his way to help others without asking anything in return - sincerely & genuinely. Always making sure that some good will come out of it. Sometimes even his own family takes a backseat if the situation calls for it.But more often then not I find this generous bit of him always bites him back in the end. Like I mentioned before, its not as if he is asking for a commemorative plaque or an award ceremony to remember him by, sometimes a touch of respect and simple courteous gesture goes a long way. He of course would never tell me how he's hurt or affected by the action of others. He don't have to tell me. I can see it. I can feel it. He would keep it to himself. He would never ask why nor question why it happened. But Things DO happen. And I am not happy. Not with him, but the nature of complex human relationships. But he is taking it in his stride - maybe betrayal is too harsh a word, maybe we should think that some things are just not all about US, maybe somethings we do not see or understand why, maybe he even deserves to be treated like that(for whatever reason ALLAH only knows...)But as a woman who watches her man get affected out of the blue is very disturbing. And I feel helpless because it is not within my control to do anything about it. I can only stand by his side. Assuring him...like only a good wife would know how...I hope he gets pass all this emerging stronger than before. Affected?yes...defeated?well, there's no battle to begin with isn't it?
Saturday, May 12, 2007
We had our annual Coochi family Mother's Day dinner this year at the new Carousel, Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel. We got ourselves a private cosy room to indulge in huge & vast array of western, asian & fusion food. The spread was very sumptuous - they got the usual 'suspects' like steak & lamb shanks to sushi & turkey, from Asian, Mediterranean to Japanese fare. Their dessert spread was to die for - I especially liked the multi-flavoured mousse.My mom & dad had a good time, and all of us definitely had a very, very good dinner.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all mummies out there!!
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
I finally get my act together and put together my shoe stocks who needed new owners desperately. Having been worn once or twice, some even none at all, these shoes are selected & bought always with love & attention. ALL shoes are size 6-7 depending on cutting. Anyone interested in any of these 2nd hand shoes, do let me know, as they are mine, there are only 1 a-piece. Payment & delivery can be arranged once decision is made. Happy Browsing :)
Thursday, May 03, 2007
After months of coaxing & 'bribery' Mira finally had her ears pierced. Sponsored by the generosity of my cousin,'Kakak Kikin', Amira had her first taste of bling-bling in the form of a diamond ear-stud(kids nowadays!).Of course it did not go as smoothly as we had imagined. Although with Amira, we expected a wee bit of apprehension - she has this 'thing' about strangers touching her. Never once have a visit to the family doctor have ever been one without tears. So I expected no different with the ear-piercing process especially with 2 lady strangers hovering around her expecting her to sit still for just 3 seconds. After a a loud wail of at least 8.5 decibels vibrating about 3 floors of Wisma Atria for a duration of 5 minutes, Amira finally had her ears-pierced.I say bring out the dangly earrings now Ummi!