Back to City-A-1

It's been a week since our little weekend "Uptown". Things are pretty much back to normal.. What is normal ?? What is Normal for a 29 year old, mother of 2? .. But things are back to it's usual routine definitely, working 9 - 8 pm, poor hubby has still got to teach till 10 pm.

We actually had another "adults" .. No, not that kind of "adult" but you know just another night out with other adults without the kids! It was Cheryl Birthday ( another fellow "local-expat". She is Canadian and her hubby Steve is English?, anyway they have been here in this little town for the past 10 years!) So there was Cheryl, Steve, their niece, (who is going back to Canada this coming Friday), Greg( the other Kiwi), his wife Anna (who is Swedish), Jake and I. We told them about our "weekend", and how we feel trapped, and like we are wasting our life away here. Anna asked a great question then, thou we all have had a few drinks :p. "Why do we feel that we are letting life slip away here?" ... hm... It's great here, the maid, the lifestyle, taking time off when we feel like it, being able to see the kids 24x7, and building our own business... Could it may be becoz we are not earning enough? or maybe becoz we are earning RINGGIT. Becoz when you convert.. There is really nothing left!

We really want to go to another country and experience different culture, different lifestyle.. Jordan and Leen are experiencing it in China, Farah and Jerr will be leaving for Saudi soon (DON't GO!! :p)... So yup. We've decided to apply for a few jobs, in places we both think that we would probably enjoy and earn a little more. Fingers Crossed!!!! Bring on the positive vibes!!! Send it our way!!

Farah's Pool Party!

I had a splashing time!!! It was a Blast!! It was beutiful how she had it set up.. Carpet and pillows on the floor and the tent... Amazing woman that Farah! The BBQ was amazing too! And Don't forget the "Sheesha/shisha" the boys had.. unfortunately I didn't get a chance to try it.. Oh well next time. :)

And the night in town that we had! Qba,

as Tash would put it, we were partying like it was 1999. haha
It's great to have friends like that,
guys.. thanks for such a good time,
we haven't had one of those since .. too long!!!

Off For Some Civilisation!

We are doing our "civilisation" fix that we normally do every 2 months or so.. Our last trip was 22nd Jan 06, just ChiwiDa and I, for an annual dinner organisied by Cambridge English For Life . So we booked a Junior Suit @ Eastin Hotel. We were also hoping for a good night sleep without the kids! Haha.. The Boss upstairs really has a funny sense of humour! This is supposingly a ...

Eastin Hotel Wins Best 4-Star Business Hotel
- 4 years in a row.

The only night we stayed there... There was a power shortage in the Hotel and ... NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!!!!!! There was current everywhere near there and even just outside the hotel, but not the hotel itself!!! Hello~~ this is the tropics ok?? you need a generator to keep the air-conditioners going, since you can't open any windows either! "I'm sorry but it will take us another 4 hours to get the generator going." BAH~~~ So I didn't get to sleep till 4 in the morning, and we had another meeting in the morning.. So much for a good night's sleep!

So this time, we have decided we are not going to stay with Eastin Hotel again, and found a new Hotel right opposite IKEA, (we got lost in there, that's how big it is!) and right in the middle of the new and happening "The Curve" (a little blog about this 'CURVE") Malaysia's first open air shopping center. So we shall be staying @ Royale Bintang Damansara. This time we are taking the family!

Our main reason for this trip is the meet up with the BabyCenter Malaysia ladies, again. Farah is throwing a pool party. And it's due for our "civilasation" fix.

Something for the Mothers!

Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby...
Somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal" is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct ...
Somebody never took a 3- year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring ...
Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

Somebody said good mothers never raise their voices ...
Somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbour's kitchen window.

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother ...
Somebody never helped a 4th grader with his math.

Somebody said you can't love the 5th child as much as you love the first ...
Somebody doesn't have 5 children.

Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing questions in the books . .
Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears.

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labour and delivery...
Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the 1st day of kindergarten ... or on a plane headed for their OE.

Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one hand tied behind her back...
Somebody never organized 7 giggling Brownies to sell cookies.

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married...
Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son- or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home ...
Somebody never had grandchildren.

Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her
.....Somebody isn't a mother......

My Real Age!

I was being smart and it came back and bit me in the @r$e...

Dee here.. says:
so how does it feel ?

Tash says:
29?
hmm young and unmarried

They say age is just a number, and they are ABSOLUTELY right! It may be stated as 28+(Not 29 yet thanks!) in all my IDs but.. my real age 30.05 ... sigh.. the price you pay to be married with children??!?

But maybe I'm just not having a good day, firstly I'm coming down with a flu, and I've got the Deli Tummy... Must have been the seafood last night...

I've moved!

Return to sender,
address unknown.
No such number,
no such zone.

-Elvis Presley

Sorry for all the inconvenience, but I think this is more suitable.. As much as I would hate to admit it, I'm ChiwiMa now... ChiwiGal has been taken over by my daughter!

I'm feeling old! Got a sms from my best friend "Tash aka Pipah aka Nor Afifah bt Mohd Shukran aka Nastasha aka Cat Sneeze ... Etc" this morning ..

Wish you were here D. Went Clubbing last night. It's good to know eve at 29 and after all these years of not clubbing, I still got it! Picked up a guy last night, didn't shag him. And you know what? HE IS ITALIAN!! Now you can smack yourself for getting married! Haha...

Sigh.. Don't get me wrong. I love my kids and would trade nothing in the whole wide world for them, but... I still want to go out and party!!! hahahha The good old days huh Tash... 4 nights a week, Tash was one party animal!! She would go out partying when I couldn't, (those months when my parents where in NZ, sssccchhh..) She would party till morn, get home, freshen up and walk to class. Then she would go home, have a wee nap, walk to the pool and swim 50 laps! Have dinner and off she goes again, partying!!!

4 nights a week, at Margarita's (before it turn into a meat market! Thank you very much) I think we were the first Asians in the club! Now?? It's just another Asian hang out too! Sigh... Monday nights was “Backpackers nights” ,that's where Jinxy meet her match!*wink*; Tuesdays was snooker nights; Wednesdays was always "SamBrero’s Night". Thursday was ladies nights; Friday and Saturdays are the usual weekend Partying, and Sunday nights are just for the bored ones... (just been arguing about the order of the nights with Tash.. Sigh it's been so long!!) So Margies was pretty much our 2nd home! We were normally there on Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, sometimes Tuesday and Sunday too if we are really bored!

Tash says:
we were always bored

So there ... :p We would start dancing once we arrive and stop only when it's the last song on, (usually a slow song...) And NO we were not on anything, nor drugs, nor alcohol, "Just Water and Lime, Please." (--- Tash.. remember Barry Aprice?? droll.. "Can I tell you a secret.. I see dead ppl!" lol) The most hours I was on the dance floor was .. 10 pm - 3 am @ Marg's; Sometime we would go to Havana b4 midnight to get in for free :p for some Salsa; 4am - 7 am @ Kiss Bar; then there was that Club, which name has just slipped my mind on Albert St that opens till noon! So that's about 12 or more hours! NOW! I'm asleep by 11:30pm the latest!

The good old days.....

H5N1 in KL!!???

For all the lastest on H5N1, BirdFlu, in Malaysia, just click on the Title above! or here...

Well on the new today it's stated that it's under control.. so we shall see in the next few days...
Perak not taking chances So does that mean we can sleep better??

Note to Jordan and Leen : Another reason for NZ? :p hehehe

Maddog's Rambling!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Maddog has got a page for his own rambling!!!
It's a pretty lame valentines present, but I think it's more of a present for me!
hahahaha
And If you have noticed, MacVaysia, has moved up the list to friends!! (I hope he doesn't mind)
His wife, Leen aka Queen of MacVaysia, has the same birthdate as mine!!
except she is one year younger! (sign.. i'm getting older!!)
And they are expecting their first child!!!
Once again guys Congratulation!!!!!!