Beach Goers

i’ve been looking forward to the weekend, the whole week. it proved to be worthwhile. the home was cleaned up from top to bottom and sunday was when we hit the beach. december proved to be a wet month and our intention to chill by the waters never did materialise till today. the weather was bright and beautiful so we rounded up the boys right after lunch and off we went.

 

  

it was full throttle from north to east – 120km/h. macam bayar niat gituh. *grin from ear to ear* on our way home, D whispered to the boys deliberately within earshot, “mummy nari bawak keta macam racer! *lol* absolutely loved it. we didn’t really wanna go home after that. it was breezy, peaceful and serene. haven’t done it in a very long time indeed.

 

Alive & Kicking

now, where shall i begin? truthfully, the last couple of weeks was an emotional rollercoaster ride. i recalled vividly that i was plagued by a painful headache for three consecutive days. i literally felt like banging my head on the concrete wall, just to numb the excrutiating pain. it simply refused to go away. no matter how many gallons of isotonic drink i guzzled and tablets of panadol extra i popped. MR had another theory though. he was adamant that my headache was a by-product of my surpressed emotions. iye lah tuh… macam betul ajer.

i decided to kill 2 birds with 1 stone and made my way to Banyan Clinic. i was also late for my monthly review anyways. since Dr Fong was away on vacation i saw his partner, Dr Elly. her diagnosis bore both good news and bad - my blood pressure was successfully lower than the previous month. however, it is still above the  normal healthy range. besides topping up my usual medication, i was also advised to follow a low-sodium diet. *sigh* did that help? err… actually, nope. i was more stressed out after hearing it. *lol* in her defense, i would have to say the medication worked like valium. i was high-spirited even on a monday! yup, no monday blues for me.

BD also came to town that week. she was indeed god-sent. she kneaded my tight knots and incessant headache away. i badly needed her magic touch. after popping a couple of painkillers, how did i feel? if you must know, i felt exactly like a badly mangled ragdoll! i was aching from head to toe! i felt bruised all over. i even had butt cramps, would you believe it? frankly speaking, i’ve never experienced that kind of aftermath. that was my 1st. fortunately for me, it was short-lived. after the initial discomfort, i felt like a million bucks! *heh*

on the homefront, we are pretty tied up with the boys’ preparation for the new school term. new this, new that. there’s still quite a substantial amount of things we have yet to settle. yeah, it’s last minute this time round. insyaa allaah we will beat the clock.

playground tales – oh my god… that’s another different ball game altogether. trust me, i could write a book.

Hamtaros

we went back to Pet Lovers @ Centerpoint to get Pudding. yup, K couldn’t stop pining after her the whole night. D only said yes upon 2 conditions – it’s a female and she’s still the only one left on the shelf. lo and behold, she satisfied both D’s conditions and was brought home with us.  not only are they one of us now, even the in-laws are smitten by the new babies. absolutely adorable.

 

my pudgy little “tahu lembik” furball – Pudding, resting in her shared playpen

yellow and blue balls for them to roam freely around the house

 

New Addition

whenever mummy is not away at the playground, she makes time to whip up their favourite junk. usually it’s nothing tedious - simple yet soulful. anyways, since all of us woke up an hour shy of 12 noon, we decided to have brunch at home. all in our kopet glory. yes, mummy inclusive (since daddy was far, far, away at work in the west). *heh* 

*note: K drew a fake unibrow and pointy moustache on Y while the latter was fast asleep!

later in the evening, we brought home a new addition to the family. let’s welcome Rhino and Cuddles – a yellow/ blue pudding breed. the troops are psyched and smitten! enjoy their pics on facebook.   

Girly Gadget

eversince D got me the omnia pro, i dont know if i love or loathe it. i’ve always wanted to try a PDA phone after reading up on E71 but when SK said that the buttons were too small (for comfort) to type, i was hesitant and got side tracked by touch-screen mobiles. hence, the last samsung jet (which D is still familiarising himself with).

i’m neither a big fan of samsung nor nokia. truthfully, i prefer SE. simply because the walkman feature is non fussy. so imagine how esctatic i got after learning that OP actually shared the same function? *heh* the only downside is it hangs easily. sometimes, when i switch windows abruptly, it freezes and that really riles me mad. orang tengah sedap-sedap dengar lagu or surf wirelessly, dia hang pulak. pas tuh bila nak restart, mug cow… per lembab. yennadeh??!

because it is still in its infancy (has only been in the market approximately 3 months old), searching for a protective film and a housing/ cover for it, suck! a dainty phone like that is not made for the playground, man. i have to keep stuffing it in the comforts of my butt. seriously, i can’t think of anywhere else that is cushiony enough or well-protected!  *heh*

erm… have not really explored the full specs of it yet. honestly, haven’t got sufficient time to fiddle with it. overall review, it’s ok. i’d say i like the text message function the best as it stores my messages in a convenient email style folders, keeping my conversations history neat and sane.

another note to add. eversince i stumbled upon this nifty little trick on real player whereby i could convert any of my favourite youtube videos into mp3 audio files (to be tucked safely into my OP memory card of course!), the following song has been incessantly repeating in my noggin’ like a piece of dusty broken record. how odd… but i ain’t complaining.

Khalas

i am in a serious contemplative mood this evening. maybe… it’s high time we start on a clean slate. perhaps… let’s forget about history and the stories we’ve written. cause honestly, my patience is running thin. it’s beginning to get on my nerves. can you think less and feel more? or walk the talk, at least? pull up your socks cause your wishy-washy antic is starting to turn stale for my liking.

- white horse :: taylor swift -

Say you’re sorry
That face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
And I paced back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you
Holding on
And days drag on
Stupid girl,
I should have known, I should have known

I’m not a princes, this ain’t a fairy tale
I’m not the one to sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain’t Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it’s too late for you
And your white horse, to come around

Baby I was naive,
Got lost in your eyes
And never really had a chance
I had so many dreams
About you and me
Happy endings
Now I know

Here you are your sitting there
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I’m sooo sorry

Cause I’m not your princess, this ain’t a fairytale
I’m gonna find someone somewhere who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rearview mirror disappears now
Now it’s too late for you and your white horse
Now it’s too late for you and your white horse, to catch me now

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Try and catch me now
Oh, it’s too late
To catch me now

Lazy Sunday

besides a clean house, i love… luf… lurrrrve… lazy sundays  and today is just one of those days. coupled with crate loads of R&R, you are looking at one happy camper. 

[ dog conch for lunch ]

[ rest and relax ]