little gestures go a long way

I suddenly miss my nephews & nieces.
They are all in KL so I don't get too see them very often.
Back in KL, I used to babysit some of them & suffice to say that I have a little experience in nappy changing & handling temper tantrums.
For me, they are irresistably adorable & it doesn't require much work to fall in love with them.
But it ain't easy for them to warm up to u.
With that said, I noticed kids seem to like me.
Maybe I was imagining things or my mind tricked me into believing that but yea I'm pretty sure they do.
Or was it fear?
:D

Once, while shopping, I saw this cute little girl who was crying and tugging on her mother's clothes, maybe declined of something that she wanted earlier.
Her mother was desperately trying to console her cause her crying started a chain reaction that her little baby brother in the stroller her mother was pushing started crying too.
But when she turned & looked at me smiling (maybe I did some funny faces), she immediately stopped crying & wiped her tears.
Her mother was surprised as I was & when they left the store, that cute little girl smiled & waved at me.
I was still perplexed by her sudden change of emotions that I even turned to see whether there was someone else behind me, someone she might know but there was just me.

And I still remember this incident clearly when I attended a housewarming party of a friend of my sister's.
I didn't know anyone there & I've planned earlier to just lay low & eat at my little corner til the whole thing ended.
But my plan was changed by a cute little boy in a hawaiian shirt who has this tanned Japanese look.
Of all people, he walked toward me & took my hand, leading me inside the house.
He made me sit right in the middle of the living room, in front of the tv & he disappeared into the kitchen.
Then he came back again with toys in his hands & he asked me to play them with him.
I never knew this kid (turn out he's the hosts' son) but he made me feel like I was family.

Maybe there's something about me that appeals to these younger beings.
If only I have the same effects on guys my age, I'd be having children of my own right now.
:D

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driving and me

tagged by f.i.e.z.a.
this tag is going to be done mostly in malay.
mind my language being all over the place.
i sound silly when i speak in malay.
:D

1) Adakah anda ada lesen memandu?
Oh ya.

2) Bilakah anda ambik lesen memandu?
2005 tp dapat lesen 2006 sbb masa tu masih belajar kat ukm so belajar bila balik cuti panjang je.

3) Berapa lamakah pengalaman memandu anda?
Dapat lesen P pd 20 Februari 2006 jadi hampir 4 thn 3 bulan.

4) Pengalaman pahit ketika memandu.
i) Firstly, pd 6 Mac 2006, x sampai sebulan dpt lesen P dh melanggar kereta lain. Kat tpt parking pulak tu! Ingat lagi, time tu pinjam kereta Kelisa aunty pegi Choice Supermall nak beli barang skit. Nak test power la kiranya. Masa nak keluar dari parking, slps lepaskan brek tangan, sepatutnya tekan brek dulu tp tertekan minyak pulak. Terlanggar la kereta Waja kat depan tp Alhamdulillah kereta tu xda apa-apa tp kereta aunty yg teruk. Sampai skrg masih nampak kesan dari hari tu. Sorry, dak!
ii) Secondly, pd hari secara rasminya lesen P tamat iaitu tanggal 19 Februari 2008, accident lagi sekali tp masa ni tgh reverse kereta pulak. Haha.. Masa tu tgh syok-syok dgr Shayne Ward nyanyi Breathless lam radio, x sedar pulak ada Hilux parking kat belakang. Serius x nampak ok! Sedap-sedap reverse, tiba-tiba ada bunyi benda pecah. Rupa-rupanya lampu belakang sebelah kanan terkena bumper Hilux tu. And nasib baik Hilux tu pun xda apa-apa, scratch skit je. Org tu siap bagi tau sayangnya lampu aku pecah. Yang engkau masih park kat belakang aku bila aku terang-terang sekali tgh reverse pesal? Bangang or buta or both?
iii) Thirdly, pd 21 Julai 2008 kereta Wira bapak aku kena curi kat tpt parking Everrise BDC. Orang tua selalu cakap kalau seronok sgt & gelak x ingat dunia, pastu mesti nangis. Oh, memang betul sbb sebelum tu bukan main suka main bowling & snooker, siap karaoke lagi. Last-last pegi kat tpt parking kat tpt sepatutnya kereta berada tp dgn jelas sekali dh kosong terus fikir, "Eh, mana kereta aku ni? Tadi mmg sah parking kat sini." Lepas hampir setengah jam, barulah dpt terima hakikat bahawa kereta mmg dh xda & xkan dijumpai lagi. QKW7503, jasamu ku kenang!

5) Pengalaman manis?
i) Bila diberi kepercayaan utk drive kereta org lain. Setakat ni pernah drive Waja, Rav4, Pesona, Unser, Avanza, Viva, Swift & Kelisa. Tp automatik shj ye, manual sorry! Huhu..
ii) Drive dari Port Dickson ke KL & drive di KL walaupun x tahu sgt directions, just ikut dari belakang. Hehe..

6) 3 tabiat ketika memandu
i) Baca Bismillah, Al-Fatihah & Ayat Kursi sementara tunggu enjin panas. So far Alhamdulillah, mmg dilindungi.
ii) Pakai tali pinggang keledar & pastikan semua penumpang pun pakai juga.
i1i) Dgr Hitz.fm (SAYA SUKA EAN!) atau Mix.fm. Kalau xda lagu best, main CD No Doubt track no 4 (Bathwater) & 14 (Ex-Girlfriend) on repeat.

7) 3 pantang time memandu
4 boleh ye? Hehe..
i) Org yg memandu terhegeh-hegeh mcm siput bila kita nak cepat. Siput pun lagi laju tau!
ii) Org yg rasa best drive dekat-dekat, cucok-cucok dari belakang. Kang aku brek mengejut, kita accident, kau jugak yg kena bayar kan?
iii) Org yg x pandai guna signal bila nk masuk lane. Apa kau ingat aku mind reader boleh tau kau nak pegi mana? Benci!
iv) Org yg buang sampah dari kereta. Eeeee! (Geram hingga x terkata)

8) I nak tag
Sesiapa shj yg nak share crita driving diorang. :)

Me heart ice cream!

Everybody in the office is happy today.
Because it's Ice Cream Day for us here.
(It is supposed to be tomorrow but most of us can't resist the temptation & redeem our ice cream today)
Held as a charity event for cancer, everyone gets to give in to their sweet tooth and at the same time contributing to something good.
So besides getting a little brain freeze from overstuffing ourselves with too much ice cream, we also get the warm & fuzzy feeling in our hearts. :)

ps: I googled the pic. Isn't it just yummy?
pss: I have a thing with eating ice cream when it rains. Doubles the shivers.
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happy birthday dear!

dear Bobet,
HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY!
semoga panjang umur, murah rezeki & bahagia dunia akhirat!
semoga bertemu jodoh seorang jutawan yg beriman, single & ensem!
friends til the end k?
(^-^)

change is good

Starting from Tuesday, things are going to change at work.
Instead of the usual 6 days, 8 hours shift,
My colleagues and I will be glued to our seats for 9.5 hours & 10 hours on certain days.
It's gonna be tiring (sigh) but on the bright side, we'll have more off days in a week unlike once a week like we had now.
No point complaining, as long as my bills are settled at the end of every month.
So here's to a new beginning (and a flatter derriere) !
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u don't need to worry, we are doing just fine

Bang,
Just so u know, after u left,
Bapak had painted your room green.
I don't really like the color but you know him, it's either his way or no way.
And Mak said she wants me to sleep there so that it won't be unoccupied for too long.
Mak bought a new glass cabinet for the living room.
She placed all the 'dulang hantaran' in there.
For me to use later of course. :)
Your plants at the car porch are all well taken care of.
Some even had new buds & most are blossoming.
Dad even bought new ones to add to the collection.
We have a new cat.
She's a stray & a Siamese just like the last one we had.
We also welcomed a new member to the family.
His name is Andi & he's super adorable.
If only you're still here to see all these for yourself.
But i believe you are at peace & content where you are now.
And nothing makes me happier.

Al-Fatihah for my late brother, Allahyarham Syarikin Abdul Wahab.
Today marks the 100th day since his passing.

enlighten me please

i have a question.
what does it mean if u dream about snakes?
never happened to me before.
until last night.
but they weren't the usual small, slithering kind.
in fact they were enormous, Loch Ness monster like, gliding on water in a huge lake.
they were 4 of them, with different colors & distinct patterns on their scales.
they were gliding away from me, towards the opposite direction.
is it a bad omen or a good sign?
i'm not superstitious, just curious.
:)

hilarious!

kids say the darndest things.
especially when they're stoned.
:D

dreams

my nights are filled with dreams ever since i started to sleep with my parents lately.
yes, i sleep with them because they didn't want me to sleep alone in our spare room downstairs.
maybe they just don't trust me really sleeping alone.
nah, such thing wouldn't happen.
at least not yet. :p
back to the dreams,
before, i am not the type who easily has dreams at night.
daydreaming on the other hand, is my thing.
i don't usually have dreams and when i do, they're usually very brief & i don't remember much of the details once i woke up.
but lately, i have been having vivid dreams reflected by what i had been feeling, thinking or seeing on that day itself.
for example, i saw a Hummer the other day.
it was a first experience for me so i was a bit, maybe very excited & later that night i dreamed of a yellow Hummer.
then i had a little emotional thing going on with this guy where i thought he was secretly contacting another girl behind my back which later resulted in him cheating on me in my dreams.
and just last night, i dreamed i received a 10k bonus from work thanks to the rumors spreading all over the office.
what bothers me is that the dreams are getting more frequent & intense.
i don't really mind about the sweet dreams but hopefully i won't have anymore nightmares.
i don't wanna end up wetting the bed like i used to (as in when i was way younger).
oops, there goes another secret out the window.
:D

thankful

When i arrived home from work the other day, my dad suddenly asked,
" What do u think of the car? Like new?"
I knew he sent my car for servicing that morning but i just got back and i haven't driven the car yet to feel the difference.
So i thought he must have been referring to something else.
I took a second look at the car and then realized something that wasn't there before.
A rear spoiler.
My dad got it installed after he settled servicing the car.
He said that it would complement the car's whole look & make the upper rear look less like a kiwi's (as in the bird) butt.
Yes, those were his exact words.
And he didn't do just that, he even washed the car & filled up the tank a day before.
I must have been a really, i mean REALLY good daughter to deserve such treatment from him.
Thanks, dad!
In return, dad, u can expect to have an amazing son in law & super adorable grandchildren in the future, ok?
;)