Yup! I heard it loud and clear the birds are chirping outside here, the weather is bright and sunny with nice cool air, another blessing and glorious day!.. I'd love to hang around for a bit, but kinda tired today, I don´t feel 100 percent good, got a little bit of soar troat and slight flu...I hope I won´t get worse, not when the weather is getting nicer...grrr.. My elder son supposed to go for his Sport on Monday at 16.15 (he attends 1 hour sport every Monday) but since his good friend, Felix couldn´t make it (he fell sick) so Kenneth refused to go by his own, he decided to stay home and watched Snow White video which I borrowed from the Library that morning. The reason he didn´t want to go without Felix was because they´re the only GENTLEMEN in the group...the rest are all young ladies, so I guess it must be awkward for him being the only MAN doing sport, running around with all the ladies in the hall...hehehe..So I gave him my OK! he could stay home that day. There was one incident happened in the Sport Hall which really annoyed me. Its happened 3 weeks ago, on the way home from his sport Kenneth complain there was a girl in his group hit him, kicked him and even spitted him on the cheek during the sport. I was really stunt! I loss words for a second when I heard it, I almost couldn´t believed it someone spitted on my child´s cheek. Never mind about the hitting or kicking, it wouldn´t kill my son but I was just sick of thinking about the spitting part..its disgusting bah!!. How come my son only told me when we were almost reaching home?? Why not in the hall just after the sport?? If he had told me earlier I would have confront that girl or complain to the teacher straight away!!. Knowing boys are so naughty and wild sometimes so I thought it was Kenneth who started it all, so I questioned him!, but he denied it, even Felix saw what happened so my son couldn´t be lying...I got so frustrated, not with the girl instead with the teachers. I was wondering what are the teachers doing? I know they are 2 teachers with less than 10 kids so I think it shouldn´t be so much work to look after them... Sometimes I wonder if they´re just sitting at the corner reading gossip magazines, smoking or drinking coffee..Hey common we are paying them!!!. Its really driving me nuts!. how come some children are so undiscipline and no manners at all? I should not ask!, No wonder lah! You should see the way some parents bring up their children over here. ...of course not all of them but what I see most of the children here (OP) are really lack of discipline, the parents give them so much freedom, you should see the way they talk to their parents, gerigitan kau tinguk. Nothing like us back home, for us parents or elderly are the people we should give respect, hormat!!. But what I see here, children are talking so impolite, rude, so disrespect and even shouting back at parents like nothing!!...When I saw it my stomach shrink oh!!. My girl friend´s (Wife Malaysian, hubby German) son is 15 years old living with his grandma, one afternoon the grandma was trying to offer her help to her grandchild in doing his homework, do you know what the boy answered her? "Just shut up your mouth, do not interrupt", can you imagine your child talking such thing to their grandparents? and do you know what the grandma answered him? "OK...when you say so, I am out from here". Is that all she can say??? If I am the mother I could have spank my child that very moment..(sorry to say, I know NO SPANKING, just came out from my mouth because I was too angry)...thank god he´s not my son!!. Luckily my son was smart enought he approached the teacher and complain about the girl that day, she was told off by the teacher and being warned if she gonna repeat the stupid thing again they gonna tell her parents about it.....nahhh..baru dia tau!!. At home I complain to my husband about it and I think he is more frustrated than me. I felt like facing the parents, but I didn´t want to make small matter worse so sabar sajalah, in my heart she is only a little girl! If the parents know maybe she will be in trouble or they just ignore it (kadang2 some parents buat ndak tau saja, dibiar saja anak pukul anak orang) so I was being nice!. Since this is LENT season I forgive her. I said OK only ONCE, no more!. I reminded my son if she or anybody else hurt him in anyway in the future, he should warn them or hit back!!! I don´t care, am I a sinful mom now? Well, I don´t mean to teach my son to be a bad boy but at least he must learn how to defend himself....
Friday, 29 February 2008
Peace Award
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Wet Pants
Hi received this from a friend wanna share with you...:) Have a nice day. Come with me to a third grade classroom..... There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives. The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, "Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat."He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips infront of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap. The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, "Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!" Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie. She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you klutz! "Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispers back, "I wet my pants once too. "May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good..Remember. Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any morethan standing in your garage makes you a car. Each and everyone one of us is going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith. My instructions were to pick people that I wanted God to bless, and I picked you. Feel free to pass this to people you want to be blessed. And The Prayer: Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I caredeeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Wherethere is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace.Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. Amen. JOHN 14:6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comesto the Father except through me.
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Award
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nessa for her kindness and I would like to pass it to Billy´s Mom.
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
My "Helper" Is Back!!
It has been with us for 5 years now. It has been great having it, since I have one, my work in the kitchen become more efficient labah kunun...Not only that it saves a lot of my time, tida lah payah berdiri berjam-jam didapur lagi, while it helps me I can easily do other things in the house...di pendek kan cerita I am always thankful lah for its service. But last weekend when I wanted to start it, all of a sudden it went "mogok", takan punya takan "Start" button masih tida jalan, grrrr not happy Luthie!!..geram sudah sia tu...Well, kalau dia mati terus I would not be surprised cause its an old helper...But I was worried!, the problem is I cannot afford to replace into new one...not right now when we need to save every penny for our new house planning!!. I tried to pujuk hubby (dengan muka 2o cents sia tu) to have a look at our old Electrolux Dish Washer. Belum2 lagi hubby already said if he cannot repair it then we have to wash our dishes manually from now on! Sucks!. Itu yang sia tida mau fikir tu, bah kana manja sudah ni jari jari, bagaya!. Padahal dulu bukan main terer lagi cuci piring kalau ada orang kawin dikampung, betimbun-timbun lagi tu LOL:) Those were the days!. Well, hubby spent several hours trying to figure out which part was broken...he took out almost every part:) tinggal tulang lagi tu machine sia tinguk haha...while he was doing it I was wondering if he can put it up together again LOL :) macam tida trust laki oh kan LOL. Apa lagi when all are opened I could see and smell all the collected fungus and old food yg stuck yukkks..Sorry ah don´t eat while you´re reading this LOL... kesian juga si hubby:) it was kinda stressful juga for him. But alas thank god it´s working again...Phuuhh. Punyalah saya lega!... Blessed hubby´s heart for his patient that day..I don´t know if he managed to repair it or pressed some buttons coincidental....haha. Anyway, I was more than happy to have my old machine working again...I hope it still can serve us until we get a new one..The only problem is, WHEN will, or IF EVER, I get a new one? Hopefully Mr. Santa will bring me ONE on Christmas :).
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Expensive Sh*t You'll Never Need!!
Why use my money to buy these stuff when I can feed a starving country? Pay $68,000 for a Cricket Ball This diamond studded cricket ball was presented to the Best Indian and Best International players at the 2007 Cricket World Cup tournament. The diamond cricket ball was created by Gitanjali Gems Limited. Each diamond ball is studded with 5,728 pieces of diamonds with a worth of approximately $68,500.
Pay $1.63 Million for a Purse On June 14, 2007, Ginza Tanaka showcased this diamond platinum bag at a fashion show in Tokyo. The handbag is shaped out of pure platinum and studded with 2,182 diamonds totaling 208 carats. The handbag has a brilliant price tag of $1.63 million. Pay $1,000 for a Pizza The world's most expensive pizza was made by Nino's Bellissima Pizza (located in New York City). The 12-inch pizza is topped with creme fraiche, chives, eight ounces of four different kinds of Petrossian caviar, four ounces of thinly sliced Maine lobster tail, salmon roe, and a little bit of wasabi to complement all the fish. The pizza is cut into eight... that is a mere $125 for each serving.
Pay $1.3 Million for a Cell Phone Designed by Peter Aloisson, the Diamond Crypto Smartphone is made out of platinum and rose gold. It has over 80 diamonds on it. There are 50 diamonds going up and down the sides (10 are blue diamonds), the navigation key has 28 diamonds surrounding it and the navigation button is actually a 1/2 carat diamond. The buttons on the sides are suppose to be diamonds too. It costs $1.3 million, so that phone better work!. Pay $1,500,000 for a Box of Chocolates Le Chocolat features a selection of Lake Forest Confections gourmet chocolates, selected by the confectioners master candy maker, as well as an arrangement of magnificent jewelry from Simon's personal jewelry and gemstone vault. The price tag is $1,500,000. The jewelry that comes along with the box of chocolates includes a "priceless" collection of natural yellow and blue diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires from Simons Jewelers. (How priceless can it be with a price tag?)
Saturday, 23 February 2008
I Smell Something Good!!
The family who wanted to buy our house called up a few days ago. They informed us their loan application (for buying our house) has been approved!!..yepiii. I felt like jumping when I heard the news. I can smell good news already but for now I better don´t put my hope so high...not until we sit down in front of the Notary... The family is now waiting for the letter of confirmation from their bank... I hope they will get it within this week. If everything goes well, we will sign sale and purchase agreement end of February or sometime in March. I am still keeping my finger crossed!!. Wish us luck.
A Day Of Relax!
I cannot help but to blog about it LOL...I think everyone was in good mood yesterday coz we had such a nice weather. After doing some errands in the house I took a short break, sitting in my living room enjoying my hot capucino. I was looking outside my garden through my glass doors and I noticed so many dirty finger prints on my glass doors ...darn!. I don´t remember when was the last time I cleaned the glass doors and my windows..I think 3 or 4 months ago. When its dark and gloomy everything look clean and shining, but once the sun comes out the real truth speak out:) not only finger prints, lips prints pun ada, I didn´t know that my boys have been kissing the glass doors when I was not looking :) One family had an appointment to see our house (Our house is still in advert) at 6pm so before they came I guess I had to do my early Spring Cleaning. Its not really a job that I like to do but it has to be done!. The temperature was about 12 degrees yesterday and it was sunny, its a shame to stay home when the weather is nice outside....we don´t know how long does it last. As soon as my son woke up from his afternoon nap, we drove to the town centre..I haven´t been to the town centre since Christmas!. I blame it on Winter, the cold weather didn´t motivate me strolling in town, sejuk bah!.
Maybe because I haven´t been to town for quite sometimes..biji mata pun jadi besar, I was really tempted to do shopping hehe.. I have to keep reminding myself not to do any more unneccesarry shopping....I think that´s the weak point of every woman...SHOPPING! :)
I managed to do a few things in town which I wanted to do. The most important thing was to get my son´s glasses repaired, he has not been wearing his glasses for two days because the glass came out from its frame, I don´t know how it happened, maybe he was jumping too much, dropped and accidently stepped on it, I am glad the shop owner was so kind, he didn´t charge me anything, not even 1 euro cent!. maybe because we are regular customers or because we bought the glasses there, I don´t know.
A friend of mine had her birthday in January but we never got the chance to celebrate her birthday together. She just gave birth to her first baby so I guess she has been busy adjusting her new life as a mom. I managed to get her a little present for her belated birthday yang hampir2 mau bangas :) Today we visited her and its nice to see her baby growing fast. So cute and adorable, ada dimple lagi tu:) really look like an angel...(most babies are :). We had a great time catching up stories and enjoying our "makan session"...yuhuu I had a free lunch too:). I hope when the weather gets nicer we can see each other more often again..
Oh yesss..I event brought my boys to an Italian Ice-cream shop. For the first time during winter (its still winter now), we could sat down outside sitting under the sun while enjoying our ice cream sundae..lekker! (Sedap). The kids were having fun running around chasing those poor pigeons!.
This weekend the temperature will be up to 19 degrees especially in our area (South of Germany).
The official Spring Season will be 27 more days to go...Isn´t that great!.
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
The Boy with Sonar Vision -
I think he is a Real Superhero!. This young guy really impress me:) Ben Underwoodtaught is blind, both of his eyes were removed (cancer) when he was 3. Yet, he plays basketball, rides on a bicycle, and lives a quite normal life. He taught himself to use echo location to navigate around the world. With no guide-dogs, he doesn't even need hands: he uses sound. Ben makes a short click sound that bounces back from objects. Amazingly, his ears pick up the ecos to let him know where the objects are. He's the only person in the world who sees using nothing but eco location, like a sonar or a dolphin.
Monday, 18 February 2008
Comes To Life Again
Last weekend I managed to do a lot in the house..pheww..Thanks to hubby for giving helping hands:) I am glad about it, LEGA! !! just need to do some ironing later in the evening..yukkkks! I hate doing this type of work, but somebody has to do it. We have been enjoying nice weather for few weeks now. People walking around only with pullovers on, without winter jackets! and I thought these people went crazy coz its still winter!. But thanks to Mr. Sunshine!, It makes the days warm and bright. (You can imagine having gloomy and cold days for a few months, it can be depressing sometimes). I saw farmers were already busy working in the field, tructors are everywhere, its really weird in this time of year because February can be really cold (peak of winter season). But I think Spring is already on its way..approaching us slowly. Hopefully!. Birds singing in the wee morning and everywhere flowers are coming out as if everything comes to life again:), Not only that, I saw the first "fly" flying haha, don´t get me wrong, its not that I haven´t seen flies in my life haha..but during cold season I don´t know where are all the flies gone...suddenly they disappear, we cannot see them flying around, bukan minta minta but at least I have peace frying my "ikan masin" (Salty Fish) without having to chase away those big and green flies from pinching my delicious ikan masin especially brought all the way from Malaysia....:) I don´t mind if Winter is going to be over soon, freedom bah!. I am sure everyone has enough of it already coz nobody will have depression due to lack of sunshine anymore. You know, all the time when Winter comes, I wish we can run away from the cold winter by going to a warm country like Malaysia, stay there enjoying the sun and the food until Winter is over hehe (dreaming again!!), well, if only I am a millionaire!! hehehe...Everyone is looking forward spending good time outdoors!. Can´t wait to see green leaves again!, now all the trees are naked and its super dull!. I just can´t wait!, it is nice to see my kids running around in the garden with their shorts and t-shirts like other kids back home. This is one of the bad and ugly days. Road was slippery and its so damn foggy!. Not to mention the super duper cold weather. In the morning I really need to watch every step, I have to make sure the boys won´t slip in any of their steps...Look how gloomy it is..I am glad if we have a little bit of sunshine.
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Letter To A Boss...Late For Work
I hope you will enjoy reading the joke as much as I do:)
Kepada Boss...... Saya mohon maaf kerana hari nie saya terlambat lagi datang ke pejabat. Saya tau, termasuk hari nie, saya dah 10 kali lewat ke pejabat. Ampun Boss, tabik spring 60X....!!! Saya tau sepatutnya saya masuk pejabat pukul 8:30 pagi. Tapi oleh kerana lewat, saya terpaksa sampai di pejabat pukul 9:00 atau 10:00 pagi. Tapi percayalah Boss, saya bukan sengaja. Keadaan yang buat saya begini. Saya bangun awal Boss... Pukul 6:00 saya dah siap mandi dan pakai baju. Saya turun dari rumah saya pun awal jugak. Boss pun tahu saya just duduk Kampung Kuala Belit, dekat jer..... Tapi Boss, bila sampai dipersimpangan jalan...saya jadi pening Boss. saya percaya kalau Boss sendiri berada ditempat saya, Boss pun mesti sampai lewat jugak ke pejabat. Percayalah Boss, saya tak bohong. Kalau Boss nak tahu kenapa saya selalu lewat ke pejabat, meh sini, biar saya tunjukkan....... Yang Benar, Pekerjamu yang disayangi. p/s : harap Boss.....maafkan lah saya....yer.
Never Ever....
Sorry I don´t mean to scare you but a friend pass this to me, this information is useful for everybody...a good reminder to everyone... So please be careful!. Do not charge your mobile phone the whole night and DON'T keep it near you while charging. IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY! I HOPE YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS!!! Never, ever answer a cell phone while it is being RECHARGED!! A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell phone at home. Just at that time, a call came in and he answered it with the instrument still connected to the outlet. After a few seconds, electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained and the young man was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud. His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Cell phones are a very useful modern invention. However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death. Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet! Forward this to the people that matter in your life!!.
The Lengths Women Will Go To....
Saturday, 16 February 2008
How Smart Are You???
PASS THIS ON TO FRUSTRATE THE SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE :)
11 PEOPLE ON A ROPE
Friday, 15 February 2008
Pajamas Party!
With his Teddy Bear and Pillow :)
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Month of Lent.
Last Wednesday (Ash Wednesday)marks the start of Lent, and for the next 40 days until Easter people try to give up temptations, usually things like chocolate and meats. This 40-day period is said to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent in the dessert resisting Satan's temptation. My question is: " What is your temptation at work, at home around your family or around others that would help you to develop if you resisted it for the next 40 days?" Temptations come in many forms including, (at work) back stabbing, overworking, negativity, bullying, not saying no, complaining, taking long lunches, or surfing the internet in work time. What temptation at work stops you being as productive and effective as you could be? At home: being grumpy, impatient, toward our children or spouse, etc.
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Pregnant At 80, U believe it?
A friend of mine sent me this link to a news site, reporting about a 80 years old woman getting pregnant! Below is a copy of the article taken from that website. happy Reading... ISLAMABAD (ANI) -- Normally it is difficult for women to conceive after around 50 years of age. But, quite unbelievably, an 80-year-old woman in Pakistan is pregnant of four months. According to The News, the woman, Khurshid Bibi, stays in village Ghaziabad, near Chichawatni, in Sahiwal district, around 128 km from Multan. When she learnt about the fact she was astonished saying it would be very difficult for her to face the grand children. Khurshid Bibi got to know about her pregnancy last week when she visited a hospital complaining of pain in her abdomen. An ultrasound was done and her pregnancy was discovered. Khurshid, who got married in 1950, gave birth to a female child only in the following year and could not conceive again. Her husband Ahmed Din (85) said a palmist-astrologer had told him some years ago that he would become a father of another child after a few years, but he never believed him. Copyright © 2001 ANI-Asian News International. All rights reserved Source : Mayanmajix
Nun in a taxi
Happy Valentine´s Season...
Do you already have any special/romantic plan in mind yet? Maybe candle light for two? I hadn't thought of it that much yet. Mana ada lagi candle light for two, now ber-4 already. I don´t know if hubby will be romantic this year LOL!. But I know hubby love me dearly, but it would be nice if he surprise me with something on Valentine´s day kan (ok..ok...dream of it Luth), maybe its best I prepare myself not to expect anything hehehe... What do you prefer for your Valentine´s Day gift? Jewellery, Candle Light Dinner, Chocolates or bunch of Flowers? I don´t go for chocolate too much...I think most of the chocolates on sale for valentine have those filled ones...which are just too, too sweet plus I don´t think I can look at Chocolates anymore now coz our last Christmas was full of Chocolates geez....I don´t mind a bunch of flowers...(kalau adalah..I definitely say yes to that one hehe). Maybe hubby will not remember about Valentine´s day tomorrow, maybe he has to work longer so I am not holding my breath..Kalau tida pun bah duduk dalam rumah and watch TV also Valentine time kan...hehe..if he remembers than exchange hugs and kisses is also ok lah LOL.. I hope you´ll have a perfect time with your loved ones on Valentine´s Day.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Beautiful Blonde Pole Dancer
May you always have enough HUMOUR Have a Great Day !!
Friday, 8 February 2008
English Books
(Kyle is engrossed "reading" one of the children books haha).
(Got one English Novel for myself "Dream a Little Dream").
Thursday, 7 February 2008
Gong Xi Fatt Chai
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
My order has came
Its not my day today
After doing a little bit of house chores this morning I wanted to do my groceries shopping, I was kinda rushing because it was already 10.30 am, I didn´t have so much time left. I must do my shopping quickly because after that I need to go home to cook meal for lunch and then picking up Kenneth from the kindergarden at 12.00, ini labah ini, this is how our lives as housewives right...there is always something have to be done...in fact our job never ending. I am not complaining here but sometimes I do not even have time for myself. You know what my lady neighbour told me the other day? "Sometimes you go out from the house look like a grandma" LOL....betul ni, I was not angry for her comment since she was telling the truth, I admit it, so I just have to take it. Back to my story...the bad thing happened was I left my house key inside the front door, WHAT??? Cilaka betul!!! I felt like hitting my head. How come I was so careless!!!!!!!! What shall I do? I started to panic already...mau marah pun tiada guna...its too lateee.. It was raining and windy outside, I couldn´t just stand outside with Kyle?? I didn´t even have a spare key outside, I was lucky I had my handy with me, normally I don´t bring my handy when going out phuuuuh..the one and only life saver, I called hubby at work immediately, he was at that time having a meeting lagi, kinda busy aduiii!...but that was the only solution, he has to drive home otherwise I have to call up door specialist and that will cost me about 80 Euro. Matilah! While waiting for hubby to come (took him about 25 minutes to reach home by the way) I, with my thick-face and so desperate plus so pity my little son knocked our neighbour´s door, luckily our neighbour who is already retired was home that time. He was kind enough to let us in after telling him what had happened, malu..malu..malu...kalau tida susah mana mau visit neighbour tu haha..while waiting for hubby he made me a cup of hot coffee, punyalah bagus, without him matilah saya. I think hubby was a bit disappointed for what had happened but things like this can happen anytime, anywhere to anyone bah kan...hehe..alasan lagi kan. Actually (nah have to admit something lah hehehe), different story again haha...this is not the first time things like this happened. Last year in September we wanted to go for a walk with some German friends in the wood, I accidently locked my car with the key inside, I thought I already had it my pocket, tapi saluk punya saluk rupanya dalam kereta, alamak punyalah bodoh, it was so damn cold outside, only 5 degrees, I think the cold made me confused and chaotic...konon I just wanted to be faster before we became frozen. Luckily one of the mothers managed to get a key specialist from a car workhop. He managed to opened my car within 15 minutes only. Great job! The good thing was he didn´t ask for a bill, he only wanted a "coffee money" that means I can give whatever amount I want. Adoii macam sia mau peluk dan cium dia straight away haha...He was really an Angel who saved my life that day. So dengan senang hati I gave him 20 Euro as a coffee money. I felt regret that I went out that day, if I just stayed at home maybe it wouldn´t happen right. After today´s incident, I wrapped one each extra key for house and key and hide them somewhere outside our terrace...if you know where I live, jan pi curi ah hahaha... I hope it will never happen again in the future. I have learned my lesson!!!.
Happy Birthday!!!
Monday, 4 February 2008
What a busy weekend
Time flies so fast. Last weekend was a busy weekend for us. The days were gone like nothing...macam angin limpas saja. The interesting part was on Sunday, my new Malaysian friend, Ellaine Fischer invited us for lunch at her house, she lives in a farm house in a very small village about 19km from us. I am not sure how many inhabitants there, I think the people are mostly farmers because I could see many animal cages and big tractors everywhere. Lots of horses and cows too...the things that my boys like to see, dorang ni macam sakai if they see big tractors and real animals. Other than us, Ellaine also invited another other Malaysian friend, Teresa. She came with her husband. Its so nice to get to know more and more Malaysian living not far from my area. Both Ellaine and Teresa are from Malacca (Nyonya Baba, or some people call them Peranakan). Teresa has a mixed blood, Nyonya and Portugese. I didn´t expect the food was so much, it was really a "big lunch". Ellaine prepared the food all by herself, she is really a wonder woman haha...the dishes that she prepared were white rice (memang tida lari dari menu ni haha), yellow steamed glutinous rice, Lamb Kurma, Tropical salad, Wanton soup (pork´s bones soup), Chicken curry, Spring Rolls, Chap Choi (What is that in English?) I think its a mixed vegetables but its a peranakan style (I never tasted it before). Chicken wings with honey sauce, Sambal Udang cooked with pineapple and the dessert was all with tropical fruits. The food were all finger-licking good, so delicious so one couldn´t resist right? Most all the dishes cooked with coconut milk, full of calorie, so scary eh, but its okay to cheat a little bit right haha..I really ate a lot, no diet for that particular day, my mouth became bigger than my stomach hehe..my friend said, when she saw good food she will turn into a vacuum cleaner automatically haha..so that´s what happened to me too LOL..kalah2 lagi vacuum. I wanted to take photos of the food that day to share in my blog but felt quite bashful pula to take out my camera especially around the people that I just met for the first time that day...maybe next time.
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Carnival in Germany
Germans have celebrated Carnival for centuries. It is a favorite time of year for the Germans to let their hair down with Carnival balls, parties and parades. The German Carnival provides the opportunity to play dress-up and generally revel in the streets. As for me, I am not so fancy about the Carnival, its just not my thing. One might be having a great fun and great time during the Carnival but February weather in Germany making the atmosphere not the best for partying in the streets. Siapa juga mau berparty kalau bagagar kesejukan haha... Anyway, Kenneth´s kindergarden celebrating Carnival every year too. During Carnival kindergarden children and teachers dressing-up with various interesting costumes. Last year Kenneth dressed-up as a cowboy and this year he dressed-up as a pirate LOL. Today he said for next year he would like to dress-up like a clown, let see haha...Well, at least children are having fun, it is something for them to look forward to, they enjoy dressing-up and having make-up on their faces haha... (Taken this morning before heading to the kindergarden) (Kenneth with his kindergarden teacher dressing-up as Robin Hood) (Partying with his group today) (My little Robin Hood hehe, not with his bow or arrow tapi batang vacuum haha) (My Pirate and my Robin Hood haha)