Ramadan Mubarak

Selamat Berpuasa folks.

Yesterday I saw a friend posted a Ramadan Mubarak post and I'm like, did I miss a memo?

When did Ramadan is a Mubarak not a Kareem? Not that I know what both words mean hehe. Guess it irks me as much as seeing the word Ramadhan spelled into Ramadan because I'm so used to it. But as you can see, I am spelling it as Ramadan now. *shrugs*

As expected, MCO is extended. No big deal. Fasting at home is way better than fasting and having to go to work anyway. For the first time we get to do terawikh as a family of 4 and that means a lot to me. 

Now i just need to figure out what to cook for the next 30 days...

instant gratification

Hey all cool cats and kittens. 

I've always believed in how charity is the greatest form of giving, and no matter how small you give, you will get back - either in abundance or in a form a good news. Last Friday my family in Gombak sent over some delicious food and oh my god i didn't expect it at all!

"Hati tergerak", my sister said. 

Earlier in the morning, i had donated a little to a much-loved nation's ustaz. I didn't think much of it, I just wanted an honest outlet to donate to. Not some big T20-can't-relate fundraisers *roll eyes*. Then boom, surprise food delivery. :)

Whether they are interrelated or not, it doesn't matter.  I miss family a whole bunch (they are scattered at the other side of the city) and I can't wait to see them again.

ok bye! 

rmo thoughts

https://medium.com/swlh/keanu-reeves-rarely-talks-about-money-but-when-he-does-its-life-changing-8a89175ad694

Live generously whether you have money or not and aim to teach, entertain, inspire, inform, or make people laugh.

Wow I can't believe we're in 2020 now. I vaguely remember back in year 2000 I was telling my friends 2020 is so far away, we'll be 43! Now that I will be 43 in March, there's a lot to be thankful for.

2019 was an eventful year. I had my neck surgery, I took my kids to their first stadium concert (Shawn Mendes!), I myself managed to watch 2 overseas concerts (BTS in HK and Epik High in Seoul), celebrated Roy's birthday in Seoul, the kids' first trip to Bali in December, among other things. Alhamdulillah for these blessings. 

I don't have anything planned for 2020, just to continue praying for good health.and to continue count my blessings every day. :)

Relatively good day today. For lunch we went to an old friend's wedding where I got super emotional and in the evening I hauled my ass to Bangsar to see some dear friends. I'm glad I did. It's been a while and it's good catching up with them. We all have a certain amount of burden we're carrying but a good chat over delicious cakes helps a lot. 

Territorial

My children, they fight all the time. So the other day the big brother sprayed water all around him so that his baby brother can’t come into his territory and beat the crap out of him. It gets lonely at times, being the only girl woman in the house. 

But I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Mama cat

So this got me thinking.
Was arwah Mama fond of cats? :/

Reso 2020 #1

I want a promotion next year. Naik pangkat, and move up the salary scale. I’m the least ambitious person in my friends’ circle but I do believe in working dengan ikhlas and it’s important to stay diplomatic with everyone

So there you go. Resolution 2020 #1: naik pangkat. 

Loving my new espradilles. Do I need it? Of course not!

Just my insecurity talking

Isn’t it weird how I would rather have strangers follow me and stalk me and be all judgemental on me but I get very paranoid with people that I don’t know that well? Like ex-colleagues from work who are finally given a glimpse of my almost private life. 

I want to remain insignificant.  

Ad Astra

I think if Hollywood were to make a movie about Brad Pitt watching paint dry for 2 hours straight I would still watch it. Watch this movie on IMAX please, it’s a whole Pusat Sains Negara experience altogether. 

don't write yourself off yet

Just read a friend's blog spot - his friend just passed away. 
Speaking of death, yesterday an ex-colleague called and she said that another ex-colleague Ms G has passed on. I don't know Ms G very well because I left shortly after she joined. 

So I don't really have anything nice to say about her. I can barely recall her face - typical me, always forgetting people's names and faces. I only remembered an unpleasant email from her - you know, she being new, and she probably felt she needed to assert her authoritativeness on us. And you know what, my ex-colleague also said "OMG I don't have anything nice to say about her either! She was very mean, to be honest."

I couldn't sleep last night. Sedih kan? Imagine you died all of a sudden, and people don't have anything nice to say about you. 💔 So maybe I am overthinking this. Generally I know I am a nice person (maybe a little stubborn and egoistic) and I'm sure Ms G surely had some nice traits about her but I can't help but think about leaving this earth in the most unpleasant way - people not remembering any nice things about you.

I'll never know I guess.

adult problem

Nothing bothers me more than a clogged sink.

hel.lo

Hello there it's been a while. Nothing much to update because nothing much has changed I guess. *shrugs*

idris o idris

Maybe we were too lenient with Idris. Way too lenient.

Can't blame the kid. At age 10, he's learning so many things from his friends and the evil internet. 

So today I told him he's grounded. Exam result was pretty bad.

Told him to take shower.

His answer? 

"I can't. I'm grounded."

-__-

pokoksKL

I'm always at crossroads when it comes to checking out "insta-worthy" places. I just want to eat guys. If the food is good, then the decor is a bonus. Had brunch with Rai today and since it's near her house we might as well go check it out.

Food is good enough. I had the big breakfast junior at Benji's the day before so I can't really say Pokok's version is better. But it's good enough. Imaan had nasi lemak ayam goreng berempah and now that was good. For dessert, we tried the dark chocolate cheesecake which we devoured in a minute.

Selamat berpuasa to anyone reading this. Always a hard month for me but before you know it Raya will be over and life will be normal again. :)

Till this day (okay it happened few weeks ago) I still think about the woman with 2 bodyguard and a helper who bought RM1.2k worth of vegetables at Jaya Grocer. Yup, vegetables guys. Which army was she trying to feed with those veggies?

Guess I will never know. 

half-lidded eye scare

The other day i had to leave the boys at home because i needed to send some meds to my in-laws' home. their house is just about 7km away, so i'm not too worried. the keys are with them anyway, and if there's any emergency they can always run over to the neighbors' house.

when i got home, i found idris lying on the floor with his eyes half open.
listen, my eldest sleeps with his eyes half opened, or half closed (depending on how you view your life or something like that).
so anyways, he was on the floor, unmoving.
so i asked imaan - is Abang okay?

and you know what that brat answered: idris is dead.

PLEASE child, this is not funny at all!

turns out idris fell asleep on the floor. well that gave me a good scare! :(

Hello Idris

Not sure what he ate but this boy oh boy had diarrhea and I'm trying to recall the last time I had to clean so much poop and vomit hehe.  

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Fucking tired.
Try picking up 1000000 things 19 hours per day and you tell me if you’re strong enough to be a mom and wife.

bistro benji's bv1

The kids' favorite at Bistro Benji's.