Three Years, One Month and Twenty Five Days On

.... since I last posted an entry here.

A LOT (and I do mean 'a lot') has happened. I will try to give snapshots of things that has happened to my small family and I as we go along but I won't be able to write all of them now in one entry. I need to get my writing engines warmed up first. Plus that will give me ideas for my next few posts.

So why did I stop blogging in 2012? 

Well, truth be told, life started becoming hectic and trying. I had not much time to write. At that time, I was just entrusted with management responsibilites at work and I was trying to find a balance between careerwoman, mommy and wife duties. Finding time to sit and blog was pushed way down to the bottom of the long 'To Do' list and finally the blog was abandoned.Even so, throughtout the time I was not blogging, there were instances when I yearned to pen down my thoughts and what was happening to us.

So, why start blogging again now?

Well, our little family has been blessed with a new addition. Since I documented Maisarah's (my first born princess) first few years here, it seemed fair that I also wrote on my little prince. Also, I just had the time to browse the App Store and found this Blogger App. Meaning I can now blog from my phone, any time, any where. I can even blog when I am breastfeeding my baby which is super awesome.

Finally, let me introduce our latest addition to the Anisa-Shah family which is baby Shah Irfan. Born 21st February 2015 at Tropicana Medical Centre. Irfan is now 10-weeks old and growing up healthily like a champ.

Irfan's birth had a story to it so stay tuned for that. Till then, adios!

The Weekend that Just Passed

Ok, I'm now at the Ford service Centre alone. This is my first time here alone. Normally my Darling Hubby takes care of all things related to the car or we come together. But today, he can't take leave. So here I am waiting for the car. According to them The car will be ready in 3 hours. I've only be waiting for 30 minutes of the 3 hours and I'm already feeling sleepy. So,to kill time, let's blog about what we did last weekend. On Saturday morning, Shah went to play badminton with his friends from Uni*ten. Maisarah and I stayed home. The little Princess watched Disney Junior while I got down to doing some exercise. I managed to do 40 minutes of circuit training consisting of star jumps, lunges, crunches, push ups, oblique crunches and burpees. The first round I did 30 repetitions each and the second round I did 20 repetitions each. By the end of the 40 minutes I was drenched in sweat. On workdays I normally spend 20-25 minutes doing 2 rounds of star jumps, squats, crunches, pushups, shoulder bridge and burpees with 20 reps in each round. However, I don't exercise every day. just alternate days. Ok, so back to our weekend. Shah got back at 10.30 am and after he showered we went to Our usual weekend hang out, Alamanda. I had one main mission in mind, to get me a special 'apple'. You see, I was away the previous weekend on a management retreat to Lenggeng which was 40 minutes from Uni*ten and like 10 minutes from Semenyih. But,the phone reception there was like I was far away in a remote jungle. There were Maxis coverage intermittently but my current phone showed no coverage at all. And to make things worse, somehow when I woke up in Lenggeng the phone decided to reset itself and I lost all contacts, photos and most importantly the video from Maisarah's first school concert. I can't remember if I have copied the video onto my laptop. But in any case the original is lost forever. Anyway, cutting the story short, I have gotten a phone to complement my iPad. With iCloud, hopefully I will not be losing any more precious photos or videos. Alright, back to the Saturday story, we spent the rest time in Alamanda buying goggles and swim cap for Maiarah's first swim class as well as grocery shopping. That night I cooked Ikan tiga rasa for the first time. I must say it is not at all difficult and Shah was happy with the meal I cooked.


Sunday started early. We were out by 8 am because I wanted to hit the gym earlier than my weekly schedule of 9 am. I worked out for 75 minutes and then hit the showers. I was ready by 10 am for some breakfast before we headed to the swimming pool at Precinct 16, Putrajaya. Maisarah was going to attend her first swim class at 11 am. She was all excited at first, learning to flap her feet, blow bubbles in the water and semi-float (with the instructor holding her slightly) in the pool. But halfway through the class she was cold and made excuses to stop. First, she wanted to pee but when we got to the bathroom she didn't go. Then, she was hungry. She excuses included about her goggles being too tight and the she didn't like wearing the swim cap. Anyway, she stayed till the end of the one hour after Shah and I reasoned with her. We also sort of bribed her to go to Alamanda (again) for lunch.





After lunch, she was in a more jovial mood and by night time she was teaching her teddies (whom she refers to as her kids) the lessons she learnt from the swim class. She was also excited to go to the class next week. I hope she will like the classes and learn fast to be a good swimmer, unlike her mommy. I've just got to remember to feed her well before the class and get her a swim suit that is like the diver suit so that she won't get cold easily. So, that was our last weekend in a post. Oh gosh, I still have another two hours to kill here at Ford. What should I do next? Hmmm.... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Last Day in Year 2011

I'm trying to type the final entry for this year before 12 midnigt strikes. But it's not going to be an easy feat because I can only type with one hand whilst lying in bed and keeping the ipad stable. The othe arm is used by Maisarah as a pillow.she cant sleep without lying on my arm and yes, she still sleeps with us. Don't ask me when she will sleep in her own bed. Oh wait! Since it's going to be a new year in about 15 minutes or so, my new year's resolution could be to train Maisarah to sleep on her own. well, we'll see. I havent been making any new year's resolution for a few years now. so, I'm not sure if I'll make any this time.

But I would like to reflect on the things that have happened in 2011 though. I think the major change in 2011 has to be us miving into our own home. Followed by Maisarah entering kindy. and finally, changes in my career which now requires me to manage a department of staff and students. Shah has also had a change in career so it sure has been an eventful year for us three. 

I pray that these changes will bring us more opportunities to become wiser and closer to each other and lots of happy times in 2012, insyaAllah. so, to all , Happy New Year! may thins coming year bring lots of joy and happiness to you and me. 

What We did Last Raya?

This year, we spent the first day of raya in PJ. Normally we would be heading to Perlis on the second day but not this year. We need to settle students grades by 9th September. So we plan to go back to Perlis after that. Now what did we do for Raya?

The first day we went for solat raya at Uni*en mosque. Then we headed to my parents place and stayed there till 6 pm. We ate laksa johor, rendang, lemang and nasi impit cooked by my mom. We took pictures of the three of us and also seperate pictures with my sister and her hubby, my mom and my dad but no pictures of us all as a family. Some relatives came to visit and also my dad's friends.

The second day we went visiting to IKEA. I was confident that there would ne not many people but boy was I wrong. There were tonnes of people and we had a helluva time getting a table to eat at the Cafe. Not to mention the long queue. But we divided and conquered. I waited for a table with my aunty and uncle while my sis and her hubby went to buy the food. We waited for almost an hour for a family to finish their food. We thought they were never going to leave because they kept on refilling thier coffee and soft drinks. The purpose of going to IKEA - to met with my mom and aunty's family friends from Jakarta. Plus we had nothing else to do at home.

We met the same family friends again on the third day of Raya when they came over to my mom's house for lunch. This time it was a proper gathering where my mom's siblings also came. You see, my mom's family used to live in Kota Kinabalu (when she was 18 yrs old) and they were all close friends with another family from Jakarta. After more than 40 years, they decided to gather on that day. All my mom's siblings (bar my pilot uncle who flew to Sydney on his last flight before he retired with M*AS) and all sibling's from the Jakarta family (minus one sister who could not come). Lots of pictures were taken but it's all in my mom's camera except for the one below.

On the fourth day we rested at home. We didn't receive any visitors except for Shah's brother and family. We might invite some friends over but we're not sure when as we will be going back to Perlis for the Malaysia Day long weekend break. So, this post sums up our raya which I not as happening as every one else.

Spinning Around

Some of you might not know that Shah has been diagnosed with vertigo since 1998. When it comes, he feels that the room is spinning wildly before is stops sometimes within a few minutes, sometimes more. If he moves his head, the spinning starts again.

Last Sunday I experienced vertigo for the first time. When I was awaken at 5am, i felt the spinning sensation but I didn't think of ittoo much and thought it woukd go away if i slept a bit more. But, when I woke up for Subuh at 6.30 am the spinning was still there. It didn't seem to go away. It was difficult to pray because I felt like falling especially when I got up from sujud. I went downstairs to tell Shah and I cried because I was afraid that it would not go away. Also because I finally understood what Shah has been feeling for the past 13 years. Shah messaged my calves with some hot ointment and told me to sleep it off.

Alhamdulillah, after sleeping for one and a half hours, the vertigo went away. Shah said it may have been caused by wind because I didn't eat rice for dinner the noght before, just a kebab. And I also slpet late the previous night because I watched Sex and The City 2. I pray that I will not get vertigo again because it is scary to have everything spinning around you and the falling sensation. I now have a little understanding of what Shah feels. Shah has learned to live with the vertigo so that he can become a good husband to me and a great father to Maisarah. If it were me I know I would just give up on life. Thank you Abang! We love you and appreciate all that you do for us.

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Ramadhan 2011

In a few days we will bid farewell to Ramadhan. I have to admit my Ramadhan this year has not made me improve myself spiritually. I did very little tarawih prayers and only recited a few pages of the quran. I have no one to blame except myself. Ashamed as I am what has done is done. I can only pray that I am given the chance to see another Ramadhan and do more things to better my relationship with Allah.

InsyaAllah next week we will be celebrating Aidilfitri in PJ. Ususally we wpuld be on our way to Perlis on the 2nd day of eid but not this year. Shah and I need to settle the final exam grading before 9th of September. If we can settle them earlier then we might take a few days to go back to Perlis. Eid in PJ is certainly not the same as back in Perlis.

As for our eid preparations, it can considered moderate. I didn't bake any cookies this year because my baking partner, which is my sister, is overseas. We have also not bought any new clothes for Maisarah except for a matching baju kurung which was tailormade for her and I. So, tomorrow we will go shopping for Maisarah's clothes. Hopefully there will be not as many people as the previous weekends.

Before I pen off, I just want to wish all out there a Happy Eid and may we continue to finish of the remainder of Ramadhan with prayers and be blessed to meet this holy month again next year.

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My New Fifi

I mentioned that we had sold off my Kelisa. The reason for that is because we wanted to get a slightly bigger and safer car. I had two cars in mind; Suzuki Swift and Ford Fiesta Sport. We went to have a look at both. But my heart was favouring the Ford Fiesta Sport due to the sporty look and more modern dashboard compared to the rather boring Swift. That happened earlier in the year. And the constant Fiesta adverts shown during American Idol season 10 also helped me make my decision.

We finally made the order in May and last Saturday we picked Fifi up. I'm really loving the black colour and the leather interior. Can't wait to drive more in this car.

Almost One Month

It's unusual that tonight I get time to myself since 11 June when we moved into our own home.

My routine since then has been, wake up as earlyas 5am to iron our work clothes, clear the washed dishes from the rack, hang the washed clothes that Shahhas washed, then take my bath and perform solat Subuh. At around 6.40am, I'llwake Maisarahfor her shower and prepare her breakfast. We leave for work/school by 7.20 am latest.

Once we reach home from work, at around 6pm in the evening, I will perform Asar, cook dinner and have everything done by 7.30pm. Then, after dinner it'll be clean up, folding the clothes and by 9.30 I'll make sure Maisarah gets to sleep. That also means Shah and I go to sleep too. There is no time for TV or relax.

That's why tonight is different, Maisarah is asleep and I am not. i'm also writing this while watching A movie on HBO (which is a rerun and the rrason for me not really paying attention to the movie). Shah is out to pick up his parents from the airport and should be back soon.

Anyway, there has been a tremendous change in our daily activities. To others this is what they have been going through all this while. But to Me, I am still trying to cope. I am very greatful that Shah is helping a lot with the house chores. He washes the clothes, sweeps the floor and helps out with taking care of Maisarah while I cook. I am very thankful to Allah for having Shah as my husband. He has been the best and still helping me even when he is not feeling well.

I'm now praying to Allah that Maisarah will be more cheerful after school and not being as cranky as she is now. I think it is because she doesn't take her nap at school and is very tired when we reach home. And her crankiness has been causing us all to stress up. We really need to help her learn to sleep on her own without me by her side. But how? Do you have any tips?


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I Wanna Get Rid of My Mommy Tummy

I normally receive email articles from shoppinglifesytle.com. Usually I just have a glance through and delete the email. This week something caught my eye. The article was 'What to eat for a slimmer tummy'. Ok, this is something I am interested in. Lately I feel rather concious of my mommy tummy. After giving birth to Maisarah, my tummy now has a bulge that seems to grow bigger. So, the article says that, apart from doing cardio and core strength  exercises, if we control what we eat, then the waistline should not grow bigger. The suggested diet for this slimmer tummy is:

1. Take more fibre, about 25 to 30 grams, each day from sources such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables and beans.
2. They suggest to eat five or six smaller meals instead of the three main meals. Don't wait to be hungry to eat. According to the article, hunger causes our body to produce stress hormones that encourages storage of fat in the body.
3. Reduce salt intake inlcuding food with high salt content such as procesed and canned foods. Salt causes the body to retain water and causes bloated stomach.
4. Eat less fast food.
5. Reduce intake of refined carbs (eg: sugar, white bread, white rice, white bread, pasta and cereals) and replace them with unrefined carbs (eg: wholemeal bread, whole wheat pasta, oats, veggies) and protein (lean meat).

Ok, increasing the fibre intake to get slim is something I believe and have seen for myself. A few months ago I got a real bad case of gastric. After recovering, I ate organic rolled oats for every day up to two months. I found that my weight dropped by 2 kgs and I swear my tummy was slimmer.

But, lately I have not been eating oats and my tummy is back to being poochy. So, I've got to start bringing oats to work every day. They don't take long to prepare. I normally mix about one cup of hot water with 3 to 4 table spoons of organic rolled oats and let them oats soak up the water. This normally takes about 15 minutes. Then I add 2 table spoons of honey, some raisins and sunflower seeds and we're good to go. This breakfast is enough to last me till lunch time. Then I'll have my rice as usual but I try to eat only half a bowl of rice with lauk. And same goes for dinner.

I just weighed myself on Monday and I have started my oat breakfast again. Yesterday I made a plan to start doing pilates every day when I get home from work. I also want to try eating the smaller but more frequent meals and see if it works. I'll report my progress one month from now and see if all these makes a difference to my weight.

My Pilates Experience Thus Far

*Photo from Pilates.About.Com

I started out Pilates in January as a new resolutions to introduce some exercise to my weekly routine and keep fit. I was also hoping to improve my shoulder ache by the stretching exercises in Pilates. After taking the first class did I only know that the focus of Pilates is increasing the core strength which is the muscles that stabilise, align and move the trunk of the body, mostly the abdominals, muscles of the back and the glutes (i.e. buttocks). According to Anna, the instructor, these muscles will be used throughout our life so if these muscles stay strong then we will be able to maintain good posture even when we get older.

The priciples of Pilates are:

1. Concentration - we need to concentrate on what we are doing, i.e. the workout and the breathing.
2. Breathing - each exercise must be done in correct sequence with the correct breathing coordination. I turned out that the way I was breathign was wrong. When breathing in, the thorasic (chest area) should rise and the stomach should also rise to be filled with air. And when breathing out, the stomach should be squeezed to let out all the used air.
3. Centering - Concentrating on the centre of the body which is the powerhouse area between the lower ribs and pubic bone. Based on my experience, most pilates exercises require us to focus on the cente, i.e. core.
4. Control - during each exercise, we must control the movement of the muscles. Different exercises are done on different muscles such as abdominals, hamstrings, triceps ets.
5. Isolation or precision - since the exercises target certain muscles, we were told to ensure that the rest of the body stays as still as possible.
6. Isometrics or flow - all exercises are done in a flowing manner. Starting from stretching, to the supine (lying on the back) exercises, to side exercises, to prone (lying on the front exercises) and finally to the warming down. Fluidity, grace, and ease are goals applied to all exercises. The energy of an exercise connects all body parts and flows through the body in an even way.

The first 10 classes I attended provided me with the basic mat exercises of Pilates containing 20+ exercises that work most muscles in the body. I have finished the first 10 and am not on my 16th class where we improve on the basic exercises and are introduced to other intermediate exercises. Thus far, I think the most difficult exercises are The Hundred - we have to lift our upperbody and legs with a flat back and maintain this posture for 10 breaths, the single leg stretch and criss cross which must each be done 50 times (total 100) and the prone plank - must hold this posture for ideally 3 minutes but we've only gone up to 1 minute.

Actually, after the 10th class we can already start doing the exercises at home. I initially planned to do them every Tuesday and Thursday after work but sometimes I feel lazy or I need to entertain Maisarah. But at least I am doing it once a week during the class. Even when we move over to our house in Kajang, I think I will continue to go to the Pilates class in PJ because there are lots more to learn especially when we get on to using the ball. And if I'm good enough, I may even learn to become an instructor and open classes in Bangi.Kajang. Who knows? :)

For All Moms Out There

This was posted by Maryam in Facebook and I want to dedicate it to all mothers out there. And also for my daugther who will one day insyaAllah become a mother. Happy Mothers Day!

Before I Was A Mom – Author Unknown

Before I was a Mom I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom I slept as late as I wanted.
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was Mom I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to lullabies.

Before I was a Mom I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom I had never been puked on,
pooped on, spit on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.
Before I was a Mom I had complete control of my mind,
my thoughts, my body and all my feelings.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child
so that doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was OK.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love,
the heartache or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much
Before I was a Mom.



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All Work and No Play

Our university is in the process of changing the dates of the semester. So usually, this time of the year we will be on a long break until July. But due to the change, classes will resume in May. Just 1 month after the end of last semester. And classes will run non-stop until August before the next semester starts in September. That means, Shah and I will have no time to take a break.

We thought that we could go back to Perlis this month but there are lots of meetings next week. So no chance! We don't think we'll be doing anything special for the long weekend which will be so boring. Need to find some thing to do that will be fun. Do you have any ideas?

If there is nothing fun to do, then we will just stay home and play. Maisarah and I always play cake baking and decorating on the ipad. These are some of Maisarah's creations. She is getting better at decorating. Then Mommy has to eat them. Luckily they wont add any inches to my waistline.





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Let's Go Private

I have been toying with this idea for quite some time and now is the time to quit toying and go straight on with it. The idea is, I will be making this blog private. I'm not sure how many people are reading this blog but I know some of my friends do drop by once in awhile. So, if you want to continue reading, please email me at uaua79[at]gmail[dot]com and I will send you the password.

The blog will go private from Saturday, 23 April. Thank you for those who have been reading.

Sunday Routine

Every Sunday at my mom's house, we normally have an individual mengaji session with an Ustaz followed by a tazkirah session. At least this forces ,e to spend some time for spiritual activities and not just concentrating on worldly issues. But once in a week is surely not enough. I need to read the Quran more often.

After the tazkirah, we will have breakfast and then either laze at home waiting for my dad to cook lunch. Or we go out and come home just in time for lunch. Hehe, I know I should cook during the weekends but my dad just loves to cook so we let him do it. Then, I will make sure Maisarah has her afternoon nap and most of the time mommy will nap too. In the evening we will go to Giant to buy or weekly necessities.

Today, however, we all went out for lunch at Coliseum, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. It's been ages since we've eaten there. The food was tasty but the atmosphere was very nostalgic. The whole restaurant hasn't changed. Inside it felt like we were living in the fifties or even earlier. They stil retained the old interior and fixtures. Definitely a historical restaurant.

Ok, got to go and see what Maisarah and Shah are laughing about in the room. BTW, I opted for Maxis iPad data plan. So, now I'm always connected to the net.

P/S: i managed to fix the problem with blogpress.

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Random: AI and Broadband Plans

Ok, i must confess that i love watching American Idol but I haven't been really watching it for the past few seasons. This season though I have been following the show since it started. And guess what, my little one is also following American Idol. She knows all the contestants and she knows that Thursday and Friday are AI nights.

Anyway, I am blogging while watching this weeks elimination. But I already got to know from Maisarah that Paul McDonald was voted out. He was one of my favourites apart from James Durban and Lauren Alaina. I like Paul because of he likes to smile and he looks like a happy go lucky guy.

On another note, I am considering of getting a mobile broadband plan so that I can use it on my ipad. I need to choose between digi, celcom and maxis. Shah is using maxis and so far we have no qualms on maxis. But their ipad data plan is too expensive for me. I'm seriously considering digi. But I'm a bit concerned on their coverage. Do you have any suggestions?

A Sucker for Lovey Dovey Chick Flicks

I always cry when watching lovey dovey chick flicks and last night I watched 'Leap Year' featuring Amy Adams and handsome Matthew Goode. Basdd on an Irish tradition, a girl can propose marriage to a guy on Leap Day of the Leap Year. So that is the basis of the story with Amy Adams as the girl and Adam Scott as the boyfriend. But the girl had bad luck Nd her travels to Dublin from US was laden with mishaps and bad luck. So she had to rely on an Irish guy played by Matthew to get her to Dublin. And as can be predicted, she falls for Matthew's character.

Anyway, there a quote from the movie, said by a birde to her groom, which I like and want to keep it here for my memories:

May you never steal, lie or cheat.
But if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows.
And if you must lie, lie with me all the nights of my life.
And if you must cheat, then please cheat death, because I couldn’t live a day without you.

And I that is so lovely to hear if it were said to you from your lover.

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Honda Malaysia - do you need a proof reader?

Ok, we're early as usual and waiting for the service centre to open. To pass time, I reached for the service booklet and realised some thing was not right about the cover. Can you see it? I'm 'lost' for words.

First Taste of Macaroons

Ok, I have to admit that I didn't know what macaroons were until Maryam posted about them on her blog. Then, I kept reading online that the macaroons at Whisk, Empire Shopping Gallery are delicious. So, last Saturday when we were at Empire, I persuaded Shah to drop by Whisk. We got 10 assorted macaroons and two slices of their Red Velvet Cake to share between Shah, my sister, her hubby, Maisarah and I.

Maisarah loved the macaroons. I think she ate almost half of the plate. I have to admit the macaroons were tasty but too sweet. I mean I have a sweet tooth but after eating two peices I felt like I may have gotten diabetes.
I can't say that the macaroons are the best because I have never tasted any before. But my sister did mention that the macaroons at Whisk was sticky when the first bite was taken compared to those she had in Paris. The Red Velvet Cake on the other hand was lovely. The icing was not too sweet but the colouring did scare us because after eating half a slice our tongue was red. It even got Maisarah's teeth to turn red!

After eating the cake, my sister and I decided that our next baking session would be to make red velvet cupcakes. As for macaroons, I don't think I'm brave enough to try making them. Not just yet.

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Third time's the charm

A few days ago Maisarah requested for cupcakes. She specifically wanted the cupcakes to be like in her sticker book, that is with swirls of icing and sprinkled with silver beads. To fulfill her wish, my sister and I we got to work. We were going to try a different recipe with hopes that it would turn out better than our previous two attemps. Alhamdulillah, we succeeded! Althought I still need to improve on my cake decorating skills. So, we'll surely be making more cupcakes in future.

Back at Work

Bye bye Perlis and hello PJ. We left Kangar at 5 am yesterday and we had a pit stop at Juru to pray Subuh. Then Shah drove non-stop to PJ. Alhamdulillah we were not caught in any traffic jam but there were lots of cars on the road. Imagine an army of ants travelling towards a hill of sugar, moving steadily along in a line, well that was how it looked like. Anyway, we reached PJ at 10 am and we spent what's left of Sunday resting at home. I think we slept most of the afternoon.

This morning Shah and I didn't feel like getting up for work. It was torture pushing the duvet off and getting into the shower. But we had to do so anyway. Luckily I only had 1 hour of class today. The rest of the day was spent preparing a for an important meeting on Wednesday which I just got to know that I have to give a presentation on our student's achievement. And, the meeting will be chaired by the COO of TNB and attended by some of the VPs in TNB. Hopefully it will go well.

So, I need to banish all the holiday mood and get stuck into work.