FEVER !!!!!!

It all started with my darling hubby 2 weeks ago who complained of body aches and a slight migraine. I told him that probably he had been working too hard (poor baby worked during the holidays and weekends) and needed a good rest. But it turn out to be a very high fever. Started shivering, whining, crying and groaning for 3 days until the fourth day he woke up feeling fine and fresh.
Too bad, ME who took care of him got the fever from HIM. But unlike that big baby, I still managed to clean the house, took care of my two darlings and do whatever things that I can manage to do. I guess mummies are always the one on the go no matter what the situation she is in despite the body aches, headaches and slight nausea I was having then. Just popped in any medication to keep on going just like the energizer bunny.
After 2 days of 'fever', I got fine the 3rd day but my poor firstborn got it...and just like the daddy, he started shivering, whining, crying and groaning for 3 days straight...today he is still taking the medication but at least he have enough energy to turn the house upside-down as before. When he was sick, he just station himself at one corner of the house watching tv....did not even want to move anywhere even to the toilet so got to make him wear pampers. If not, he would pee everywhere.
Now I am still very worried for the teeny one...so far he is quite alright....

Berita Hari Ini

The day of the award ceremony, I woke up around 5am and get ready. It was held at Presbyterian High School (Ang Mo Kio) and so need to get out early. Apparently had to attend the rehearsal first so got to be there an extra half an hour early. So that made me started grumbling about the hassle....Herman was very kind to accompany me by taking the train (said he could not stand the noise of me begging him to go).
Once I reached there along with others, we were ushered into the hall and was shown the allocated seats. We were told to stand in line while taking the awards, where to stand when they announce our names (we have to stand aside while they show slides of us), where to go out and back to our seats. I started to get real nervous....Did not even take my breakfast, scared have to go toilet at the last minute so hold back my thirst and hunger. Anyway got into talking to the others and most of them agreed on how daunting the initial interviews are, how they blunder thru the questions (and I thought I was the only one!)...very nice people even got to exchanging phone numbers and taking pictures.
There was a lady who got the distinction award but was at Japan for a conference and two ladies who got the merit award. I was with three others who received the finalist award.
After the award ceremony, there was a seminar by MOE about the new changes next year (sigh...again...) when suddenly this MOE officer approached me to come out for an interview. I started to get really nervous (again!) and more so when I got to know its from the press. The man who conducted the interview though reassured me it will be very brief and light. After the interview, I went back to the hall for another picture taking and congratulating the others for their awards as well as saying my goodbyes since I had to rush off to Bedok PCF HQ for my course.
Along the way, got another call from Warna deejay Sheikh for another interview... wow....I was like so overwhelmed, so not used to all this attention. So I rattle on through another interview and when it was all over, had a bad headache.

So here is my thank you speech:
I like to first and foremost extend my heartfelt thanks to my darling hubby for all the support and encouragement that he have given me. Despite the nagging and scolding that I get from him, I know that deep inside he is very proud of my achievements. I would also like to thank to everyone out there; my uncles, aunts, cousins, friends, colleagues and all of you who are reading my blog, for all the support that I have received throughout the years... and also a special big thanks to my wonderful Batman and Robin as well as my terrible K1 kids, who helped me to see life through a very different and magical perspective, for giving me wondrous and memorable experiences...THANK YOU! TERIMA KASIH! SHIE SHIE! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Shadiq Birthday + Back-at-Work Blues

Last Saturday we have a small birthday party for Shadiq. We invited only our siblings and mak minah plus Herman prepared the food. I was called back to work for half a day coz of the graduation concert yesterday (they put me in-charge of the games for the funfare....always kena).
Got balloons, party hats and Herman's sister brought jellies and cake. We ate, gossip, played games and Shadiq's room was turned upside down with toys and kids. At the end of the day, when everyone gone home and after all the mess was cleaned, we tucked the dynamic duos to bed.....after all the toil, sweat and not to say, depleting financial resources, it was all worth it.
To see our son laugh and play, taking delight playing with his cousins, receiving presents, being the centre of everyone's attention....and it started me thinking about the days when I was pregnant with him, from birth till now...how they grew up so fast...will put in some pics once its ready

Well, started working and after three days at work, my back-knees-feet ache and my brain aint functioning properly yet...still got to screw in a few bolts to get it on track as per normal-the result of 4 months stay at home. But really glad to be back on work especially among the kids that I just love and adore, got a few hugs and kisses from them....
Got to know the result for the award, I didnt win it though....but will have to attend the ceremony on the 19th, will be presented with a certificate and other things such as sponsorship for courses since I got shortlisted among the top 4. I was also being mentioned in the MP speech during our graduation concert last Sunday for this...had a few parents came up to me to congratulate, very paiseh cause I am not used to this kind of attention, its kind of overwhelming too...if anybody is wondering why I am typing this in short sentences cause I am tired and very worn out from work...got a lot of catching up to do and paperwork are piling up plus was involved in another major school project for next year, everytime I always kena all this, so very damn tired.

Finally....

Yesterday I gripe and growl about Shadiq not having a school and everything. Well today Herman got a call from Jamiyah Kindergarten regarding his registration. Apparently its a case of misunderstanding....they thought that we know he has already been given a place in the school and had already made all the payments necessary during the registration. After much explaination from Herman, they apologised for the misunderstanding and told him that we can come down next week to make the necessary payments.

Easy right? Just want to know okay ke tak okay. Penat kan hantar e-mail, telfon berkali-kali, just to confirm tempat. Kalau tak tanya, sekali kita datang untuk first day of school, dia cakap takde tempat, paiseh seh...Yang menghairankan macam mana diorang boleh assume kita dah bayar? Mestilah ada receipt or something to confirm the payment kan? Kalau kita dah bayar, takdalah kanciong macam ni....
Hai Shadiq, belum skolah dah kecoh gini...kalau dah sekolah macam mana gaknya.

Kenapa Macam Ni?! Aaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!

Its been raining cats, dogs, elephants and kangaroos today...poor baby kept waking up every time there's thunder.

Anyway I want to gripe about something that has been bothering me for the past few days. Its about Shadiq going to school next year. Apparently the school that we chose for him (Jamiyah Kindergarten) have not called us or sent us any confirmation letter. When we went down for the registration last July, the staff told us that there is still vacancy and we filled up the forms. We were then told to wait for their confirmation letter which will be given out in October. Well, now its already November and I have started to worry. Not a call, not a letter or even an e-mail to tell us anything...so I tried to call them up. Said that they are too busy and will get back to me later. Few days later nothing. So I send them an e-mail, still no response. I called again, said will call back again but still nothing. Frustrated, Herman sent them another e-mail and again nothing.

This is like so unproffesional and how does this reflect on their management? To me it reflects poorly and if this is the case, how can I ever trust them to take care of my child? Not being a difficult parent but all I want to know is whether my son will be accepted for their nursery class next year? If there is no vacancy, the best thing they could do is call and inform us so that we can get another place for him. Now its already so late for us to get another school for him except for my centre. Or another scenario could be that they misplace or lost the forms we given them thus did not know anything. Well, they could then call me back since I did called them repeatedly or answer our e-mails. But still nothing from them. Me, being a preschool teacher, understand their busy schedule and I am not demanding anything big or impossible from them. Just a short confirmation - yes or no - my son is given a place in their school. Is that really so hard to do?
Ni lah orang melayu kita macam mana nak maju. Everything take for granted. Bila orang complain, cakap being difficult lah, tak sabarlah, sedangkan kesalahan sendiri tak nak mengaku. Macam mana tak marah and bengang and pening and....aaaaarrrggghhh...

So today I finally decided to put Shadiq into my centre. Save me all the hassle and troubles that I have to go through. What we wanted was for Shadiq to have basic islamic foundation thus we enrol him at Jamiyah but after all this, I rather send him to weekend islamic classes. In fact, I decided that if there is no response from their side whatsoever by this two weeks...I will not wait any longer and just let him be at my centre, period. Biar Shadiq belajar cakap mandarin, hahaha!
Penat je tunggu, macam buah tak jatuh, puas hati beli buah kat supermarket....

New Paper Big Walk 2008

Today we went for the New Paper Big Walk. We woke up around 6am, got ready by 630am, bring the kids over to my parent's house and took the bus to Suntec City. There were 20,000 people, lots of families, some weird ones dressing up as Spiderman, walking rubbish bins and dont't-know-whats. Together with another friend, we started out by 730am at Suntec and we reached the end of the walk at the new Marina Barrage by 11.16am. After hassling through the queue for the goodie bags and for the free shuttle bus service to Suntec, we reach home around 1230pm. Fetch the kids and all of us slept till nearly 430pm.

Here are the pics that capture the moments of the big walk.

29 years and counting....

Last Monday, Herman brought the whole family out to Marina Square. We went to Kiddy Palace and got pants for Big Bro while Little Bro got a few new toys (kesian, most of his toys are hand-me-downs). Then unexpectedly Herman started to talk about getting a birthday gift for me....did not really believe him...until we passed by Crocs. He went in and told me to choose. Not taking it seriously, I thought we were just window shopping. When I said this or that is nice, he told me okay take it. Thats when I thought 'oh no, this is real'. After much persuasion from Herman with Shadiq constant grumbling and rolling on the floor, I chose this pink/red croc without looking at the price tag, thinking that it will be around the $50s range. But 'gulp' when we went to pay, it was more than that. Needless to say, I should display the croc in our glass cabinet for display than wearing it.

Then last Friday, me and Herman went out without the kids for my birthday. Felt kind of guilty for leaving the kids behind...anyway, we went to Orchard Rd Swensen for the birthday dinner...saw a few weirdos dressing up as vampires, ghouls or whatever, most likely heading to parties of that sort... At Swenson, we enjoyed the food, enjoyed watching a cute surprise birthday celebration of this young teenage couple and most of all enjoy each other's company. After the dinner, we walked around Orchard Rd, I bought a few t-shirts and a pair of jeans. Then we headed home.

Well, it was kind of a nice celebration this year.....and so I like to thank my darling, dearest hubby for these wonderful gifts and moments...terharu sungguh... despite being 29years old and all but I am so glad and thankful that at least I have my better half to grow old together...