Weekend

Salam,

Hari Sabtu lepas hantar F dan Y ke sekolah agama mereka untuk menghadiri kem ibadah. tidur di sekolah agama, ceramah, aktiviti lasak di bukit cerakah dan ada treasure hunt. they are so excited, this is the first time i allowed them to attend such activities, maklumlah i ni suka sangat nak risau-risau.., so this year rasanya both of them dah besar sikit and boleh jaga diri, okaylah ibu let go. sepanjang hari tunggu juga they call, but takdepun, guess they were enjoying themselves and tired after the aktiviti lasak. rindu pulak kat both of them, alahai baru sehari, kalau dah kahwin nanti macamanalah agaknya. So Z has me for herself, demanding habis, breastfeed tak henti-henti, ajak tengok buku, sepah and kemas her blocks. kadang-kadang tengah nyusu tu dia berhenti kejap and looked at me and sebut `bu, kakak' guess she misses he kakaks too.

mama called ajak pergi sungai buluh tengok pokok bunga, kebetulan tante pun ada kat rumah mama. alahai, cuaca panasnya malas betul nak keluar. since i pun dah kehabisan black soil , so i pun kata ok. niatnya nak tanam sayur bende and kacang panjang sebelum puasa tapi tanah dah habis. so we went to sg buluh, as usual mama mesti beli macam-macam pasulah, tanahlah, pokoklah, bajalah so i end up spent RM 50 beli macam-macam gak, mana tahan tengok mama belanja macam tu! punyalah khusyuknya tengok pokok, sampai rumah almost 8 pm.

sampai rumah sayangku baru balik bawak motor baru~ vespa paggio second hand. tak larat nak bayar minyak kereta and tol katanya, so beli motor. alahai risaunya dia nak ke ofisnya yang jauh tu dengan motor, macam-macam dalam fikiran ni, well, i guess he's tyring to save up since i dah tak kerja ni, ok lah sayang, i akan sentiasa doakan u selamat pergi dan kembali, just ride carefully ok, i love you so much sebab tu i risau. tapi siapa yang nak bawak tiga kereta kat rumah ni, nampak gayanya i lah kena warm up the engines.

BUDGET 2008

Salam

Budget is here again, time passed by like the bullet train.

Interesting facts:

1~ finally our children can go to school for free

2~finally our children can get their text book for free ( but not the activity books)

3~corporate rate reduced again ( 27% to 26%), but what about individuals' rate?

4~second Account of the EPF can be withdrawn every year to pay monthly installment of
the housing loan ( however should learn more of the terms)

5~no stamp duty charged for properties transferred from husband to wife and vice
versa (so ladies, be nice to your hubbies and watch out if your husbands are treating you extra nice)

6~no changes to import duties for cigarettes (good news to ladies with smoking husbands,no
allowance cut, because if the price increased, they won't reduce their puffings but reduce
your allowance)

MERDEKA - PART ONE

Salam,

MERDEKA! MERDEKA!MERDEKA!, 31 Aug i pun merdeka juga. 30 Aug was my last day at work. after 12 years kerja bagai nak rak, akhirnya i buat satu keputusan yang sangat besar dalam hidup, i pray that i won't regret this decision. And i hope Sayangku, the girls hargai pengorbanan ini. pengorbanan ke ni? of course lah kan, sanggup tinggalkan $$(walau pun tak tinggi mana gajinye pun), lepas belajar tinggi2, berenti kerje pulak. well sayang-sayangku, i made this decision because of you guys, soooo sesiapa yang tak hargai, memang sedih.

Secara peribadinya, i tak anggap this decision is pengorbanan but this is something that i should do and happy to do walaupun commitment kat bank masih ada lagi, alahai, tu yang lemah sikit.

Buat masa ni memang seronok duduk kat rumah, here are the lists yang i akan miss (i guess) and i takkan miss bila dah jadi housewife ni.

things that i'll miss:

1. my work station
2. gaji every month
3. bonus
4. MILO supply every month
5. of course, my dearest friends
6. pam susu kat ofis

things that i won't miss at all:

1. pergi kerja
2. balik kerja
3. traffic jam
4. long queue at the toll plaza (walaupun guna smart tag)
5. kelam kabut siapkan breakfast, lunch and dinner
6. fikir nak pakai baju apa hari ni
7. malam ahad nak kena isi minyak
8. and the list goes on

things that i got to do now:

1. fully direct breastfeed my little girl
2. mula homeschool my little girl
3. morning walk at the lake
4. aerobic and tai chi (every morning)
5. pergi pasar bila2, tak perlu tunggu hujung minggu, so org tak ramai
6. tunggu anak balik sekolah sambil baca buku kat depan rumah
7. baca buku bila-bila i nak
8. belai my plants evey morning
9. call sayangku, tanya nak makan apa malam ni

things that i wish i could do in the near future:

1. belajar menjahit ( he he)
2. attend baking class
3. attend editorial class
4. my own playgroup
5. buat gathering ibu-ibu kat rumah dengar ceramah
6. survey sekolah agama untuk dua anak daraku
7. belajar tajwid
8. dan macam-macam lagi

Ramai yang berkata, `ala, i bet u boleh bertahan 3 bulan je kat rumah, then u'll be job hunting again'. i hope i could prove them wrong, because this what i want to do, and happy to do. InshaAllah. Amin