bad hair day?

no lah!

my boys were actually having their hair cut yesterday.

ali’s original hair has never been removed since his birthday. yes, we did plan to shave him bald during his last kenduri cukur jambul but unfortunately rambut2 ali berguguran dgn sndirinye till most ppl said, “xpayah cukur lah. sikit sgt rambutnye”.

ok, fine but then few months after, his hair showed unequal growth. sana pjg. sini pendek. sini pendek. sana pjg. xhensem plak jdnye. thus, we decided to shave him bald for d 1st time yesterday.

it was not an easy task. budak da reti bergerak. xreti nk dok diam. huh! takut TERluka jer dek pisau cukur.

tapi alhamdulillah. setel & tadaaaaaa….

…….ALI botak chin!

setel dgn ALI, UMAR plak amek turn dia.

he has short hair already but not that neat. due to his ‘geli2 pd bunyi mesin’ during his last hair cut day, rambut dia pun terpjg terpendek sana sini.

so, in order to make it fair n square for him & ALI, he has to go thru that session again. i wish to see him botak licin too tp chor n others kata xpayah. oklah. oklah, xyah botak licin.

nway, agaknye sbb tgk ALI ok jer (though it was sgt2 susah nk suh budak kenit ni dok diam), UMAR pun sgt behave masa dimesinkn rambut dia tuh. xde plak dia nk geli2 sepjg acara tuh. elok diam jer!

so, tadaaaaa….

ada macam rupe upin ipin, dak? 

 

hehehe. sng skek la ni. lps mandi xyah sibuk2 nk sikat ke ape dah. dpt plak tgh musim panas nie. elok bona botak2 hero2 nie.

chenta hati beta

ali ape? ali tinju?

bukan lah, abah. ali mukhriz.

ali ape? ali mamak?

buukan lah. ali mukhriz lah.

ali ape? ali xpdc?

ali mukhrizlah, abah!

 

- dialog abah & UMAR psl nama ALI -

 

ALImukhriz at KB

this boy will turn 7mos on this coming wed. yg aku notice sejak dia lahir hingga skrg nie, setiap kali nk berlaku je peralihan bulan tuh, pasti! perangai dia jd a bit cranky compare to hari2 biasa.

sokmo la dia jd susah nk tido mlm. once da terjaga tuh, mulalah nk kena dodoikn balik. huh. bleh jd pening mak pak dia nie.

klu hari2 biasa, nk tido cukup mudah. penting susukn dia kenyang. gosok skek je blkg tuh, konpem! tido smpi pg esok. cuma jaga utk susu then tido blk dgn sndirinye.

bila dicomparekn ALI ngan UMAR, karakter dua hero ni mmg sgt berlainan. padanla pun dgn kata2 org, setiap anak tu dilahirkn berbeza karakter dan sifat2nye. tp sbb da terbiasa ngan UMAR yg sgt sng nk handle, skek sebyk ada rs ‘gerem’ pd ALI bila tiba hari2 beralih bulan nie. hehehe. xbaiknye ummie dia ni.

nway, utk ALI n UMAR, ummie syg sgt2 hero2 ummie nie. biarlah ragam mcmmana pun, u guys r still the best gift ummie n abah eva had.

hari kejadian

sehari sebelum hari kejadian

  

umar hensem being a model for pa'ngah's bday cuppy

 

the whole clan was heading to east coast last friday morning. 3 kereta, 8 dewasa & 2 budak comel. ampang-machang=xcellent traffic & weather. teruja semua org utk continue dgn trip kedua, machang-kb. tp, malang sekali, trip kedua sgt2 hampeh. penat badan. penat minda nk baca map lagi. so exhausted!

 

we failed to find the homestay according to the map given. we seek help from pump attendant & USM guards (5 of them altogether!), yet still no avail.

 

when everybody was getting frustrated & pk nk drive je sesooka hati, we found the way co-incidentally. hampeh dot com betul!

 

 

hari kejadian

5 dulang ijau avanza (s requested by pa'Ngah)

 

dengan 5 dulang berbalas 7 dulang.

 

dengan bersaksikan rintik2 hujan pagi di bumi KB.

 

dengan bersaksikan sedare mare jauh & dekat (10 kereta all together dr side kami).

 

makanye, pa’Ngah telah selamat bertunang. tahniah!

gubah by yrs truly..:)

 

bagi meneruskan agenda, bbq di mlm hari telah diadakan. ini agenda wajib pada setiap musim jalan-jalan kami.

presenting heroes of bbq nite

sehari selepas hari kejadian

masa utk berangkat pulang.

KB – machang. singgah2 dulu ke umah sedare mare di Machang sebelum perjalanan seterusnye bermula, machang – ampang.

durian yg masih putik melata kat dahan pokok - machang

ape2 pun, bermula dr pekan bentong, traffic yg sgt2 heavy bermula. merebak hingga ke karak hiway. rnr genting sempah sgt pack! suasana da jd spt suasana nk pulang beraya.

ingatkn abih hiway, abih jem. rupe2nye sudah merebak ke mrr2 jugak. mmg nasib otw pulang ni sgt2 xbest.

from bentong (7.00pm) to ampang (10.30pm). just imagine that!

how many hrs were wasted otr? huh..!

cam kami warga seremban ni plak, perjlnan harus diteruskn jua. selesai dinner di ampang, kami bertolak. smpi umah almost 12.30am occay! sib baik jln xjem. we were against the heavy traffic. kesian tgk hiway menghala ke kl, pukul 12 mlm, traffic masih sesakn padat n xbergerak bermula dr kajang hingga ke atas lg dr sban/pd.

 

 

 

 

 

FW: A Look Back! – Those were the days.

How did one survive growing up in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s? We had no seatbelts, no airbags and sitting in the back of a truck was a treat. Our baby prams had the most gorgeous lead based colours and our cradles were just a piece of mom’s sari. No such thing as tamper proof bottle tops. Cycling was like a breath of fresh air. No safety helmets, knee pads or elbow pads, with plenty of cardboards between spokes to make it sound like a motorbike. When thirsty we only drank tap water, bottled water was  still a mystery.

We kept busy collecting bits & pieces so we could build all sort of things and we were fearless on our bikes even when the brakes failed going downhill. We were showing off how tough we are, by how high we could climb trees & then jumping down..It was great fun. We could stay out to play for hours, as long as we got back before dark, in time for dinner. We walked to school, or sometimes we rode our bike. We had no mobile phones, but we always managed to find each other. How? No one knows?

We lost teeth, broke arms & legs, we got cuts and  bruises and bl**dy noses, nobody complained as we had so  much fun, it wasn’t anybody’s fault, only ours. We ate everything in sight, cakes, bread, chocolate, ice-cream, sweets, sugary drinks, yet, we stayed skinny by fooling around. And if one of us was lucky to find a 1 litre softdrink bottle we all had a swig from it & guess what? Nobody picked up any germs….

We did not have Play Stations, MP3, Nintendo’s, I-Pods, Video games, 99 Cable TV channels, Dish TV, DVD’s, Home Cinema, Mobile phones, Home Computers, Laptops, Chat-rooms, Internet, etc …. BUT, we had REAL FRIENDS!!!!  We called on friends to come out to play, never rang the  doorbell, just screamed from the balcony. We loved being let loose in the big bad world without  bodyguards. We played with sticks and stones, played police,  doctors and nurses, hide and seek, cricket games, marbles, football, Swimming, over and over again. When we failed our exams we were given a second chance by simply repeating the same grade without visiting psychiatrists, psychologists or counselors.

Such were the days. We had freedom, success, disappointments and responsibilities. .. Most of all, we learned to respect others.

Are YOU from that generation??

this pic was taken at Png Bird Park during our recent jalan-jalan ke pulau mutiara minggu lps.

UMARmurshid suka wat senyum simpul gitu klu suh ’smile’ dpn kamera. ini masa mood dia baik. klu time mood ‘jem’, xkan mahu dia bergambar begini. forsure dia akan lari sorok muka.

skrg ni dia sgt sgt sgt byk ckp. sgt pndai menjawab plak tuh. adeh!

pernah dia ingkar perintah ku masa kami sama2 kat dapo. bila ku tanya, “UMAR ada telinga tak yg xnak dgr ckp ummie nie?”

konfiden je dia jawab, “takdeee” sambil gelak2.

amboi!!

sgt tensi ok! kecik2 sudah pndai ooo auta sama ummie dia.

slalu ku usik nk bg telinga dia pd barney tp xdiberinya. hehehe. “UMAR nak tinger UMAR lah ummie”

tertinggal

ku di Penang dr ahad lepas sbb p audit kws utara. spt biasa, ku usung skali hero2 cilik dan hero hati ke sana. selesai audit n mkn2 angin, kami check out selepas zuhr hari selasa.

sebaik melepasi area bkt merah, smbil belek2 ALImukhriz yg tido di atas riba, terus teringat pd stok susu ALImukhriz dlm peti ais di bilik hotel. adoiiiiii! dr stok susu ke ice packs 4 ketul yg ku bawak skali dan xlupe jugak pd beg coleman xtreme. satu2 item muncul dlm kepala. arrrgggggggggggh!

tensen & termenung memikirkn kelalaian sndiri. dlm hati mmg sesal xsudah sbb xamek2 n pack awal2. kononnye nk pack bende alah ni yg plg last s to maintain the freshness la kononnye. tp sudahnye? keciwa ya amat!

sib baik chor usulkn ku tepon blk otel mintak jasabaik deme return blk sume pd aku. alhamdulillah, sume dijumpai masih selamat dlm bilik yg masih belum dikemas.

& hari rabu ptg, deme call mintak permission utk clearkn liquids (susu) dlm botol sebelum pos. yeah, terpksa relakn juga sbb by the time brg2 ni smpi pun xmgkn lg bleh pkai susu tuh utk ALImukhriz.

& pg semlm, jiran ku yg baik hati (Mrs. Ramesh) da timer parcel berkenaan bg pihak aku.

huh, jutaan timer kasih la utk staff2 SHSJ (khasnye hsekeeping dept-pn mawarni) yg tlg aku dptkn blk sume bende2 nie.

umpama nyawa oo set susu ALImukhriz nie.

p/s: cuba xlalai lg lepas nie, insya’Allah.

ALImukhriz turned 6mos last sunday. alhamdulillah sihat2 aje anak yg sorg ini. dan alhamdulillah jugak ku berjaya jugak susukn dia sepenuhnye dgn susu ibu utk 6 bulan yg pertama nie.

damn bored! sleepy some more!

currently, i am all alone at this 4th floor office (they call my floor s penthse). there r only 6 of us at this floor.

one is on his way to U*TH*M. having presentation for his phd thesis tomorrow morning.

another one is at HQ attending meeting.

& another one is at E*SS*ET attending workshop.

& another one is on his way to KT for MySkill 09.

& another one is at S.Alam for MySkill 09 too.

but this one lady, stranded at her own cubicle doing nothing but bertenet je smpi mata naik juling dpn pc. arrrghhh!  frankly speaking, i’ve very2 light workload todate.

hey, i need a break from this ‘loneliness’. thinking of going out somewhere.

nursery at dengkil or alamanda?

at last, terjual jugak item2 yg terdampar saje kat umah tuh. ku ingat da pasti org xberkenan kat brg2 tu sbb nobody respon da. rupenye, masih ada yg sudi. hehehe

so, now tinggal yg kt bwh nie jer. the rest, SOLD already.  kindly refer here.

DB hybrid L (kiwi)

4 palm n pond XL (below 4)

2 wool longies yg UMARmurshid lnsg xnak pkai

sonok gak jual2 nie. ku rasa sonok n puas hati. w/pun sekadar menjual brg yg da xmo pkai. still, aku rs puas hati. rasa mcm nk buat online business plak. kuiii. dr dulu dok kata gituh, tp smpi la ni dok lagu tu gak.

bila tgk org wat craft n sell it online. ku pun nk wat gak la one day.

bila tgk org wat cuppies, cookies, cakes etc and sell them online. ku pun nk wat gak la one day.

tapiii, yrs truly xde masa nk wat sume tuh commercially. klu takat utk layan hobi, boleh. itupun puas menyelit2 dlm aktiviti harian. just imagine, it took me a month utk tlg jahitkn butang suar chor yg tertanggal. ku siap letak kat ujung katil lg so that ku xkan lupa utk menjahit butang tuh. but still, sebulan jugak ku amek masa to fix it. adoiiiii. smpi chor kata, “lama2 boleh jd selimut aje suar ni kot. mlm2 klu sejuk, ana bleh sarung terus jer kat kaki.”

agaknye bila la eh tercapai hasrat ku yg satu nie?