The Story of Amsyar & Mogu

Did I tell u...Amsyar lurves & responds well to Bubu Tweety? Yea, what to do, his Maasi's life is surrounded with Tweety everywhere!

Did I tell u also how he lurves it when I dump him on my bed & we'll both juz lie down & watch my curtain fly while I serenade to him "Langsir moooove...fan blowwww..."?? Yea, that's our fave past-time whenever I'm home & babysitting!

Today I was home early from work & while Sis needed to do shower & do her Asar & Mom needed to do some sewing, I was tasked to babysit Amsyar. So in we went to my room & on we landed on my bed. Same routine: Will give him my big TWEETY-HEAD pillow telling him "Bubu Tweety lurves u...u lurve Bubu Tweety?"...He'll obediently show his love by wanting to eat the Tweety. Well, everything in his hands, incl. his own hands, usually ends up in his mouth anyways!

Hmmm...I wasn't too happy abt it...so I was teaching him how to love...by showing him how I love MOGU (my sleeping partner). I held MOGU up in the air - the way I always hold Amsyar when I play 'Superman' wif him - & started swinging MOGU & go "Maasi sayaanggg MOGU...sayaanggg MOGU...look Am...Maasi sayaanggg MOGU"...He looked at MOGU up in the air (where he shld be instead!)...slowly cebik his face...& started wailing. Haha! Jealous?!!? I did panic for a while...but the thought of a 4-mth old boy getting jealoused bcoz his aunt loves some"one" else is juz too amusing! I put MOGU down...pacified him...but he wldn't stop...so I picked him up...still bitter & won't stop crying...so I got off the bed. Eh, auto-stop!??! My Sis & Mom was wondering what happened & just found it unbelievable that the wail was due to jealousy of a silly colourful monster!

We continued playing in Mom's room while she did her sewing. When she's done, I went back to my rm...but the moment I put Amsyar on my bed, he started wailing agn! Now he has a problem wif my bed...thks to MOGU! I brought him out, this time he juz refuses to stop wailing - merajuk betul!! So Mom/Sis put him to sleep. He slept for a while...but after he woke up...he started wailing agn (Sis thinks mayb in his sleep he was still thinking abt Maasi loving MOGU). To make things worse...MOGU keeps coming in his way...the whole evening I kept carrying MOGU in front of him (If u notice in the pic above, I even put MOGU in his swing-bed since he doesn't like to lie in his swing-bed!)...Lying down wif MOGU...Harping to him that "See...Mogu gd boy, Mogu doesn't cry when I put him on my lap, Mogu doesn't wet my shoulder when I carry him, Mogu doesn't reject his milk...Mogu this...Mogu that...". U think he cares?! He juz refuses to look at Mogu. Occasionally, he'll steal glances & give that "Why-is-this-blardy-colourful-monster-not-going-away-from-my-Maasi!?" look!! Dunno why, today I'm juz in the mood to irritate him...let him know that he can't always have his way (he's getting too naughty, bossy & stubborn by the day...too intelligent pun susah jugak eh!)!! Hmmmph!

Now he has adopted a new facial expression. When he's angry (yes, I mean it! ANGRY!!), he'll make a pig of a face! He'll role his eye up, frown his eyebrows, pout his lips, nose resembling a down-syndrome child...Wah lao...angry look ok, 4-mths old ok, don't play play!! He dare some more...when we restrain him & he whines in rebellion, I'll challenge him "Ait? Marah ke? Show me how u angry?"...he'll make that expression! Urrrgghhh!!! Dunno what else to do wif him. Spank him, he laughs, thinking we playing wif him. That's my rugged ruff-n-tuff boy for u...who I discover, today, has a sensitive crybaby side of him!!

Maasi's hidden hairstyling talent!

If she cld strangle me to death & get away wif murder...she probably wld!  Who? My Sis!

She's not too happy that I'm making a clown out of her son after every bath...by styling his hair in the oddest & weirdest style!

Hey, it's not my fault!  I wanted a niece so I cld dress her up.  What can I do wif a boy?!?!  The hair is all I can work on my hidden artistic talent!!

Check out my work:

Clockwise from top- left: 1. B-Hairstyle (Beetles ala Aamir Khan in Dil Chahta Hai); 2. C-Hairstyle (Centre parting ala Nana-ji in his younger days); 3. V-Hairstyle (ala Ultraman/Star-Trek!).

Welcome to Maasi's Baby Barber!

Nazar na lag jaye kisi nigahon mein...

I'm pissed.

With Internet Explorer.

I started adding links to Amsyar's videos (1st month)...just when I was a the last video for Week 4...this pop-up window came:

Internet explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close...

So, guess what happened?!?  Yea, obviously, all my hardwork was gone!!  I always tell myself to save draft progressively...but always take my luck for granted!! Always forget that I'm born jinxed!

1/2 hr later...after I got sick of surfing the net & felt that internet explorer is not giving me any problems...I decided to give it another try, this time, will save draft progressively.  I typed:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

...and saved draft.  Then I added a link to his 1st video under Week 1.  Then I was in the midst of adding the 2nd video...and guess what happened?!?!

Yea!!! Internet explorer encountered the same blardy shit of a problem agn!! And I didn't even save draft after adding the link for the 1st video.

So now I'm really pissed.  I told Shazadi abt it...and she said 1 thing that really got me thinking.  "maybe Allah doesnt want u posting those vids...so that ur dearie wont get nazaar (evil-eyes)".  And that really got me thinking.

I wanted to post the videos for my closed ones' viewing pleasure...but I think considering the blog is quite universally public, yea, maybe I wont do it...I changed my mind...I wont post ALL the remaining 25 videos.  Those who wish to view it...I'll give my You Tube link separately.  In here, I'll ocassionally post interesting ones.  I request that those viewing the videos dont cast an evil-eye on the hero...(nor the cinematograper of the video..*wink*).

Amsyar's Funniest Home Videos

1st month

2nd month

3rd month

4th month

5th month

Amsyar's VIDEO OF THE MONTH

September 06

October 06

November 06

December 06

January 07

Hope u enjoyed that as much as I did?!?!  Intended to snap a passport picture of him...but accidentally recorded him (in action) instead...the result - this candid video!!

The long route to...success!

Finally...Amsyar's videos will be made public!!

I swear after reading this post, I'll be a laughing stock...for my shit luck!  Everytime I do something in life...I always end up having to waste some time, energy & braincells...b4 eventually emerge victorious!  Taking a long path to get to something right in front of my eyes!  After a while, will give up & decided to walk the path agn from the START line & realise "Hell, that was a blardy easy route...how on earth did I end up getting off-track & treaded on that long path!?!?"

Once upon a time, I uploaded on You Tube the videos taken from my hp (3gp format)...but it was unsuccessful, format not recognised.  After 4 mths...what I shared in this entry.

When I syiok-syiok do the converting, the program failed on me after 4 videos.  So I took a break...and then I discovered PhotoBucket which wld accept the 3gp format. I tested on few ppl & it worked (for public viewing)...but today, after successfully putting up 3 videos (out of 15)...PhotoBucket failed on me. 

So I went back to the START point...upload the 3gp file in original form on You Tube & guess what?!?  It WORKED!!!  So now...I've to upload agn all the 15 videos I've uploaded on PhotoBucket...& then all his videos will finally be viewable...and u can see how he has changed & progressed from Day 1...Will post his videos on a monthly basis...

While that's in progress...will share some "video of the months"...my choice!

Not here...in my nxt entry...this entry is just for laughs! 

Depressed Mode

I'm depressed, but I don't know why.

Been feeling down since the last couple of wks.

Since the last 1 mth, I've not been able to materialise my lunch out plan with Roshni & Saidah (separately).  1 is to East Coast for my fave Roti John away...in Nov, we went but the stall closed for abt a wk bcoz the owners child got married!  After that I got bz, then I went for vacation, then it's been monsoon.  Another 1 is to have my Lemon Chicken Rice @ Kopitiam's Cavana Xpress @ Tamp Mall.  Just lurve Cavana Chicken!!

Monsoon's over...but everytime it's a gd time to lunch out...the other party can't make it.  Or when it's planned, when the day comes, gotta cancel it.  So yea, when u crave for something...and it gets unfulfilled for way too long...it does make u lose ur mind.  For fear that today cld be ur last day & u'll nvr get to eat it ever agn (I'm crying as I'm typing this!!).  So yea, I've decided that I shall not wait 4 anyone...will just go, ta-pao & have enjoy it @ home.

Work sux! I've lost the passion, the zest, the interest, the energy...and I know it when I can count the no. of mistakes I make @ work (but I always get away with murder...since sch!).  I've started job-hunting more seriously.  Decided to make full use of the RECRUIT section Dad brings home for me every Sat!  I sent out 5 applications this wk (although I bet I won't get a response from any of them!).  Few reasons y I've been dreading going myself to work since after Hari Raya.  And when I say dread, I really mean dread...to a pt, every night b4 I sleep, I pray that I dont wake up anymore...so I don't have to go to work!  But of coz, I still thank Allah for yet another day He's blessed me wif.  So if u think that's not DREADING work, what is?!?!? 

Reason 1: I hate almost all the ppl in the office (I'm fully aware that the feeling is mutual!).   There are a few attn-seekers in my office & their behaviour just puts me off!

Reason 2: They think I'm SUPERWOMAN.  Doing 2 ppl's portfolio & bringing home 1 person's pay/bonus!  Asshole!  It doesnt help that here I'm trying to finish my work & the phone keeps ringing, ppl keep walking into the office & I'll be the only 1 in front to have to attend to them..and 1 by 1 my 3 bosses that I've to concurrently report to at the moment will come & load me wif work or silly questions!!  Harlow?!?!  Can I get some peace to do my work!?!?

Reason 3: It's been more than a yr since I submitted my degree to HR on 31 Dec 05.  Not hearing from them until Jun, I lost my cool & called up to ask what's happening with my request for upgrade...only 2b told that the person I used 2 liaise with have left & the one taking over has not come across my case ever.  So I had to start all over agn.  Provided the new HR gal wif all the details.  Gave them 4 mths more, till Oct still no news...I started showing my disappointment wif CAAS to my boss, who helped to check wif HR...only to learn that "yes, HR admitted they've been sitting on it...approval granted, but they nvr got to ask my boss to write me a recommendation letter"...so my boss immediately got the letter done.  As at the time I came back from my Eid's leave, the letter has apparently left my Division Head & has gone up to HR.  I thought I cld start the new yr happy (which I know wont be that gr8 anyway!)...but it's almost end of Jan & I've not received anything from HR!  So gimme 10 gd reasons y I shldnt search for a new job?!  But what makes me even more depressed it, w/o the upgrade, my resume doesn't look gd as I'm applying for a much higher post that what I'm currently at.  And demanding such a big jump of $200-400!!  Of coz, y wld I wanna leave the comfort zone I'm already in if I'm not gonna benefit financially.  It's a different story if I get a job that I lurve so much that I'm willing to do it out of passion, even wif a lower pay. Eg. COUNSELLING!

I saw a jerk @ the airport (while @ work) juz now.  Of coz, he thinks I didnt see him...so he tried to turn his face away.  Unfortunately, Allah doesnt love me that much to wanna spare me from that ordeal, so He made me see the jerk...and that really spoilt my 2007 further!  It's a yr where I'm bumping into all the ppl I pray day & night to Allah not to make me cross path wif them!

It's affecting me...I bring my depressed mode home...that Mom has noticed it the whole wk & she asked me yest "why come home so moody?"!

Salaam-E-Ishq is juz not releasing.  It's been so long since I last watched a movie.  Last was D:2.  I'm really in need of 1 already or I'll go insane!  Dad brought home this VCD...PAGE 3. It's not the conventional commercial hindi movie...it's very REAL.  Life of the public figure in Mumbai who wld do anything to appear on page 3 of the newspaper (that's the celebrity/gossip column).  It centres arnd the journey of a journalist.  I'm always falling asleep after 1/2 hr of VCD/DVD watching.  So I take 3-5 days to complete 1 blardy 3hr movie!  I finally finished Page 3 juz now.  And thank God for Demand TV on Cable...I get to select a movie at a time of my choice & watch it for just $4.50.  Imagine...it's like watching movie!! Cheaper option, on smaller screen & less powerful sound system!  I "bought" YOURS MINE & OURS.  Hillarious...and sweet.  Rene Russo has 10 kids.  She bumped into her college sweetheart, a military man wif 8 kids...they got married & it was madhouse handling 18 kids...who has nothing in common between them...so they got together to break their parents up!  Of coz, they'll regret it in the end & try to patch their parents back!  Really nice.  I've 2 more movies in list.  WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, THE NUN & hopefully they'll play DA VINCI CODE.

Of coz, when I'm depressed...I think of others who's probably going tru worst in life.  One has a health-scare & I hope her appt wif the Doctor tomoro goes well.  When I think of such things, I try to think of the positive sides of my life...so I can try to cherish my life btr.  Hmmm...I think the only happy thing happening in my life right now is...Amsyar.  It's really hard not to fall in lurve wif someone as CHARMING as him!!  Really...he juz makes u feel loved & wanted.  It's a wonderful feeling to be mothering him.  At night if he's at my place & not sleeping yet, I'll kidnap him into my rm, put him on my bed (he vomited on my bed last nite!!! badmaash!!) & juz see him up to his tricks & cute acts!  Every morning, I make sure I chit-chat wif him at least for 5 mins if he's not asleep.  This morning, I was ready & late for work, he's not asleep yet...and weneva he saw me all ready, he started to behave like I was going to carry him & take him out (he behaves like that all the time when he sees anyone standing in front of him)....awww....bechara...syiok sendiri!!  But to compensate him for the loss, I lied down nxt to him & read him a picture book.  That surely made my day...I mean, I'd rather be entertained by him than go to work!!

Ok la...gonna hit the sack now...probably will be back in a btr mode.

Yea yea...it's true...Abhishek's engaged!

Sick & tired of receiving/answering all the sms/phone calls abt ONE particular topic...so I've decided to make it public information.  Yes, Abhishek's engaged...it's not a joke!!  See below:

What's Your Rising Sign?

Your Rising Sign is Cancer

You are compassionate and kind - and the one who gives security. And while you sometimes tire of it, people always turn to you for advice. Emotions are your domain, and you use tend to use them for good. But you've also been know to be very manipulative when you need to be. You're quite loyal to those you love most - friends and family. For everyone else, you tend take time to build up trust.

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy: Your propensity for monogamy is medium.

In general, you prefer to have only one love interest. But it's hard for you to stay devoted for too long! There's too much eye candy to keep you from wandering.

Experience Level: Your experience level is high.

You've loved, lost, and loved again. You have had a wide range of love experiences. And when the real thing comes along, you know it!

Dominance: Your dominance is low.

This doesn't mean you're a doormat, just balanced. You know a relationship is not about getting your way. And you love to give your sweetie a lot of freedom.

Cynicism: Your cynicism is high.

Sure you believe in love, but you know it doesn't come easily. You scoff at "love at first sight" and "soulmates." You rather take the real thing, as unglamorous as it is.

Independence: Your independence is high.

You don't need to be in love, and sometimes you don't even want love. Having your own life is very important for you... Even more important than having a relationship.

Mission 2007:2 ... Almost died (physically strained)!

Gee...I thought BODY SCULPTING was gonna be easy...but boy was I wrong!  After a hiatus of physical activities since Ramadhan (after Ramadhan...lost 3kg so nvr had the desperation to work out to shed any kilos!).  So when I found out that the Changi Airport Recreation Club (CARC) organised 10-sessions of Body Sculpting aerobic classes over lunch time on Fridays for $25, I decided to give it a try...

I stopped going to the gym during my lunch hr since I started wearing tudung in 2001 coz I find 1hr is a rush.  I mean, 10mins to walk to the club (to & fro will be 20 mins).  Another 10mins to get into & out of my gear + 10 mins to shower (another 20 mins gone!).  That leaves me with 20 mins only on the treadmill!  Not worth it!  Going after work was more worth it...but I got bz with my studies + I got married to my work & don't leave office till 7-7.30pm...so I can 4get abt gym!  I've been meaning to start back my gym regime this yr now that I've divorced my work & making sure I leave office by 6.30pm or earlier.  The Body Sculpting classes came quite timely.

So yea...I started the trial class on Fri (5 Jan).  My lunch time is 1-2pm.  We (wif 2 colleagues) left abt 12.50pm...so we entered 5 mins late & the class were in the midst of warming up.  We tried to fit in but disorientated most of the time.  After 5 mins, the actual thing starts.  It was goddamn strenuous!  I managed for abt 15 mins, after that I felt dizzy (oh ya, I didn't take b/fast except for a cup of tea @ 8.30am!).  I was goddamn hungry & exhausted.  At times when I feel my heart thumping too fast, I'll just stop & rest.  I'm the queen of my own will, remember.  By 1.55pm, I can't take it already, so packed up & headed to the locker rm to shower & get changed.  It was a mad rush to shower & put on my tudung & signing out...by the time I reached office, it was 2.25pm!  Cantik je walk into the office like not guilty! Hehe. 

By 3-ish...I started feeling a slight h/ache.  I did my lunch (tuna sandwich & milo) and eat it...but felt nauseous.  Went toilet, but can't puke.  So I took my car keys...went to my car in the carpark...reclined the car seat...wind down the windows & SLEPT!  From 4.45pm...till I got awakened by a zooming van sound @ 5.15pm.  Felt slightly btr only...so decided that b4 it turn into a nasty migraine & I've a hard time driving back home in the evening, I asked my boss permission to leave earlier (by 1hr only...alaa...usually I stay longer than 1hr almost everyday - CAAS owes me more hrs than I owe them!!!).  I had a plastic bag on standby on the pax seat.  Almost had to stop at the road shoulder to puke, but I perservered.  Oh shit...y did I on the a/c!?!?  I off it, wound down the window & felt btr.  So I drove straight.  Almost hit a car in my blindspot while changing lane to my right to overtake a slow lorry in front of me just b4 the PIE exit to Tampines.  I checked my mirror, lane clear all the while...the moment I filtered right, at the same time the car bhind me cld've filtered to overtake me also...so when I saw it in the mirror, I swerved back in my lane!!  Shit!  But that car really did me a big favour...he realised he was wrong too (coz I've signaled!)...so he didn't horn & since the lane nxt to the 1 we wanted to change to was also clear, we immediately filtered to that lane...thus avoided the collision!!  That's why I don't like to drive when having h/ache...

Came home, popped 2 panadol xtra & slept.  Amsyar finds it odd that I'm just ignoring him...so unlike me...but sorry baby, Maasi's really unwell...Slept for a while coz got awakened by the din in the living rm (Amsyar & his Mama & Nani).  The night b4 I was also feeling v. weak & slept in the living rm after dinner @ abt 8pm...continued the sleep in my rm & no one bothered to check if I'm alive or dead...and when I opened my eyes, it was 4.15am!!!  Overdose of sleep!!  Anyways...bcoz of that, plus the panadol xtra which keeps me awake...I got out of my rm & spent some time wif Amsyar b4 he leaves for the wkend.

Woke up on Sat...my whole body was aching...specifically, my neck, upper abs & thighs!  Wasn't in the mood to stay home, so decided to go check out VIVOCITY...finally for the 1st time!!  After Zuhur, we left almost 3pm...and finished rounding & had a quick dinner @ Kopitiam b4 heading back hm @ reach hm abt 7pm!  Walking was a torture...climbing up & down stairs/escalators was even a killer...my thighs were really aching!! 

Watched Baabul on DVD @ 11.30pm.  Salman's really gd in the movie.  Jon Abraham was disappointing.  Very cold his acting, not impactful!  My FIL - Amitabh Bachchan, no need to say lah.  Rani looks gd, acts well, but can't stand when she wails/cries!  So fake!  Hema Malini was an eye-sore!!  Can't stand her (and her daughter Esha)...ever!!

Woke up almost 12noon today coz slept @ 2.30am!  Been a relaxing day, coz no ironing to do.  So will just go for facial/laser...come hm, watch TV & dread abt tomoro's yet another day @ work!!

Life goes on...

Ok ok...I'm abt 2b late for my facial appt...gotta get ready now...till nxt time...chao!

How ungrateful of me...

...I 4got to give mention to the best thing that S'pore has done for me in 2006. 

Guess what it is?

No stupid...it's not the supposedly-wonderful bonus (I find it next to nothing...if S'pore's economy is really doing as gr8 as they keep bragging abt, then I certainly think we deserve more that what was given...but nevertheless, I'm thankful to Allah for the rezki He has bestowed on me in 2006). 

Guess agn!

Huh? NSS/ERS Shares? Did we get any shares this yr?  Nay...

Give up?!

Arre yaar...they implemented the "NO-SMOKING" rule at almost all eateries!! 

Yea...eating out has nvr been more pleasurable since that ruling was put into place.  I only realised it when I went East Coast wif Maslin 1 fine evening...and realised I wasn't bugged by smoke at all.  Then I saw the stickers on every table/poles nearby.  And since that day, I realise that every outdoor eatery I went to had the same ruling (Of coz, ocassionally I do encounter rebels still smoking at no-smoking zones...I pray the cigarette will explode in their face!!).  I was really missing eating-out-in-Singapore whenever I have lunch/dinner in Terengganu...

...And that's when I realised how this rule has been the BEST gift S'pore has given me in 2006!

Mission 2007:1 ... I did it!!

I've tonnes of Amsyar's videos taken using my hp, short of opening a video library!  Such a waste that those videos are in 3gp format & I cant upload it anywhere for public viewing.

One fine day, bro came to my rescue when I spoke to him abt it.  He gave me a codec program to convert the videos to Mpeg-VCD compliant format so I can do something with it for public viewing.

Ya-Ya-Pa-Pa-Ya got the program from him...and for the past 1 mth, nvr got to do anything wif it!!  But 2007 brought abt a realisation in me...that I'm not gonna let Amsyar turn 1 year old & his video collecting virus in my hard disk...neither am I subjecting my hp to be MEMORY FULL due to an overload of his videos!!

So I finally got cracking & started converting his videos.  Not an easy task I swear!! But so far, I've successfully converted 4 videos (few videos a day & I'll be free in no time!)...& have uploaded them on my YouTube (what wld I do w/o you - YouTube!)...enjoyzzz:

Amsyar's Day 1

Amsyar surrounded by Paparazzi on Day 3

Amsyar sleeping peacefully in Nana's arms on Day 3

Amsyar Bingit!

Who's that girl?

Images of a DEpressed child, DEprived teenager, DEjected youth, who eventually grew up to be...a DEmented lady!

Kaun hai yeh?!

Koi nahin...

...bas main...aur sirf main!

Bubbye 2006...Harlow 2007!

I hate making resolutions.  Simply bcoz half the time, I dont keep to it.  Not bcoz I'm incapable of keeping to it...but it's always bcoz of other ppl surrounding me...

365 days have passed like a gust of wind & it's time, once agn, to set new goals for the nxt 365 days of my life.  So...here goes...my 10 resolutions (or goals I'd prefer to call it) for 2007:

1. Build up my savings;

2. Curb my temper (sounds familiar?!?);

3. Divorce my work (too married to work...too long!).  No more staying in office longer than I shld - work my required 8hrs & leave!  No more bringing work hm also - 31st Dec 2006 was the last time I do work @ hm!;

4. Reduce my cholestrol - by exercising more regularly & watching my diet;

5. Tone up my body (this wil inspire me to not put on weight) - Thinking of taking up Body Sculpting, hope I'll get that to-die-for body!;

6. Learn a new language (wil start wif Arabic 1st) - Wil be looking out & signing up for Quran translation class (Insyallah) wif Shazadi.  Tak syiok la read the Quran w/o knowing what it means!;

7. Do my ironing weekly (not keep it for wks)!;

8. Visit the dentist every 6 mths (& not wait til crucial then start begging for immediate appt!);

9. Take a flight for vacation, instead of coach (to be my 1st time on a plane!)!;

and last but not the least...

10. Change my hp (agn!?) once & for all...& hope to nvr hav to change it agn.  Yea, I know I had intended to make my 6280 the last hp for me (I even threw the box while spring-cleaning during Eid...which I don't usually do!)...but ppl, or rather copycats, arnd me r juz making me hate my own hp...despite me changing its look!!

The 3 things I'm keeping & wont be changing are:

1. My fave colour - Blue...and my fave cartoon figure - Tweety;

2. My greenish-greyish-brownish contact lens colour *wink*; and

3. My witty sense of humour (In Joanne's X'mas e-greeting card to me...she wrote "...keep that sharp sense of humour which I love..."  Sooo...Sorry peeps, I'm keeping the sense of humour...whether u like it or not!)

Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak to all my Muslim fans!

I've developed a crazy craze for green lately!  Dad painted his rm green last wk...Mom painted both bathrooms (wif the remaining green paint) yestday - eve of Eid for gdness sake!  Hmmm...dlm banyak2 hari raya, ni la my hari raya yg paling bercat (instead of berkat!) sekali...Hehe...pun intended!  Overdose of paint!  As a result of the green paint, I decided to use a green bedsheet this Eid (instead of BLUE!)...so not me, rite?!?

Anyway, apart from Eid-ul-Adha...Amsyar turned 4 months today, Alhamdulillah.  He's growing up fine.  If 2 mths ago, I kept asking Mom "when will he stop wailing!?"...today I asked her "when will he stop drooling, Ma!?" Today's been a wonderful Eid.  Stayed the longest @ Granny's hse.  Think probably 2hrs?!  When we reached, my youngest & maddest Mamu (Adol) was there wif his family.  Halfway tru, the newly weds (Nizam & wife) came.  After irritating the shit outta all of us for abt 1/2 hr...Mamu Adol finally decided to leave - gd riddance!  So that's y we had a gd time...just chilling & chatting.  Nizam teasing granny, the rest having fun wif jokes & general chat...while admiring a sleeping Amsyar.  Had a blast...poor Amsyar had to sleep amidst our bursts of laughter!  Went home...continued WATER til abt 5-ish...then watched Baby's Day Out (my fave!) on Ch 5.  Channel switching to Sony coz they showing Kuch Naa Kaho - 1 of my fave Abhishek's movie...albeit Aish in it (when there's Abhi in the frame, I try to imagine myself in her place...if there's only her in the frame, I don't look!).

After Maghrib...while Mom & Dad having dinner & Mom wanted to spray the living rm wif Mortein after spotting a mosquito, I brought Amsyar to my rm & had a wonderful time playing "chal Dhano" (horse-riding on my lap) wif him!!  He so love it!  He's asleep now (oh...he sleeping over tonight).

I refuse to look back at my 2006.  Despite being a wonderful yr (attaining academic freedom after graduating in Dec 05, Amsyar's arrival in Aug, completing the Quran during Ramadhan in less than 30 days), it's been a not-so-gd yr, filled with tears!  So I shall look ahead to 2007 instead.  My countdown concert on Sony is starting in a while & I'll be bz watching it & counting dwn to 2007 (like all other yrs!).

Oh...to all my readers...I wish u a blessed 2007.  May all your dreams, prayers & wishes come tru!!  Amin!