Monday, December 28, 2009

SYUKUR ALHAMDULLILLAH...

Syukur alhamdullillah my eldest girl Mia dapat 8As in the recent PMR. I am so so happy for her..... syukur sangat-sangat....


In her school 5 orang ajer yg tak dapat straight As...... sayang betul. The school also ranked no1 in SBPs.... and had the best ever results ever produced in PMR history among SBPs.


Will write more after school starts. Now still busy menguruskan hal Mia and Anastassia nak balik asrama.....


Let me close today's posting by menjemput you all ke www.clicknclutch.blogspot.com as we are now having our first SALE!!!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Bersawang lagi....

Helena mintak maafla sangat2 sebab dah lama tak jenguk sini.

I was busy :

- melayan Anastassia's phone calls day in day out during her final exams.

- merisaukan diri dengan Mia

- konon2nyer busy jugak dengan Pu3 and Zaryff

- did lotsa baking..... namely carrot cakes and blueberry cheese cakes....

- melayan kids yg sibuk nak Helena buat western dishes like chicken chop hari2. Ok la kut compared to makan kat luar and SEMUA order chicken chop..... sekali2 okla tapi kalau selalu..... pokai ler....

- melayan balik baca buku2 twilight, new moon, eclipse and breaking dawn. So jiwang2 la jugak Helena kat rumah dengan Edward Cullen.... hehe

- Buat beadings baju, although dah muak dah buat.....

- Trying to accept the fact that i just turned 40.....argghhh

- Busy with my Click N Clutch.....

- Busy dengan hubby's new project..... he needs my help.

- memeningkan kepala dengan laundries anak2 yg balik bercuti from asrama....

- And now pening kepala nak prepare what to do for Raya esok!!!


SO everyone.... Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha!!!


btw.... Click N Clutch just received Gucci bags last night! So check it out at www.clicknclutch.blogspot.com


Salam...... Helena :D

Saturday, October 31, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Anyone interested in authentic designers' items sold at much lower costs compared to the original retail price? All brand new, straight from United Kingdom. I have started my new biz - Click N Clutch. Check it out at www.clicknclutch.blogspot.com. Happy viewing!!

More items to come soon!

Need to rush to KL. See ya!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Congratz Anastassia.....

October has been an interesting week.


The whole family (minus Mia who is sitting for her PMR) went to Bangsar for the Majlis Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang Berita Harian 2008. Anastassia received a trophy, RM1000 cash, certificate, lots of PMR books, and Berita Harian Gift Bag.


It was a great experience and a learning one as well especially bila dapat berjumpa dgn top SPM scorers.... (best dapat interview they all :D) however Anastassia was frustrated as Nik Nur Madihah, one of the recipients for SPM category was not present as she is already in Jordan.





Anastassia receiving the trophy





Semoga memberi semangat untuk Anastasia untuk cemerlang dalam PMR 2011.



Last week, Pu3 and Zaryf was so excited. Newspapers coverage for Anastassia and the award recipents (which includes Anastassia's interview) included THEM. hehe. And it came out for THREE days! It was funny to see the younger ones dok excited tengok gambar they all keluar... ;D (gambar mak bapak pun keluar 3 hari tu HAHA) Frens kata dah nak boikot beli paper... tak kuasa nak tengok gambar kita orang..... LOL





The trophy



Syukur Alhamdullillah. It made Syawal this year very very memorable.





WATCH THIS SPACE!



I am now in the midst of starting a new biz online - Selling 100% authentic, luxurious, affordable designers items, like handbags (Anya Hindmarch, Tods, Furla, Gucci, LV, etc) shoes - for men and women (Clarks, etc), household items (Marks and Spencers, Ralph Lauren, etc) and banyak lagi.....


Am busy doing the finishing touches....... so again.... WATCH THIS SPACE yeah?


Until next time.....

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Monday, October 12, 2009

My new hobby

I have a new hobby that keeps me awake till the early hours. Let me share some of em here.


did these just before Raya.... sikit lagi tak sempat for use on 1st day Raya...



my favourite baju now.... ;D




in the middle of sewing this. Planning to add a bit more.



Yesterday morning, the whole family went for a jog. Took pictures after that with our new camera. ;D





I am eagerly waiting for tomorrow. Mia's paper will end at 9:40 am. Dia kata lepas tu terus the whole batch will go watch movie.... hehe... i can imagine they all macam kambing terlepas kandang.... And i can also start raya sakan again, a week before PMR i stopped jalan2 Raya, a friend ajak gi tengok wayang to release stress pn i tak pegi(anak PMR mommies stress huhu...) but tak samapai hati la. Knowing that dia belajar and buat revision kat college, kita pulak nak enjoy. Just couldnt do it. So Tuesday pun macamm merdeka for me la..... hehe


Have a great day everyone!

Thursday, October 01, 2009

It's Monday again!

I'm now actually in the adjusting mood. Trying to adjust my sleeping time after all the Raya sakan..... trying to adjust my eating habits after all the ridiculous binging.... trying to adjust my daily schedule so that apart from doing my Score A biz, i also have time to do research for a new biz (I'm so so excited), have time to bake, have time to learn cook few of my fav recipes, have time to jahit beads on my baju kurungs, have time to jog (ni patut first in list but I'm still in denial hehe) and I have time for the kids.


Am in the mood to let pics tell the story this time.




Anastassia has a new craze - photography. Its a normal scenery to see her in college with her camera in hand, keliling college premises clicking away nature's beauty. She also curi2 take pictures during college functions while on her BWP (Badan Wakil Pelajar) duty, as shown above. She would hand over the pics to the photography club (nope she's not a member) and the club would sell em. And nope that is not her camera. Anastassia posing dengan camera cikgu, while hinting to me..... hehe no way dear.... your own brand new linux would do fine for now.




Pu3 posing at the Aquatic pool. It was a hectic day for her, having to be in a Kalam Jamaie (Choral Speaking Bahasa Arab) in the morning and then to the pool for the Sport Ex*el Inter Club Swimming Competition 2009. Her personal timings in both the breast stroke and butterfly improved esp in butterfly.




Zaryff at the same competition. He also improved his timings esp in breast stroke. Poor Zaryff had a stomach ache just before his butterfly race and refused to swim. Mama had to pujuk and pujuk and even the RM50 bribe pun tak jalan. In the end, he relented and i became RM100 poorer. (Another RM50 for Pu3, she said she deserved it for apa ntah i pun tak ingat) (mana boleh adik dapat, kakak tak dapat is actually the issue.)




Zaryff is the Pengawas Perpustakaan in school. Mama had a hard time scrubbing lengan dia yang hitam every day.... boboy ni pergi sekolah belajar ker, or buat construction work ???




Kalam Jamaie.... Pu3 is 2nd from left, front row.




Anastassia, whom I'm missing right now...



You might notice that there are no new pics of Mia. That girl of mine dah lama tak ambik gambar... kononnya busy sangatla nak prepare for PMR..... arrggghhh PMR is this Wednesday. Do pray for my girl yeah......


Until next time.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir Batin




Helena ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya dan Maaf Zahir Batin kepada semua rakan2 blogger yang mengenali Helena. Mintak maaf jika terkasar bahasa atau terlepas kata, dan minta maaf kerana telah lama menyepi.....


To be truthful, I am enjoying myself as a homemaker to the fullest. So banyakla "things" yang i buat, yang selama ni i tak ada masa nak buat. Baking, cooking, jual/buat kuih raya, jahit beads... housewifey thingys yg my friends pun tak sangka I'm into it.... hehe. I am also spending more time in FB, tu yang jarang ke sini. Thousand apologies to all.


Kids are doing fine, syukur alhamdullillah. Another 2 weeks to go and Mia will sit for her PMR. Please pray that she'll do well. Anastassia won a national level award for Pelajar Cemerlang 2008, majlisnyer would be held soon. Pu3 and Zaryff are being mischievious and adorable at the same time, most of the time challenging my patience ;D


I'll try to update regularly, insyaAllah..... See ya.....

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I need sleep!!

Penatnya lately, i slept around 3 hours aje every night..... dah seminggu macam ni and now dalam proses mengqada' tidur..... hehe


1. Anastassia and her friend taking pictures with Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, Timbalan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi who was proud of their capabilities in emceeing in English at the tender age of 13 in the Closing Ceremony of the Debate MRSM SeMalaysia 2009 which was held early July 2009. Dato' even complimented the 2 girls in the news on TV when he was interviewed by reporters.






2. Badan Wakil Pelajar (BWP) bersama pelajar-pelajar MRSM di tempat Anastassia belajar membaca ikrar untuk belajar bersungguh-sungguh, meninggalkan perbuatan-perbuatan tidak baik untuk menggenggam SPM 91A 2010 dan PMR 8A 2011 di dalam Program Gerak Gemilang MRSM.




Alyssa is most right



Anastassia and other students were asked to stand up before upacara membaca ikrar. Anastassia wearing blazer, most right.



3. In the Taekwondo Competition last week, Pu3 got bronze medal. Kesian, she had to fight a bigger girl who holds a Red 2 Belt! (that girl eventually won the gold) Memang Pu3 kena belasah. All of us, including Pu3 tak sanggup tengok the video.... oo poor girl..... Nak jatuh jantung Helena tengok badan kecil itu di tendang sehingga terduduk ke lantai beberapa kali.... But it was a great fight. Sebab apa tau, sebab Pu3 fought her hardest, didnt even once mengundur, she attacked nonstop, she attacked and dia kejar budak tu.... mmg garang Pu3 in court. That girl had to work hard to win. Everyone cheered for Pu3 for her garangness and determination. Tak padan dengan keciknya. She was not so lucky as she was the lightest in a heavier group.


Last year she won gold, tahun ni bronze and first time dia merasa kena belasah macam tu.... alahai..... cayang anak mama..... (after the fight, belanja her makan kat Delifrance.... hehe... she wanted Spagetti AND lasagna)


Pu3 smiling although I know badan dia still sakit-sakit from the fight



I am now looking forward to meet up with old friends, there's gonna be a mini reunion this weekend and I' sure its gonna be a blast! Yeay!

:D

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Busy...... again........

It was definitely a hectic June for me. And a great one too.


1. Mia's school won the Wind Orchestra 2009. It was a first for me and hubby to see them perform. And boy, was I impressed! Mia's school played beautifully, as was other SBP schools as well..... But obviously Mia's school stood out.... hehe. I was hooked the minute i walked into PICC..... The atmosphere there with all the SBP students looking so chic and gorgeous, i wished i was back in school.... hehe... The semangat sekolah that they have..... boleh buat meremang bulu roma....


I cheered for Mia's school and also for sikit2 for MCKK.... *smile* wakil dear papa who is not well back home. The kolek boys looked handsome and smart their white suit.



They played beautifully.....


It was definitely an evening to remember. Can't wait for next year.



2. Pu3 won an art competition organized by an optical shop. She now has a voucher worth RM480 for a complete set of Swatch frame and high quality lense..... save duit mama.... hehe



3. Anastassia again has made me proud. She was chosen to become one of the 2 emcees in the Final English Debate National Level. During the ceremony, Timbalan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah complimented her for being able to do a very good emceeing at Form 1, just like the adults, he said, maybe better than some adults. Later when interviewed on TV, Dato' said he just came back Anastassia's college, and was impressed with how well two 13 year olds were in emceeing an official function. He also said that the girls' english are better than some university lecturers! (Over sikit la pulak pujian tu..... hehe)



Anastassia in her Badan Wakil Pelajar attire



Yesterday Anastassia left for a Leadership Camp and will only return to college late Sunday. I'm a bit worried as i know her homework is not done, revision apa lagi.... sigh... i hope she improves in her time management..... she has to.....


4. Pickup up Zaryff's report card this morning. Turun sikit la results dia and his teacher ada kata that she expects Zaryff to be in the top 10. Belas-belas tak main la. She also said something which really makes my day ....... tapi tak leh share la.... hehe



Just look at the time! Gotta go!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Cerita Ceriti

I would like to cerita my activities during the hols.


Tapi before that, ceta Anastassia dulu yer. She called yesterday saying that she was chosen to be the MC in the official ceremony in a Kebangsaan Level competition. Sayang sangat as I could not attend, as hubby being my driver has business meetings in Sabah at that time.... hmm... So Anastassia.... pronounciation biar betul... and clear okay. Her male MC partner is a Form 4 boy, and of course its an honour for Anastassia to be chosen since dia baru Form 1.... selalunya seniors yg get chosen utk benda2 macam ni kan....


Ok ceta holiday. We did not go anywhere sebab Mia nak PMR and she needs all the rest time yg ada.... kat sekolah schedule packed 24/7.


Pu3 dok sibuk suruh i dok baking..... okla so cuti ni i spend a lot of time in the kitchen la. Mula2 buat cupcakes..... Pu3 punya idea la ni..... she's supposed to be my helper. Tapi in the middle of preparing for the dough, Zaryff kacau Pu3, Pu3 got moody and merajuk somewhere in the house, puas i pujuk tapi tak jalan, tengok2 i ada another young helper, si Zaryff la pulak.... hmmm suka pulak dia tolong i..... okla biar my boy blajar ringan tangan in the kitchen ...hehe


The cupcakes turn out beautifully, for a first timer la.... hehe hubby pun beriya puji.... dia suruh buat lagi sebab nak tolong decorate.... tapi tunggu ler yer....


Then Pu3 suruh i buat chocolate chip cookies pulak. aii budak ni.....ok la jugak, boleh buat extra so that Mia and Anastassia can bring back some to college. i kata ok, dengan syarat, no moody2 and she must be my helper from start to end. And she did.... this time zaryff pulak yg moody coz dia nak tolong, tapi my mom suruh dia ngaji dulu.... sigh.....


So dapat 8 balang cookies..... 1 balang kasi neighbour, 2 balang each for Mia and Anastassia, 3 balang gone the same day kena attack by the kids....


But in the end, Mia brought back 1 balang aje.... Anastassia brought back 1/2 balang, coz ada aje tangan yg gatal ambik stock kakak2 ni, termasuk la si kakak sendiri hehe.... padahal puas Helena sorok tu... hehe.



Actually ramai yg suruh Helena jual choc chips ni sebab sedap.... yup my children actually called it "Famous Amos Mama" ....hehe.... nampaknya i kena buat lagi la daripada they all beli Famous Amos tu... selalunya beli 3 kg..... RM21.... hmm tak berbaloi since my recipe is almost similar to it..... maybe la Raya ni i buat lebih sikit..... nak jual.... maybe, maybe tapi tak sure lagi.....


Lepas tu Mia mintak i buat Italian pasta pulak.... mmm. Went to JJ nak beli cream.... What?? RM22 sekotak? The last time i buat early this year was only RM14.... gile betul la......... Memang the kids enjoyed it, and suruh i buat again the next day sebab ada orang datang rumah, and rezeki the visitors tu la kan.... hehe.....



Pu3 came back yesterday with her exam results. Syukur she got no3 in aliran. Actually i did not expect much because in april/may she was absent from class most of the time sebab demam off and on. Dalam 30 hari, dia datang sekolah dalam 16 hari aje. Then my dad masuk hospital and his condition was a bit disturbing, so i mmg tak pandang langsung the kids punya preparation, i wasnt at home much pun sbb jaga my dad at the hospital. Bila kat rumah pun, takda mood nak ngadap anak exam, yela kepala serabut pikir my dad ... tak kuasa nak layan kids for exam. But i bersyukur, Score A did the job la.... It was no hassle at all suruh kids buat Score A, as the program it self is like fun and games. Takda macam belajar pun to them.

Zaryff's results tak tau lagi but so far so good. So should be okayla. I ingat lagi dulu, for the kids to get good results, Helena yg kena all out sit with them esp Zaryff . Tapi now with Score A, tak payah buat macam tu lagi, and the results pun still very good. I like! hehe..... lagi relax la Helena *grin*


Opss gotta go.... need to do my ironing....

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

My Anastassia!

Time is just running out on me..... for the holidays i mean..... it flies so fast..... *sigh*.......


Mia came back home on the last day of school. Mia sorang ajer balik, Anastassia tak balik because she was at Malacca for a Kebangsaan Level Competition ~ She was there to compete in the Ol*mp*ad KAT1 2009 MRSM seMalaysia.


Last Tuesday, went to pick her up. Rupanya closing ceremony tak habis lagi.... I sneaked at the back of the hall, during the speech by Pengarah Bahagian Pendidikan. I tried to scan the hall, kut2 nampak kelibat Anastassia. Suddenly hubby said, hey isnt that Anastassia at the podium kat depan tu? Cant be, i know Anastassia demam during the entire competition and for the outdoor competition, cikgu keluarkan nama dia bec badan dia panas sgt and batuk2 nonstop.....


I punyala tenung that girl..... ada rupa Anastassia, but why the heck is she at the podium tempat MC? I tenung and tenung.... then this girl ambik mineral water and teguk..... and YUP! thats Anastassia alright..... its well known tat if dia minum air mineral, sebijik macam atok dia.... setiap pergerakan dia tu..... hehe....


Anastassia, first time MCing in a Kebangsaan function



Rupanya masa competition at MRSM TGB, the teachers observed the participants..... and dalam banyak2 pelajar tu ..... around 250 students..... Anastassia was chosen by the judges to become the MC (in english) for the official closing ceremony, alongside a boy from MRSM KKB. During their speeches, En Md Rahim Salim, Pengarah Bahagian Pendidikan commended on her good command of english, whilst Dato' Seri Idris Jusoh said that Anastassia reminded him of Wan Zaleha Radzi. Way to go, girl!!!


And to put icing on top.... Anastassia and her team was the champion!!! Everyone was so happy and jumping for joy..... Memang her college sapu bersih hadiah2 tu...... hehe.... i was so happy for them..... and ada dengar comments from teachers from other colleges complimenting the team for conversing in English most of the time during the competition....


Anastassia with the championship trophy


Their college had a great team.... thats for sure.



After the function, I saw Anastassia's collegemates berkumpul and did their cheers. I did not see Anastassia. Puas la cari, rupa2nya she was being whisked away to be introduced to Dato Seri Idris Jusoh. Lama jugak Dato Seri interviewed Anastassia.


All in all, it was a great start to a great holiday..... dont you think so?

:D

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Just can't wipe the smile off my face

Papa is still weak after being discharged from the hospital. Hopefully he gets his strength back soon.


It was a happy week for me. It started with the reunion yg macam jejak kasih.... and I'm happy that my dad can finally put a closure to it. Syukur alhamdullillah. Waiting for the day to come really brought jitters to me...... but in the end it gave me the smile and that smile i bet is going to be there for a while.


Zaryff had his mid terms last week, Pu3 is having hers this week. First time exam tak serentak..... best betul..... i can concerntrate on each child ..... yela tu..... thanks to Score A, the kids did their revision on their own and without having me to nag. Last week, Pu3 attempted the assessment exam and got in the Top100 students list for science ..... and Zaryff punyala jealous, he attacked the questions for 3 hours nonstop sampaila dia pun dapat masuk the Top100. When i checked the next day, i saw that he did almost 500 questions that night!! hehe i tak suruh pun, dia yang buat on his own initiative.... i like it that the questions is made in such a way, kids rasa challenged, just like as if they all main game, nak go to higher levels.... again minimum supervision but results insyaAllah tops.


Yesterday Zaryff naik pangkat in his Taekwondo..... dapat Green Belt. Finally.... hehe.....


Mia called, she sounded happy, which is good considering now tengah exam.....


Anastassia called just now saying that she was chosen for to attend a program (peringkat Kebangsaan) during the school hols. I am so so happy as I know that its not easy to get selected. I hope the preparation for this program would be done after her exams.


Cant wait to see Mia this Friday and Anastassia next week!! Happy Holidays everyone!!!!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Hi................

Sorry for the long silence. Most of my time was spent to be with my dad who is still in the hospital, uruskan whatever necessary at the house while trying to handle 2 very active kids at home and trying to be a mom via phone to my 2 teenagers.


Helena sekarang ni tengah kerinduan..... I miss Anastassia so so much.... Dia boleh balik for the weekend but I told her tak payah, since she just came back from Penang and Kuala Lipis back to back and i just want her to rest in college. Nak suruh dia slow down in koko esp since dia dah wakil college in Public Speaking and Taekwondo. And now pulak preparing for her debate. She's also off and on chosen to be the MC during school functions.... ....in both BM or English....something which i really like her to be exposed in, besides debating. She now needs to crack her books esp since she missed so many classes already.


When I met her last Friday , she looks so cute and mature in her badan wakil pelajar attire. Nampak independent sangat dia. I'm so happy for her there as she's being exposed to a lot of things there, hilang ralat Helena that she could not be in the same school as Mia, although she was in the Pengetua's quota, although dah tau sapa should be her CS, although dah tau she'll be in Yellow house,.... its just not meant to be. Opps macam telepathy pulak.... she just called..... hehe.... but just a short one.


Have been waiting for Mia to call, bertuah budak tu sunyi sepi aje......


Zaryff attended a Kem Kepimpinan Pengawas last week, Pu3 and her team got 3rd placing for choir, lost to chinese schools as expected, but i was taken aback by how good the choir team was. Much2 better compared to previous years.... Janji ada improvement.... ok la tu....


Life is hectic and challenging at the moment. Yela, risaukan my dad la, what else.... Ingat senang ke jadi the only child..... banyak responsibilities tau..... esp at times like these............. Syukur he's improving and Nasib baik ada The Biggest Loser to calm my nerves..... hilangla tension esp since benda tu aired every day....


Ha? telepathy lagi? Mia just called. hehe.... so chiao....

Monday, April 13, 2009

Still busy..........

I predict a busy week ahead.


Mia came back last week for a 5 day holiday. Somehow time flies, whatmore with ferrying papa to and fro to the hospital. Tengok-tengok dah kena send her back to college. Sigh........


Papa is still not well. He worries himself over petty things, which would worsen his condition..... I guess it is true when they say that doctors make the worst patient.


I miss Anastassia so much..... I know she's overwhelmed with a lot of things..... I wish I can visit her, at least can give support but with papa like this, I just cant. She just came back from her Public Speaking competition, in which she lost to her Form 3 opponents. Tiba aje college she had to do her Campaigning Speech. Her college buat Pilihanraya untuk pilih prefects for one week.... and Anastassia was only around masa 2 days, Saturday she gave her Speech, and Sunday called me after all the votes came in saying that she got it! Ada 2 aje tempat for Form 1 and she got it! It seems that she was also chosen by her teachers to be in the Disciplinary Board.... but since she got the prefects thingy, so automatic she cant accept la. It might be interesting to see which portfolios she'll be heading. I'm sure its the easy ones coz seniors sure ambik portfolios yg besar2....


Mmm...... kena beli baju baru la ni..... sebab prefects pakai baju color lain....


She's so active in college that I fear for her exams end of the month. Nasib baik her Taekwondo competition up north will be after the exams. Anastassia? Taekwondo? Mia asked. Hehe.... She's in Bowling Club, but I guess because of the color of her belt in Taekwondo, Sir import dia untuk wakil college kut. First time la ni for her.



Pu3 is excited with her coming Choir Competition this Wednesday. I hope they are able to squeeze through the State Levels. Chinese schools memang terror bab choir ni...



Oh..... did i tell you that I'm wearing my new specs now? Hubby chose the design for me. When I reached home, I asked Pu3 and Zaryff.



Me : "Cantik tak mama pakai specs baru?"

Pu3 and Zaryff : "Cantik..... "

Me : "Betul ke?"

Pu3 and Zaryff : "Betul mama.... cantik......"

Me : "Mana lagi cantik, mama pakai contacts ke... pakai specs?"

Pu3 and Zaryff : ~no answer~

Me : "eh cakapla kat mama.... mama nak tau...."

Pu3 and Zaryff : "pakai contacts lenses mama......" they answered very softly.



Sigh..... maknanya I'do better buy some lenses for functions ke, weddings ker..... mmmm......

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Just not in the mood

I'm feeling down at the moment, so I'm just not in the mood.


I accidently poke my eye last week. and therefore had to forgo my contacts and wear my glasses instead. Burukla pulak nampaknya my specs tu. I guess i need to make a new one, esp now that I'm thinking seriously of using the specs 24/7. Takkan sampai tua pakai contacts kut.....


I'm worried of Papa. I hope he'll cheer up and not worry too much.


I'm worried about Anastassia too.... sigh..... she's a worrier like her Atok too..... and like me also, if I may admit.


Pu3 and Zaryff bergaduh is getting to my nerves..... They are getting too much, I just cant stand it. Tak berhenti2 shrieking and shouting, bila kita kasi warning pun, buat donno aje.... sigh..... Jangan tunggu Helena naik hantu sudah!


okla..... i better stop before i naik angin kat sini.... hehe

Friday, March 27, 2009

After the hols

My 2 girls are back at college. Mia went back a day earlier due to band practice. Anastassia went back on Sunday and was eager to get back to her new found friends. Hmmm.... Anastassia is such an independent.... more than Mia I might say.......


I'm waiting for Mia to call. Tak tau the exact time to come tomorrow for the English Drama. Anastassia called but as usual it was a very2 short call. Just to let me know that she will be representing her college for Public Speaking and had to let go of her spot in Choral Speaking as both competitions will be held on the same day.


Pu3 is enjoying her Choir practice, competition will be in April but dont know at which school. Zaryff pulak happy as he had improved tremondously in his March exam after jatuh during finals exams last year. (Banyaklah upah yg dia mintak tu) Pu3 punya results okay but can be better, positioning in aliran still tak tau lagi. Masa last March exams I was busy with a lot of things, so for the first time I did not prepare Zaryff and Pu3 for their exams. I totally relied on Score A. Minimun supervision with results that put a smile on my face....... I like!


My dad was just discharged from the hospital. Its great to see him being his old self again.... well almost. There's still the decision he needs to make. I love him so much...... he worries too much that its affecting his health...... sigh.....


Its back to routine life now that school reopens. I'm still not used to having just 2 kids at home.... rasa macam I have too much time in my hands..... hehe..... (shhh dont tell hubby that).


Well, what else.... takde idea nak tulis apa.... KJ won, Rafidah lost, Muhyiddin won, my ex classmate won...... have yet to send my washing machine for repair..... gained 3 kg last week and I'm trying to lose it again...... and more......


Things that keep me energized are Heroes, Greys Anatomy, American Idol, American Greatest Dog (I know..... dont ask me why), Desperate Housewives and The Biggest Loser.... to name a few...

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Monday, March 16, 2009

My babies are back!!

I was really looking forward for March 13, the days my babies tua would be coming home for the holidays...


It was a tiring day as later in the day we had to rush to a cousin's house for Birthday BBQ. The food was superb. I attacked the grilled chicken wings, Mia enjoyed the lamb chops and grilled tiger prawns, Pu3 the meatball spaggetti, Zaryff was into the home made sausages and onion bread and Anastassia? All of the above plus fried rice..... hehe. We tapaued home some left over Big Apple donuts and yeah you guessed it right. Yours truly put on weight although I did not take any rice that night.... Sigh............ mmmm.... but who cares right? haha.........


We're just going to stay at home during the hols. Mia wants to study and just enjoy the time at home, Anastassia wants to prepare for her Public Speaking competition. All the kids have homework, anyway ...... and swimmings lessons.... taekwondo...... Basically we just want to have a quiet week among ourselves.... I can see that the younger kids missed their kakaks a lot.... well I missed them to and what i want to do is just to snuggle up next to them on the sofa.


Mia started reading her books almost immediately after we reached home. Her exam results has improved and I am so happy for her. PMR would be in October and I can see the determination in her eyes to get straight As. She talked a lot about the SPM results which was announced recently... the joys of her seniors who got straight A1s and the tears of frustration of some who missed getting straight As just bec of a B. We discussed about Madihah, the Kelantanese girl whose day to day life brought tears to my eyes. How with having so little to begin with..... she determined to aim so high academically.... and she clutched it! And how the success open doors to her.... and also to her family.....


Anastassia is more responsible now, she seems like a new person in a way. Dia dah berhijrah, syukur alhamdullillah and I need to buy more long sleeve tshirts for her. "Mesti labuh tau mama, tutup punggung....." she reminded me. Ni baru balik from sending her to her friend, Jol*n*'s house to hip hop for a few hours..... hehe.... thats my Anastassia....


I also noticed that Mia and Anastassia are getting closer..... actually it started last dec holidays. The girls were never close dari kecik, due to different personalities..... and also due to jealousy amongst them. So its nice to see them giggle together, wink when they dont think that I'm looking, (maknanya ada secret la tu....) share stories, even share things......


These next few days would be fun......

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Conversations with the kids

Conversations with the kids.


Mia : Mama, bestnya kita camping. I loved it so much! The mountain climbing was fun but tiring la...

Helena : Good for you. But how come you sound different? Flu? Demam?

Mia : Flu la Mama.... and you know what? I sprained my ankle before the camp. Blue black Mama.

Helena : Huh? And you panjat gunung??? You must be joking?!?

Mia : Takla Mama. Because of the exercises and all, my ankle became much better.

Helena : Biar betul.. Ada ke macam tu. How's the ankle now?

Mia : It feels much better now.... Just a bit of swelling je....

Hmmm..... Bukannya boleh percaya Mia ni. Nasib baik her medication still ada. Mia is allergic to several painkillers so memang she has her own medication on standby.



Anastassia : Hi Ma.... Its me.

Helena : Hi Anastassia..... how are you?

Anastassia : I'm okay. Preparing to go to Surau.

Helena : You sound so tired. Are you sure you're ok?

Anastassia : Ok la Mama. Penat la but I'm okay.....

Helena : Are you sure? Risau la Mama dengar.....

Anastassia : I' m ok Mama. Dont worry about me ok? I'm fine.

Helena : Anastassia.... Janji dengan Mama..... Ahad ni, Isnin ni cuti..... Get as much sleep as possible okay.... Tidur banyak2......

Anastassia : Ok Mama...

Alahai...... Anastassia ni.... kalau tak cukup tidur, memangla she becomes weak.... i hope she gets that mcuh needed sleep.... (Hmmm kat rumah selalu Helena leter dia if asyik tidur aje.....)



Pu3 : Mama, must I go and collect Kakak Anastassia's UPSR award on her behalf tomorrow?

Helena : Yes Pu3. We have talked about this kan?

Pu3 : Ala Mama... Kita taknak la.... nanti orang pandang.....

Helena : Eh... buat macam biasa la.... macam awak naik stage selalu tu....

Pu3 : Taknak la Mama..... Mama..... kalau kakak Anastassia takde adik, sapa yang kena ambik kan?

Helena : Mama la kena ambik....

Pu3 : Ha! Mama la ambik.......

Helena : Mama taknakla naik stage.... Tahun ni Mama nak low profile....

Pu3 : Ala Mama..... Mama kan dah kurus..... Mama la naik stage....

Aiiii budak ni..... terkedu jugak nak jawab..... But in the end I managed to coax her to receive the UPSR award on Anastassia's behalf.

Helena : Ha! Kan boleh tu!

Pu3 : Mama! Kita dah dapat anugerah UPSR... Yeay! Kita tak payah abik UPSR nanti!!..... hehe...




It was getting late.... Zaryff was watching TV with me, I was like surfing the channel kat bahagian Info.

Zaryff : Eh Mama. Pergi balik kat channel 107.

Helena : Ada apa?

Zaryff : Ada satu cerita tu..... lama..... Cerita tu... kita nampak kan.... start pukul 1am sampai la 7am.....


I flipped to Ch107 and this is what I saw.

CH107 Transmission Ends 1:00 am - 7:00 am


Zaryff : Mesti cerita tu best kan Mama..... sebab cerita panjang2 selalu best.....

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Busy as a Bee!

This week is so hectic for me. It's so hectic, sampaikan i could not sit down with both Pu3 and Zaryff to prepare for the March exam which is ongoing at the moment. First time ni Helena tak help them prepare.... alahai.... infact i had to bring both of them kehulu kehilir ikut i...... sigh..... buang masa betul. I hope they would do well....


Anastassia is enjoying college life. I can still visualise her that day masa nak mendaftar, tak senang duduk dia dalam kereta..... The house memang dah sunyi. So begini la rasanya jaga anak 2 orang..... much easier to handle.... hehe. Tapi siap la cuti sekolah kan..... mesti riuh when the 2 kakaks balik rumah. Cant wait for 13 march.


Zaryff did well in the swimming competition..... I'm proud of him. Of course tak dapat medal... Those who won are state swimmers..... Maybe in 2 years time?


Last Monday, Pu3 was selected to go to UKM for the Program Permata Pintar Negara. Only the best students of the school was selected to go. The program was launched by Datin Seri Rosmah. Some of her friends was on TV and in the papers..... Pu3 kata she was the smallest (and youngest) there.... so reporters tak nampak dia... hehe. She was so amused that she had to sit for an IQ exam together with the Form 3 SAS boys and SDARians. "Kita buat exam yang sama dengan budak2 SBP, mama!" Pu3 said, amused and proud betul dia.


I cant wait for Friday. Wanna know why? So that the guilt of not preparing the kids for exam goes away..... Apa ni.... dah duduk rumah full time pun tak dapat monitor exams anak? hehe.... tension tau if i pikir macam tu.... And all my things to do pun will be settled by then. So after friday boleh la start spend time with the kids, kemas rumah, jogging, etc.....


Really look forward to it.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Back to the Blogging World... yeay.....

It has been a while hasnt it?


So many things happened around the same time that I just needed time out. Life is a bit different for me now, but hey I'm not complaining. Infact I'm enjoying it. All the worrying before, mmm.... buang masa aje..... hehe...


I was retrenched in December. It was a big blow to me although I knew that sales demand has been low for quite sometime. For the first time since i finished my studies almost 20 years ago, I am jobless. I felt numb. I felt so small. And I would never ever thought that the feeling would disappear in just 2 days! hehe..... thanks to hubby for the emotional support. I also made the decision that this is it. Early retirement for me.... yeay.... I'm just not in mood to start over at a new place, AND especially knowing that it would be a miracle to get a job 5 minutes away from home and with the same salary that I used to enjoy.


Ah, baik duduk rumah, enjoy melayan the kids... and then kebetulan something came along, and since its related to education, memang i minat sangat2 although I'm not the type who would cari income like this. I'm doing it part time, so adalah jugak extra income. But the most important thing is I love doing it because its education related...


Now ni tengah terasa sangat that having 4 kids ni sebenarnya takla ramai sangat. The house seems a bit bigger, rumah macam sunyi aje. Only me, hubby, Pu3 and Zaryff aje at home. Yeap, Anastassia dapat masuk boarding school. I am so happy for her. Having said that, bab nak masuk asrama ni is a nightmare to me. I am still sore about it, so less said about it the better. Incase you're wondering, its a technical issue.... just because she got more than one offer. Okay nak tutup buku la.... but she is so so lucky to get that school. Fullstop. Taknak cakap pasal benda ni la... for now la..... hehe


Zaryff is now in the midst of competing in the State level Swimming Competition. Since its his first, I do not expect any medal. Pu3 could not compete although she was eligible. Her school malas nak buat pemilihan and just ambik budak-budak tahun lepas. Good la.... macam ni ke Cluster School? Pu3 was very frustrated, kesian dia.


Pu3 ada Art competition this Saturday. She's also busy practicing with her Choir Group. So at least tak terasa sangatla pasal hal swmming tu.


I started on a diet 2 weeks ago. I tak makan nasi..... kalau teringin sangat i jamah sikit la..... So far I gave lost 6 kg..... ok tak? hehe.... so another few kgs to go for my desired weight. I hope i tak fail and gained back the weights i lost. It did happen before tau.... So nak buang nafsu makan i ni jauh2..... hehe


Read that some of you bloggers met up yer..... Jealousnya!!!!!