I'm a scary mom!

Two nites ago, in a last-ditch attempt to wean baby of playing with my bosom, I told my kids of Hantu Kopek. After witnessing their silent digestion of the news (percaya ke tak ni...), I went a step further.

I told them, this hantu kopek do not like kids who scream, squabble and make noises at night. This made those two immediately quiet, with baby covering her eyes with both hands. The next morning, in order to lend credence to my story, I immediately asked my parents to confirm the existence of the ghost. Sure enough, they joined in, adding some information as well.

Hm, I guess I've "scarred" them for life now. But then, we got to do what we go to do, right? And last night, we were amply rewarded - my two girls behaved like angels! They held hands, never once shouted, and hushed each other when one talked loudly. Peace!!!

Open Day ADTEC Shah Alam

Today is the first day of ADTEC Shah Alam's Open Day. Not much seems to be happening. Yesterday, there was quite a buzz as TV3 came over to do a live telecast/lintas lansung from the campus. So, there were a few familiar faces interviewed on TV, and Pn Ros.

I was at the dentist's yesterday, and got to watch some of the stuff while awaiting my turn. Thus, when I saw her, I piped up, "eh, itu boss saya!", and the kind Indian clerk manning the counter smiled, "Oh, ye ke?" Hm, quite embarassing, though.

So, today, I've checked through Suffian's emcee text...yesterday, I went through Pn Ros' welcoming speech text... hm, I guess my job's done for the day...

Ok, I can hear the kompang now... I'd better get going!

I got this from an email fr aunt Evelyn... hm, very, very wise words...

BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE

Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance !
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital

Character & Morals are Our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus

Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award .
Some very Good and Very bad things ...
The most destructive habit....... ......... ......Worry
The greatest Joy......... ......... ......... ....Giving
The greatest loss.......Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........ .......Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....... .....Selfishness
The most endangered species..... ....Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.... ......... ...Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'........ .Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ......... ...Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..... . . .......Excuses
The most powerful force in life........ . .......... .Love
The most dangerous act...... ..A gossip
The world's most incredible computer.... ....The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon...... ......... ........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....... ......... 'I Can'
The greatest asset....... .......... ......... .....Faith
The most worthless emotion..... ......... ....Self- pity
The most beautiful attire...... ......... ........SMILE !
The most prized possession.. .......... ......Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. ...Prayer
The most contagious spirit...... ......... ......Enthusiasm
Life ends; when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends; when you stop Believing,
Love ends; when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing...!!!



I do hope that I have all of the above!!!

politics, updated

Last Friday, it was with a heavy heart that I told my parents about the outcome of the MB vs MB appeal. In fact, I had totally forgotten about the thing, I guess I somewhat put the thing at the back of my mind, didn't wish to linger on it, and get worked up over it... anyway, both my parents lashed their own tirades...

Hm, it's quite funny to think about it now, cos they're both law-abiding, upright citizens of Malaysia... but when it comes to politics, whoa! I guess that tells a lot about the Malaysian political landscape these days- the UMNO men are so brash & cocky about their so-called hold over the Malaysian public, esp the Malays, but they somehow forgot that the Malays have somewhat changed over the years... just look at my parents... they were once so supportive of UMNO - what the lot did was ok, it was for the best of the nation... but then, the UMNO men forget... these are educated people they're dealing with - My dad subscribed to Nesweek, Asiaweek and back to Newsweek again - for as long as I can remember. He stopped a few years back - not because he couldn't afford them- but out of principle -his "way" of punishing the Yankees over their Iraq invasion. See, he is a man of princple.

Hence, they are so capable of judging what's wrong n what's right! Where are the "fitnah" and "dakyah"? So, what those goons aren't capable of seeing is that, these right-minded lot, once they know and are aware of what's wrong and what's right, they get into action! They want the wrong to be righted! They also live a mere 1/2km away from Selangor's SUK, a mere 1/2km away from the troubled RM40m mansions of the previous Exco, and a mere km away from the Bukit Cerakah's cleared land... ah, the list could go on and on... thus, it was no wonder that they regaled when BN was trumpeted by PR in the recent election... if they could dance, they would have done it, man!

So happy they were, that they were of course extremely mad when they got the news... and so mad they were that they haven't been watching the news for months now, as they're mad at the so-called propaganda by the government (they control the media goons, dad says)... and of course, the next day, they decided not to buy the newspapers as they know that they would be splashed with news of the illegal MB...

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that - with people like my parents living in every nook and corner of the country, is any wonder that the BN's machineries are no longer working? Just look around us - every big town in Msia (of course, with the exceptions of JB, the exclusive playground of Shahrir Samad, whose brother happens to be Shah Alam's MP, Khalid; and Melaka, and Sabah n Sarawak) now are bastions of the PR!

Hm, I just hope that the rest of the nation would wake up from their slumber... and be as passionate about the state of the nation as my feisty parents!

Kids these days...

Last weekend, my other half did not make his weekly trip to Shah Alam- sebabnya... we're heading back to Melaka this weekend!

So, when he isn't around... what did we do? not much, though... cos without him, it's quite difficult to 'manouver' the kids... ha,ha, it is, there are only three of them, but they're so active, and each with a different mind of their own, I usually have problem keeping them in line... why, oh why are kids so impossible these days?

It's not just me, k, I know many other friends whose kids are impossible to handle? Hm, could it be because we pamper them too much? I know that I cuddle my kids all the time, but isn't that supposed to ensure that they would listen to us? Hm, no it's the other way round... they have us, parents, and grandpas n grandmas wrapped around their little fingers...

Case in point - my eldest, Qaiyum. He is the first grandchild of my parents... oh, how they fussed over him - for once, my brothers sighed a relief- the radar was off them, it was turned full blast on that precocious, tiny bundle... and in the coming years... it stayed on, one after another, on 11 more... but somehow, came the added criticism of how we, the parents handle the kids... back to my son - he could do no wrong! My parents were always there to fend him... esp my dad. When we tried to discipline him, what happened? Oh, dad would say stuff like "Atok cakap dengan Papa, ok - Zamri, jgn marah cucu Atok..." hah, this came from a man who used to wallup his kids at the slightest tantrum - believe it!

Anyway, that cucu Atok has now turned 12, and oh, how he has mellowed (ha,ha) his Atok.... he is now a constant source of irritation for his Tok Wan... the degil, lazy bum, etc is now what he is labelled by the poor, suffering Atok...

So, the moral of the story! Never, ever, spoil those kids rotten!

after 4 1/2 months...

That's how long I have not stepped foot inside my house... see, I can't even call it home now, for it no longer has been home sweet home for some 2 years... my darling hubby still resides there, but for me n the three kids, it has somewhat become quite detached from us now...

So, after dinner that I cooked, with kak Lang and the 'special' Mamat having dinner with us, we later watched AF. At first, I had a tiff with hubby as he kept switching chanels to warch sports, that I fell asleep during the earlier three performances. Alas, it was Hafiz who won, but poor Isma, she was far too perfect that she didn't win... We only went home around 1220 am... the next morn, had breakfast at our favorite roti canai stall in Bukit Beruang..

Anyway, in the four months, rumah kat kampung dah siap, besar, six, seven rooms in all, I think... also got to see hubby's "fruits of labor" - kebun, tanam tebu n pisang...

Then, got to see my beloved Atok... he was down with diarrhea. also saw Tok Chu, who was not feeling herself. Later, we went for the Kenduri at Fadhil's house. A number of relatives were there - Mak Ila n family, (except for Fauzan), even Shikin was there for a one-week break. Pak Yat n family, Pak De, Pak Ngah, well, it was a fun event, but I was so tired that I fell asleep when many left. Then, Papa, Mummy n Afuk went to Kluang while Ila. me n the kids rode to Bangi. It was almost nine when they arrived, but we only left for Shah Alam at 10, arriving in the rain at 11pm. Penat beb!

So, I'm looking forward to my one-week stay in the coming school holidays...

Perak fiasco

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has declared that Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is the valid Perak Mentri Besar, ruling that his office has not been vacated.
High Court (Appellate and Special Powers) judge Justice Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim granted a declaratory relief to Nizar that he is still and was Mentri Besar at all material times.

I rarely make political postings in my blog, but I'll make this exception, with regard to the on-going circus in the Perak government. After the dragging-of-the-speaker episode last Thursday, most Malaysians of-right-thinking minds have had their minds made up on who they felt were wronged.

Hence, everyone waited with apprehension, with most being less-than-hopeful than the decision would favor Pakatan. But alas, most Malaysians' prayers were answered! Bravo to the judge for restoring the rakyat's faith!

Thus, everyone's now hopeful that the right to decide their government would now be returned to the rakyat...

Another day to remember

Today, some ADTEC students, staff & a few others (including my bro, Aduk, n sis-in-law, Ila, kak Zarah n Zariah's kids, Yaya n Hajar) sat for their MUET speaking test.

So, the topic for session 1 was on lifelong learning, and session 2 was on Malaysian-made goods.
Well, hope that they would do well..

later, when talking to En Zack, he told me he received an SMS that Mohd Tarmizi Hamzah, a former AM06 student, had died due to injuries sustained in a bike accident at 9 this morn. It was only some 3 weeks ago that I wrote about the ones that I have lost - and now, it seems that I have to add another name to the list. Innalillah... I still remember him- medium built, jhitam manis, with a sweet, impish smile - he had a dimple... so sad to think that we have now to refer to him in the past tense... Ya Allah, lindungi anak muridku ini... tempatkan dia di kalangan yang beriman, Amin.