wishes for SERI

May 31st 1969 - it's my sisters's birthday today. Happy birthday Kak Ei!



The name is Saniah - but i call her Ei. i am the only one in the family who calls her by that name. tak tahu camana boleh mula, tapi since kami dua orang memang rapat (she is sister no. 7 and i am daughter no.8 ) and sentiasa bersama, that name memang lekat. the rest in the family call her Yah. the younger generations call her Seri. and she wants Along's son, Fird to call her Datuk Seri, hehe.. masa kecik, nama gelarannya "jambu penawar", bcoz bila dia nangis, her nose will be so pink and red like jambu air yang warna merah tu.

Apa yang unique about her? she is the only girl in the family who didn't go to ZS (zainab school) masa primary school. why? haha... ada ceritanya. when she was in standard one, we still lives in Kg Salor, and she and 2 other sisters were sent to the school there (tak tahu nape ayah tak hantar depa gi ZS terus). every morning, she (7) would walk to school together with our sisters Za (9) and Nadjee (10). tapi our sisters ni selalu jalan ngan kawan2 and left her behind. sebelum sampai that school, they would reach our grandmother's house. so oleh kerana dia boring jalan sorang2, she always melencong and went to the granny's house instead of going to school. yang peliknya, nenek tak marah pun. and she would sapu sampah and mainlah apa2 yang patut. bila orang balik sekolah, dia pun baliklah rumah. this lasted for few weeks until our parents knew about it. she didn't like school at that time. bila dia tak suka, dia akan masuk kelas k.za and stayed there. oleh kerana dia tak nak return to her class, k.za and couzin Mohd terpaksa sorok dia belakang pintu, or belakang almari. kelakar betul! i pun tak leh imagine camana dia boleh jadi that stubborn. but she was smart, ponteng kelas pun asyik dapat no.1 je. so, the next year, when we moved to taman guru, she was sent to the school with my mom. so, dia tak delah glamer cam kami yang sekolah kat ZS. sorry, jangan marah!

Masa kecik2, kami memang rapat. almost semua benda sama. baju memanglah sama, cuma color je beza. entah kenapa, i selalu dapat warna merah, and she always got blue. dalam rapat, kita macam rival, kalau ngaji quran, i cukup jealous kalau dia dapat baca ayat baru or masuk juzuk baru lebih cepat dari i, cukup jealous kalau k.za nak tidur ngan dia tapi tak nak tidur ngan i, tapi tak pernah gaduh besar. masa kecik, kak ei cukup seronok bila kami gi jalan2, semua orang akan kata i ni kakak and she is adik. why? because she is smaller than me, and thinner. masa tu, i harap dapat jadi kurus cam dia, kalau pakai jeans nampak cantik je..

lepas tu i masuk mrsm kuantan, and she went to mrsm seremban. kamilah generasi yang dah tak pergi oversea, belajar kat KL je. she went to UM, wanted to do dentistry but ended up doing physics. She is a physics teacher now. did her masters in physics, but still teaching in normal school. last year was involved in the national robotic competition, sorry yek, you tak menang. tak pe next year boleh try lagi.

we have a lot in common. we listen to the same kind of songs, sama2 turn crazy every morning time semester break sambil kemas rumah, time che' and ayah gi kerja. cuba macam2 resipi bila kita kena jadi cook kat rumah time cuti. ingat tak che' beli kita ayam seekor seorang untuk kita belajar siang ayam before she left us pergi mekah? macamlah kita tak pandai, padahal saje je buat tak pandai sebab malas. we enjoy watching movies and imitating the dialogues and the way they act. suka main computer games dan berebut computer zaman sekolah2 dulu. kita main 'Nyet' sampai sembahyang pun macam nampak je image tu kat sejadah. main dig-dug sampai berebut ngan nuha yang masa tu still kecik lagi, nampak sangat kita tak matured.

now she controls the PS2 in her home. she is the record holder for most of the games. and when i went to her house in Kulim last december, dalam banyak2 benda, dia tertunggu2 i datang, untuk main PS2 dengan I, nak lawan... tapi mana sempat, time cuti, mesti anak2 conquer. bila kita boleh nak lawan lagi yek?

in a way, i do miss you, sis. after you get married, everything changed. of course, we have our own committments and obligations. but, honestly, i tak pernah rasa we grow old. to me, we are still the same. bezanya may be bcoz you dah dapat title hajjah. tapi kepala kita masih sama, still cam gitu jugak.

but i never thought you can really jadi pandai buat cake, may be bcoz you dah tak de kerja sangat sejak ada maid. tak pe, nanti i dah masuk rumah baru, i will do the same thing. i pun nak jugak give good memories to my children, bake cakes and home-made bread for them and buat kuih petang2 cam che' selalu buat kat kita. nanti you ajar i ye!

i wish you happiness and many happy returns. May abg Ma makes you happier (sampai sekarang i jealous bila ingat abg ma presented you with a bouquet of flowers after you delivered). May imran, amir, irfan the prof and wafi be the best of children, i know they are all smart and brilliant. jangan dera anak you ngan tuition sangat, let them enjoy their childhood!.

i know you love ronan keating's when you say nothing at all, but i prefer to put a song that is close to us zaman kita single dulu. i think we both like rod stewart and i'm sure this song will bring some wonderful memories to you. enjoy it, on your birthday!

i luv you, now, then and forever. miss you!

clash of the titans

tired. but cannot sleep.

woke up early this morning, to watch the glory MU fighting the superb barcelona in champions league final. hmm... not a good game, disappointing as a finale performance. geram pun ada. barca was not that good either. i would say that the match was quite boring.

MU started well, but barca dominated the game after eto' scored the first goal. a good footballer must not only know how to pass the ball, but make a strategic move. they were playing safe. poor passing. infact MU macam takut2. geram tengok anderson. fergie should have substituted him with tevez earlier, tapi tunggu gak sampai 2nd half. ronaldo was trying hard to show that he is the best player, but last night was just not his. rooney, park and giggs was not helping much. even ferdinand pun was not as good. yang nampak kerja keras sikit cuma o'shea and carrick. on the other hand, i love to see messi, eto' and puyol. they played well. so did henry. yang lain2 biasa je.

losing 2-0, biasa je. tak delah teruk sangat. tapi it was not a good fight. itu yang tak puas.t hey should have worn the red jersey instead of white, baru betul RED DEVILS. nampak muka fergie frust je. sia2 je prince william gi rome, the english team didn't played well. ironynya, 3 english teams went to semifinals but none succeeded in winning it. messi came-out as the top-scorer, followed by steven gerrard (the reds) and miroslav klose (bayern munich).

at work, somebody appeared macam nak cari pasal with me. yesterday, he parked in my space dari pagi. so, i just blocked his car, sampai petang. i have the right to do so, it is my parking space. haha... hari ni dia nak balas dendam. elok je i parked in my space, and dengan beraninya dia gi block my car. i don't know who that person is. may be he didn't know the place was specified to me. isk... geram. nasib baik by lunch time dia dah alihkan kereta dia, kalau tak memang dia saja nak cari pasal...

hanif fell at school. but he didn't call me or hubbyby. only noticed it petang tadi, bila pick him from the transit center. dahlah hari ni he was supposed to recite the doa for satu majlis. kesian dia, baca doa dalam kepala benjol and lebam. the kakak at the center should have called any of us, ini tidak, tak letak ubat pun ...

going back to KB tomorrow. planned nak cuti sampai monday, but i have to cancell my leave on sunday as a visiting specialist is coming from selayang hospital. tak sedap hati pula nak tinggal klinik when i was supposed to be incharged. kesian anak2, tak boleh stay lama kat KB. lepas ni dah tak boleh cuti sampai habis cuti sekolah. mungkin kami tak sempat jumpa sape2 pun cuti ni, coz orang lain semua balik lewat. wedding invitations kat KB pun tak leh nak attend, tak sedap hati juga as yang kenduri tu cousins.

kadang2 terfikir juga, kalau kita tak attend majlis orang, esok2 ada ke orang nak attend majlis kita? life is just like a wheel. bola pun bulat juga!

feels a little gloomy today.

need some cheering-up? let's watch this video. i saw it for the first time on nuha's blog "tale to tell", uploaded by her friend, zen. tak tahu kenapa, watching this reminds me a lot about my primary schooldays in ZS dulu. this took place at a train station in belgium.



don't you think it's cool? :)

an eventful day

lately, i only write during the weekends. but i feel like writing today. so layan jelah ye...

hari ni, pagi2 lagi kena marah, sob..sob.. :( semua stop-cock water piping yang naik ke main tank rosak, and my hubbyby was 'bengang'. air mencurah2 keluar from tank. membazir. kita pulak yang kena...

then, jari sofea tersepit pintu kereta, masa nak gi hantar hanif to school. ohh... it breaks my heart to see my girl cried in pain. but she was such a strong girl. she chose to bear the pain semata2 utk hantar abg to school rather than kena tinggal kat rumah and letak ubat. kita jugak yang kena.... :( pergi kerja pun lewat sikit. our usual goodbye routine pun dia buat macam terpaksa je.

baru start kerja, a cousin called, his daughter fainted in school and was sent to casualty. so kenalah melaksanakan tanggungjawab sosial. she was warded since it was a repeated fainting attack. she is a best student at school, and is stressed out to face the exam. was expected to get 12As. kesian budak2 sekarang... went to visit her after work, was told that the doctors are thinking of a heart problem, quite a rare syndrome. tak pelah, rehat je lah.

balik petang tadi, sofea ok je. boleh keluar main ngan kawan2. the affected finger is slightly swollen and the nailbed became purplish. mildly tender. hubbyby still looking for a new charger for my phone. ntah bandaraya apalah KT ni, accessories utk HTC or O2 pda phone pun tak de. harap2 dia boleh dapatlah malam ni. otherwise i have to use my old phone, seganlah asyik pinjam charger orang.

it was an eventful day... need to let it go, and just enjoy the show!

my dream home

one of my friends just moved into her new house, a grand one. another friend just started the construction. 2 houses in front of my house are under renovation. a new house under construction near my housing area. i also like to browse thru houseplans in the net, and buy ID mags, dari zaman students dulu2 lagi.

rasa macam nak buat rumah jugak. sungguh. besides the house in KB, i have one under construction, at the moment. tapi, beli rumah project tak sama ngan buat sendiri. the excitement is different. masa buat rumah dulu, i was really involved in so many things... sampai rasa nak jadi contractor kejap. walaupun the house was not up to my expectation, bukannye banyak duit sangat masa tu. beli rumah project ni, you kena terima jelah... tak boleh nak buat ikut suka. nak renovate, kena tunggu dapat CF dulu. lambat.

what would my dream home be? as i came from a big family, the house need to be spacious enough for us. it doesn't have to be grand, but spacious. kalau boleh nak rumah single storey je, malas nak naik tangga bila dah tua2 esok. tapi kalau rumah setingkat, mesti tanah luas, baru boleh dapat rumah besar. tanah sekarang mahal. so rasanya kena buat rumah at least double storey juga.

i need a big living, dining, family area and kitchen. i prefer an open kitchen with family dining, in which i can overlook the family area from where i'm working in the kitchen. hehe... macamlah rajin nak masak! rasa lebih cosy, you can always communicate with family members while in the kitchen, macam dapur mat salleh gitu. but of course i will need a separate wet kitchen for the heavy cooking. the kitchen must be well equipped with the facilities and electrical gadgets to ensure that it can help me being a better cook!

the living and formal dining must have french doors and big windows overlooking the garden, with access to the patio and garden. there must also be facilities for BBQ. my family loves to eat, we like to barbecue. so, there must also be outdoor dining area with simple outdoor furnitures. this place should also be accessible to the family area and kitchen.

the family area should be cosy enough for us to spend most of our time together. it would be the "center" of the house, where most activities take place, besides the kitchen.

how many rooms do i need? will decide later. at least a room for everyone, a guest room and a few more. where should my room be? may be kat bawah. it should be something like this:

i prefer big windows, and i like to open the windows so that the outdoor feels closer to you. i like to see the greens. it must have a walk-in wardrobe, which would organize all our belongings and serves as the dressing room as well. if possible i would like a working corner, but i shouldn't be bringing work home! a cosy loveseat for us to cuddle up while watching tv is a must. my children's bedroom will be furnished up to their taste, taking consideration of their needs for growing up.

all the bathrooms must have partition for the shower and toilets. i don't like wet bathrooms, cepat kotor. it must have good natural lighting and ventilation too. how many bathrooms? depends on how many bedrooms i have, and one for the guests' use. i need a laundry room, with a big sink and platform to do the brushing of clothes, shoes etc. the washing machine would either be placed there or in the kitchen.

lain2... since i like to watch movies, may be i would have a special sound-proofed room equipped with the audiovisual system for us to enjoy movies. a study room with computers for us to work and the kids to study.

it should have a wonderfully landscaped garden. kalau boleh ada fishpond. may be a herbal, edible garden. macamlah tangan i ni pandai nak bercucuk tanam. but i really love the greens. environmentalist lah kiranye.

ID concept? dulu2 suka english theme. tapi sekarang dah tak minat lagi. i prefer something simple with clean lines. minimalist but elegant. less is more. tak de perabut berkerawang. kalau ada ukir2 pun mesti sikit2 je.

sounds ambitious? ntahlah... anak dua orang je, buat apa i fikir nak buat rumah besar2. my family members bukannya boleh selalu visit i pun. 6 orang dah settle kat KL/selangor/nilai, may be sorang lagi pun nak duk sana gak. one in kedah/perak. one in terengganu. i nak buat rumah kat mana ni? haha... may be KT kut, already got a piece of land somewhere in chendering.

beranganlah anita! khayalan menjelma.... bilakah boleh menjadi kenyataan? when my hubbyby agrees with my proposal. cukup duit ke? entahlah... may be kena jual one of the houses. tengoklah camana... kena jimat cermat sikit.

as a homely person, a nice and cosy home is a need. after all the hardwork, i think i deserve it. home sweet home.