A year is almost gone..

We are almost done with year 2007! A significant year for me with a mix of sweet and sad memories. I can’t believe how time flies. It is still fresh in my mind how busy I was back in January planning for year 2007 and soon I will be doing the same thing for year 2008. Looking back, I guess I will never forget the important or those unexpected events that happened in Y 2007. My beloved mom passed away in June and an uncle of ours passed away a week ago in Singapore. Two of my close friends lost their mothers as well. All I can say is this year has been the most challenging year for me especially. I do hope year 2008 will be a better year for me, Insyaallah..:)

I was hoping that work would not be too demanding this month, since Aidil Adha and Christmas are just around the corner. Yayaa..wishful thinking! Boy, was I wrong, due to the long break and festive season, all board and committee meetings are pushed forward in January next year, which as a result, people like me will have to rush for papers and reports to be submitted way on time. I have no choice but to rush like mad as I will be going for my long break next week till end of the year. I am currently scratching my head thinking of a way to get things done smoothly. Sigh…that’s life....you have to face all those cubaans and dugaans...!

I am on leave tomorrow as I need to switch my profession from being a banker to the kakak “bibiq”. The kakak left for Surabaya last Tuesday for her yearly balik kampung session, so my lil sis has been busy mending the house and taking care of her lil daughter. So tomorrow will be my day to do the babysitting and the house chores. The only one benefiting from the bibiq being in Surabaya is lil Opie. She just loves having her mom around 24/7 I tell ya. Hahaha but tough luck, she is stuck with me tomorrow..:D Talking about babysitting, did I tell you how amazed I am with the toys the kids have nowadays. The toys invented for the current generation are soooo cool. One particular toy lil Opie has that I thot is awesome is this cleaning set she got from her Dad who bought it for her in Japan…..check this out……

the vacuum cleaner for kids operates just like the normal ones we adults have at home..but it operates on batteries. I tried it and was amazed that it actually sucks in the dust okay..Hahahaha :) Now I am trying to get lil Opie to vacuum my room..hahahaha. The Japs are really good with their hi tech technology and inventions even for kids... love it!

Okay people..I better get going and get some sleep. I need all the energy for tomorrow! The banker cum bibiq is out to complete the house chores and babysit a 3 yr old kid tomorrow. Wish me luck :P

Ohhh before I forget, Selamat Hari Raya Haji to all my muslim friends and Merry Christmas to thse celebrating! Drive safely and Have fun.

Surprises on a weekend...

I was at Khareyana Spa this morning with my little sister. We were seated near the sliding door over looking the lovely landscape. I love listening to the water gushing in the man made pond surrounding the bungalow and the beautiful ala Balinese trees.


I was there for a whole 2 hours enjoying the facial treatment and when it ended I just did not feel like going home :P

Anyways, it just hit me that today will be the last day of March, and just like a speeding bullet, we are now moving into April and like the saying goes, time waits for no man. The first thing that came to my mind was, hey girl, what have you achieved thus far for year 2007?? My answer would be, not much except work and work. Have not gone for any holiday trip just yet or went through any major changes so far. But I guess there is 8 more months to go till I get what I have initially planned for year 2007 in terms of career and other important areas of my life.

Hehe, I have been on leave since Thursday as I wanted a long weekend off to rejuvenate and enjoy some quality time with my parents and my niece, lil Copie. Most of my spare time was spent by being Cophie’s playmate. We played almost about anything under the sun, pretending to be the star and the moon, the teacher and student, mary and the little lamb, mr spider, the sheep and the dame, the list goes on and on. I never knew time flies really fast when you are actually playing with kids. I think I shed a few pounds here and there jumping around like a maniac trying to match her energy.

Apart from babysitting lil Cophie, we were also surprised to note that my uncle from Jakarta was in PJ for some work. My sis and I , always look forward to his visits here as he is such a cool, funny and awesome uncle. We managed to meet him for a short while due to his hectic schedule. Although he was busy we made sure that we said our hellos to him in person. Oh boy and why is it not a surprise when we did meet up we can never stop talking…..muahaha!. He is a well traveled person and talking to him is always refreshing. We told him about our next visit to Indonesia in August and discussed with him on places to go and where to stay etc. We were surprised when he said he brought some ole-ole for us! It was a bag full of pretty blouses/tops for all the girls/women in the family! Tops that you will only get in Indonesia…..Lovely eh! Oooohh that reminds me, I need to write him a list of things I need from Jakarta that I can’t find here in KL. When I was in Jakarta last December, I got myself loads of natural handmade scrub soaps which I fell in love with. Unfortunately, they don’t sell them here…...Sigh! Need to put that in my diary.

We still have tomorrow, Sunday before the whole new week begins, with my neverending datelines to meet, I shall be very busy and crazy for the next 2 weeks. Damn! In the mean time I am gonna enjoy the remaining weekend and watch a few DVDs I bought today.... By the way, where is the Casino Royale DVD I bought a fews hour ago?

Here is to a swell weekend..:)