Getting veeeeeerrrrrryyyyy sleepy...zzzzzzzzz

FInally I have finished everything that supposed to be done and I can hand-in everything early to be checked and approved......already my eyes are getting very heavy and very tired, passed out a few times in front of the computer, trying to catch a few zzzs....feel a little bit dizzy probably because I have been on a 12 hour computer marathon, for sure I will be snoring my head off at work later...

Time to shut down the computer and enjoy 6 hours of sleep before I go to work with my babies....

Burning the Mid-Nite Oil.....

Its going towards mid-nite and I am still in front of the computer typing this post..why you ask? Because from around 12pm till now, I have been doing my school 'homework' - preparing Semester 1 worksheets and activity sheets for the Nursery and K2 classes that I am in charge of plus K2 lesson plans for term 1 so looks like I am going to be 'camping out' in the living room.....

Why I am torturing myself? Because all this got to be handed in by next Monday and I only got to know about this just last Monday so only one week to prepare...plus there is the HMS family day so left me with no other option but to forego my sleep to finish everything by tonight!

Herman told me to consider going to the MOE career talk this coming January...telling me to weigh my options of switching career to becoming a primary school teacher...but with the workload that I am having at the preschool level, I doubt very much primary school level will be lesser, probably even heavier...so no thanks for now though the salary is very much tempting to me but no, no, no and NO.

Shop Till You Drop!

What happen when you check your account in the morning expecting ur normal paycheck but suddenly you got a whopping 4-digit numbers flashing at you from the atm machine?
Then after paying certain bills, your hubby gave you the green light to shop, shop and shop! And that is exactly what I did today!

I did not shop anything extravagant but just bought things that I have been drooling at but just never got enough to buy...like a few shirts, cosmetics, toys for both boys, new wallet for hubby (plus briefs, muahhahahaha!)..being the Christmas season so most shops are having sale like you never believe with prices slashed until nearly 70%, it feel so hard to stop your hand from reaching into your wallet.

Like what I said to Herman, I only feel rich twice, mid-year and year-end...the rest of the year I feel very poor, hahaha! But it really feel gooooodd.

We went to the zoo last Saturday but I havent got time to download the pics.. will do so on another day. Tomorrow I got to go back to school for meetings and to prepare for next year, so lots of things to pack and clean-up.

Republik

This is one of Herman's favourite indonesian band, Republik...I however love the lead singer's cool hairdo, told Herman to style it that way...well one day he did and came home with very bad rashes on the forhead, cause of the sweat pooling on the hair, hahaha! Anyway this is one of his favourite songs (Hanya Untukmu) which Herman said is dedicated to his ever-charming wife and his two lovely sons....about how much he loved us dearly and truly...and how he was sometimes being misunderstood and thinking about the ups and downs in his life..in which he would get all-emotional, poor baby....



Another of his fav is also from Republik - Sudah Cukup...lets say this is about a certain 'thingy' that happened when we were dating and he said that it certainly reflect what he was going thru during that time....just hear the lyrics and you would understand what he meant then.

Baby Blues in Cartoons

I love the comic strip Baby Blues..its the type that you can really,really relate to real life scenarios. Especially to see the poor mummy being bombarded constantly by the daddy and her three kids, its hilarious and very funny...Enjoy!
(Note: just click on the image if you want to see better definition of the pics)


I bet everybody who have children can really relate this one big-time! One person gets sick, the whole house will get it sooner or later!



This one happen when Herman was looking for the cable remote...kept scolding Shadiq for throwing it around the house and nagging non-stop...he found it later on the computer table where he placed it while reading the blog....



I used to have strangers who came up to the pram and made funny noises or do silly faces...sometimes unintentionally these people scared my babies.


I guess this one I can really relate to whenever I saw another bump or bruise on Shadiq..nowadays he called himself either Batman or Cicakman and go around the house brandishing his plastic knife, jumping up and down the furnitures.



Dedicated to all the mothers out there.......

Woe to Me But.....

I cant believe it! Just got news of how much we are getting for our bonus and after deduction of household bills, IOUs, groceries plus other things that should and must be paid, we are left with.....NOTHING! Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

So being the 12th most expensive country sure sucks....usually we spend like $200++ for our monthly grocery but ever since we have baby Siddiq everything like doubled and what used to be a $35 tin of milk boom up to a $45 tin...'sigh' glad that he's breastfeeding so its not so bad but big bro is a big-time, all-time milk fanatic... I could like buy a couple of cows with the load of formulaes that I bought each month for him. Seriously, even the baby bonus cash gift that we are getting isnt enough for all this plus we put aside a portion of it for the CDA.
Now I am sooooo woooorrrrieeed....its already like nearly four months and that time of the month have not been appearing.....I asked Herman what happen if I got like 'pregnant' again, he look at me all weird and said "Dont even talk to me about this."

Thought about migrating....but naaahhh, I will start crying everyday for mummy (Herman too!)....thought about changing to a better-paid job but kind of like dreading it cause I am like so stable and so like this place......thought of working from home like using the internet for additional income but looking at the two kids, the only time I have is when they are both sleeping......hmmmmm buy 4D. Toto? Haraaammmmm plus it is never a sure-win thing, end up losing more than you win..... all I can do which I think is the best is just hope that someday, anywhere, a bag of money fall on me...which will be kind of bad cause if its heavy will probably kill me or left me in coma....

I guess the bottom line is as long as you have food and drink fo fill the stomach, clothes on your body and a place to come home after a hard days work and see your children's happy smiling face as they greet you, kind of take us away from the harsh reality of life to the happy, wonderful family that we have...something that even money cant buy and is worth more than anything in the world.

HMS Family Day

For the HMS family day, Herman have prepared some games for you and it is strictly for adults only so if we have missed out your names or you do not want to participate in the games due to any reason please tag to Herman so that he can make the necessary adjustments.
Kids will have games planned for them by Kakak Atiq and Kakak Wani.
He has also assigned an assistant, Herman (Yan) so the two Hermans will be your referees and Ayah will be the third video referee.
So here are the groups (each group will be asigned a Captain):

1) Ayangz/Skazeisk : Yan(C), Zeiti, Iskandar
2) Taman Bahasa : Hakim(C), Atiqah, Faiz
3) PakAtid.com : Azhar(C), Bapak Odah, Wani,
4) Ylo/Waklong : Om(C), Fuad, Kak Aiza
5) Syurgawijr : Abg Jaafar(C), Khairul, Atiq
6) Sweetdarling : Busu, Uncle(C), Farhana

Some of you have been mixed around (saja je!) and if I missed out anybody its because of injuries, old age dan yang dah tak larat untuk main game ni.... tapi kalau nak join jugak, boleh lah daftarkan diri kat Herman but we are not responsible for any injuries, mabuk-mabuk, pening lalat, dengue, heatstroke, sunburn atau apa-apa je yang terjadi masa main game ni....bawaklah ubat-ubat yang sepatutnya sendiri, kitorang supply plaster mickey-mouse, minyak gamat dengan vicks je....nak drapolene pun ada.... kalau terseliuh ke, salah urat ke, booking lah Busu atau kalau lagi chronic minta tolong kat nurse kita Kak Aiza.

(PS>UNTUK YANG MENGANDUNG TU LUPAKAN SAJA LAH NIATMU ITU....REQUEST MENANGIS AIR MATA DARAH PUN TAK BOLEH JOIN...KALAU KEMPUNAN SANGAT, JOIN GAME BUDAK-BUDAK)

The games are as follows:-
1) Animal Sandcastle
build 1 animal each from each category- land/sea/air using materials provided)
2) Scavenger Hunt
3) Water Bomb Dog and Bone (Last Man Standing)
4) Water Bomb Captain Ball
5) Telematch @ Obstacle Course
6) Beach Soccer
7) Guess My Name
8) Ayah's Game : using ur mouth to fill up the pail with sea water
9) Do you Know the Lyrics?
10) Miss HMS 2008 (only males to dress up!)

Points will be collected for each game whichever group wins will get a point so the group with most points wins. Not all the games will be played in that day depending on the time and weather..if you do have any suggestions about the games here or nak complain ke atau dah takda keja lain keboringan pun boleh tag Herman.

Our Family Day

On the 24th of Nov (Saturday), we went to Jurong Bird Park. The last time I went there was around 5 years ago for a school outing and Herman never went there at all (gasp!) so we thought it would be a good idea to bring the kids there along with my in-laws. Rented a car which his father drove, had our breakfast at McDonalds and reached there around afternoon.
The place is quite small, took us around an hour to complete the whole place. Herman got to visit some long-lost cousins (a bunch of bright-coloured parrots!) who talked to him as he passed by. He even started a conversation with those birds (crazy!!!) and was very pleased to hear them answering him!
When it rained, we took the monorail...however it was quite disappointing to see so many renovation works going on and some of the places were closed to public...
Big bro walked, ran and jumped all over the place while lil bro slept thru until we are in the monorail. It was a very good family outing...next comes the ZOO!

And also I happen to see this car that kind of like resembles the batmobile which was parked outside the school. A Lumborgini (hope I spell it correctly) model and I wonder what kind of crazy, nutty driver that drives this kind of car in Singapore. Waste of money, not to mention how the speed limit in Singapore is never above 90 plus the number of traffic lights and ERP gantry you got to pass thru.