Siksaan Dunia

Aircond takde.
Starting to sweat already.
I feel like I am in a very warm sauna room.
Berlengas, okay.
Nasib baik ketiak tak basah lagi.
Could hardly breathe in here.
Very, very uncomfortable.
I could hardly think.
Subconciously I am thinking, "Panas, panas!!"

Tulah, take for granted that air and ventilation is always there for you.
Nah rasakan!

-dillz blogging out-

Taking A Break

Taking a few days off from work to be with Inche Azrul. Just him and me in the land of cheap spas.

*Not looking to shop this time around. Duit bonus dah habis kat Shingapore. Kalau Inche Azrul nak belanja, itu lain cerita. *

Picture from: here

So, see ya in a couple of days. Or not. I might just blog from Jakarta. We'll see.

p/s: I actually brought some work over with me. Can't seem to leave them behind. Shites.

-dillz blogging out-

Trudging Trudging

It's already Thursday. That makes it almost a Friday.

The week has been long for me thus far.

A day would go on where I would work hard at work, come home late and carry out some more work at night. Maybe even manage a 2 hours nap in all that time. Next day continues and I try to put in some kind of exercise - be it PT based or just a good cardio or group exercise. Then, I'd get a full 6hour sleep.

Repeat cycle.

So far I am still managing. Maybe the slot of exercise has kept my stamina going further. Ideas are creatively flowing, thoughts are clear and analysis still sharp. Alhamdulillah. Business as usual. Just that I don't get to see my kids as much as I want to.

This would go on till Saturday, before I leave for Jakarta to join Inche Azrul. Will be back in the home country on Tuesday.

Honeymooning, just the two of us.

So, yeah. Am really working hard to earn that 2 day leave. Saturday can not come soon enough.

Till then, I might just make a run home for lunch. Only possible with the help of Saufi. Really missing Miss Deyda. See you in a while , baby!

*updated: Miss Deyda during my lunch run!

-dillz blogging out-

Move Out Already..

Office is undergoing renovation at the moment. It's carried out phase by phase and I am involved in Phase 2 that is supposed to commence today, the 16th of March 2010. People have been boxing their memoirs and belonging since the second week of February but I had not started a thing. Staying true to Miss Procrastinator title, I left it to very last minute - thinking of coming in last weekend to box and move my stuff.

Well, with what was going on in the home-front, that obviously DID NOT happen. Couple that with the super efficient contractor. Phase 2 had already commenced on Monday, 15th March 2010 and my workspace is sticking out like a sore thumb.

Macam island kan with all the other cubicles being knocked down already. hihihihihihihihi

So, after enlisting my hardworking little elf to help out, the both of us came in at the end of office hours, yesterday to clean up my stuff. (Yes, I was on leave yesterday)

Khadra trying to complete one of her tasks - taking down their arts and crafts off my cubicle wall.

Got to say that we make quite an efficient team. The main objective was to MOVE my stuff. Which we sorted out by around 8pm.Yippee!

Khadra in the Before and After picture

Silly me, though. I ter-forget that I have an allergy to dust. *Yes, very princessy* So, 2.5hours of moving dust-inhabited ornaments, files, documents and knick-knacks left me scratching my hands and face in no time at all. I was literally driving home with one eye closed coz it got way too itchy and red. Felt like scooping my eyeballs out of the socket and throw it far far away - itchy. :)~~ Arrghh... Don't talk to me about the swelling cheecks and forehead. Even with my sawo matang skin tone I could see that I have red patches all over - especially around the eyes, forehead, cheek and jawline.

I had to start rubbing the affected area slowly whilst in search of Clarinase in the medicine box. Nasib baik jumpa. The swelling and all subsided in the next two hours. In the mean time, I discovered that garuan in a circular motion worked better to release the itch than garuan in a linear motion. Whaddya know, eh?

For the organization of my workspace today - I have picked up a few lateral learns:

1. I shall use my H1N1 mask.
2. I shall down my antihistamine before I attempt to organize.

There. Nanti dah siap seme, saya letak gambar, ok? Yang lain-lain tu, nantilah saya update. ;)

-dillz blogging out-

Revenge of the 3-in1s

Our office had since resorted to a mini pantry of sorts to cater to the thirst of hard working auditors. See Exhibit A below.

Exhibit A

Dengan penuh gigih, me and adnil9 cuba try test secawan mug. Semua kena start from scratch. So it was fairly obviouslah bahawasanya saya tak reti buat milo from scratch. Siap kena tambah susu tepung, okay? After some trial and error on the sukatans, terjadilah secawan mug Milo, tapi tak menepati spesifikasi. So, a drastic plan had to be executed.

Cue 3-in-1s.

Tadaaa!!!

Idiot-proof way to make a mug of Neslo 3-in1.

1. Dapatkan sesachet Neslo 3-in 1.
2. Add hot water.
3. Stir and stir and stir.
4. Add a scoop of Milo.
5. Stir and stir and stir.
   

Dah siap!
Geng minum 3-in-1 (tiada dalam gambar, si Adeeb)

Hi adnil9 and tokey pantry (si Adeeb)! Don't miss me too much, eh? Hari Jumaat saya balik bawa ole-ole dari Kuching, ya! :)

Bye-bye 3-in1s! I'll miss you.......

-dillz blogging out-

Working hard for my holiday

Already booked an island getaway for nucleus family starting Sunday, 14th December 2009. Everything is sorted and I even got my annual leave approved and all.
Thing is, I have three pending reports to be published by the 24th. Damn.

So, am burning the midnight oil.
Shipped the kids off to my mom's and we have the house to ourselves.
Kinda need to focus.
Feels like it is MBA all over again.
Pulling all-nighters day in and day out.
Kinda cool, eh?
hihihihi

Praying for perseverance and persistence to pull this off.
Amin..

So, excuse me while I go off untuk mencari sesuap nasi...

(Picture searched from Google: here)

-dillz blogging out-

Lunching with the GCEO

What a pleasant surprise.
The exclusive lunch talk invitation with the GCEO included a certificate presentation - plaque (and cash?) allin. Thing is i completed my Masters way back in 2006. Ingatkan memang dah tak dapat dah. So, this was unexpected and pleasant indeed.
I'll update later. Nak dengar welcoming speech sat. :)

*Updated*
No cash this time around, but I was in the news smiling away.. Wu-hu!
-dillz blogging out-

For starters, you can stop calling me 'sir'

I was just reading a little from The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown when I came across something that left me in stitches. Thing is, I could totally relate to it.

Let me just extract this portion from pg 66 and you can have a read:

Langdon clutched the police chief's phone and felt a rising frustration as the OS director pressed him. "I'm sorry, sir," Langdon said tersely, "but I can't read your mind. What do you want from me?"
"What do I want from you?" The OS director's grating voice crackled through langdon's phone, scraping and hollow, like that of a dying man with strep throat.
As the man spoke, Langdon felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned and his eyes were drawn down... directly into the face of a tiny japanese woman. She had a fierce expression, a mottled complexion, thinning hair, tobacco-stained teeth, and an unsettling white scar that sliced horizontally across her neck. The woman's gnarled hand held a cell phone to her ear, and when her lips moved, Langdon heard the familiar raspy voice through his cell phone.
"What do I want from you, Professor?" She calmly closed her phone and glared at him. "For starters, you can stop calling me 'sir'"

Now what has this got to do with me, you might wonder?

I just recently sent a work related e-mail to this certain someone. Knowing that in the corporate mail, our full name would come out as the Sender. So, keluarlah; "From: Azlul Adilah Zaghlol" di dalam e-mail tersebut.

Just to be safe, though, I would normally sign-off all my e-mails in this manner:
Salam,
Dilla
Sweet, kan?

Not long after, I received the reply:
Dear Encik Azlul,
....

Saya faham, nama Azlul itu adalah agak berbaur unisex. My brother and ALL my 5 sisters have Azlul in front of their names. Lainlah kalau Azrul. Azrul itu, nama seorang lelaki. Suami saya pun bernama Azrul.

So, Encik Azlul? ENCIK Azlul, did you say???

Tolonglah. Do me a favour and check my second name. Adilah tu nama lelaki ke perempuan? Takde guna lah saya meng-sign off dengan nama manjaku itewww!

Awak, saya penatlah nak bagitau orang saya ni seorang perempuan!!!!

-dillz blogging out-

Waste Of Time? Says Who?

I always find that the more I blog, the more productive is my day. Of course, when I say "the more I blog", I do mean moderately more. (Ya la, kot ya pun banyak blog, berpada-pada lah jugak... Ye dak? )

It's just that I have a lot of things on my plate -

• Work-wise, I have pending report(s) nak kena buat, fieldwork pun nak kena buat. Other expectations like training, web learning, peer feedbacks -- all coming with their own deadlines.
  
• On the personal front, hubby, Khadra, Khaleeq, Khaleeda, family, relatives, Bibik, friends and of course self.
  
• Add on to that our latest acquisition in the form of the condo next door - nak pikir pasal SNP, laywer, loan, tebuk tembok, house flow and layout, interior design, furniture and fittings, current state of mess the house we are living in...

Memang la banyak benda nak buat, banyak benda nak pikir. For me the key to this is to JUST DO IT. Sounds sangat cliche, tapi, betullah orang Nike tu cakap. I need to be active, doing things - not just think about doing it, and add more serabut to my head. In fact for the past few days, I have been very very productive. Lots of tasks have been checked off my to-do list. Another key is to break it down to manageable, bite size portions, with its own deadlines. Add to that loads of breaks, to refocus and increase the productivity even more! :)

So, in conclusion, I need to find my own means to let off steam. Kata kena break, kan? hihihihihihi Among my favourites are;

1. Going for my beauty and relaxation rituals : massage, facial, meni/pedi, threading and waxing hair off selected areas of my face/body (ni tak relaxing, more like menyakitkan but needs to be done. hihihihi)
   
2. Reading books : I always felt like I do not have the time to read anything other than work or exam related stuff. But, for 2009 I have completed quite an exhaustive list of books. Among others include The Time Traveler's Wife, the Twilight series (yes, all 4 of them), The Little Prince, the Alchemist, etc etc.. Currently, I am reading The Lost Symbol. :) (Look at my Book Bar on the right hand side) Not bad, right?
   
3. Singing: Karaoke is my fave! We used to go out a lot more while Ki was around. Now, it's limited to the quarterly outings with my office buddies.
   
4. Vacations: Beach ones, city ones, overseas.. I love staying in a good hotel and exploring new places. Very therapeutic to me. :)
5. Retail theraphy: Shopping? hihihihihi.. I'd be mad not to LOVE it! New handbag, new clothes, new shoes, new lingerie... Even shopping for the kids counts! :)
   
6. Watching movies / plays : We would normally watch the movie of interest the week they are being shown. Saje.. Thrill.. :) Recently, we have also been frequenting Istana Budaya to watch the local productions. Case in point - CUCI the Musical! Wowza!
   
7. Blogging : Ya, saya berhasrat menjadi seorang blogger tegar. Seriously though, I find writing relaxing and it's perfect for the in-between focus! Moreover, it's FREE.
   

In other words, please let me be. I am more productive this way. Who says we need to work 24/7 without a care in this world? One needs to balance work and life. Karang malam, saya stay uplah buat report, okay? Janganlah dengki if I seem to have more fun than you! Hish!

Then, maybe it's just applicable to me, maybe it's not. What about you?

-dillz blogging out-

Road To CIA 3 : Another Step Closer

Road To CIA series | 1:I've Committed! | 2: ... and they lived happily ever after (Part 1) | 3: Another Step Closer| 4: Let's Try This Again| 5: Miss Procrastinator Strikes Again | 6: It's Crunch Time |

I've committed the exam date for my CIA Part IV since sometime in July and my 3-day leave has been blocked, applied and approved. So, there's really no-two-way round it and I just have to dive into it. :) When I booked the time, tak perasan lah pulak it was the first week of Ramadhan.. Anyways, kengkonon nak belajar and maybe slip some serious blogging time. Tetapi hampa on the blogging part. But I did manage to:

1. study my butts off for the exams.
   
2. spend some quality time with the kids for the first few days of Ramadhan (which was a real blessing coz I got to nurture *chewah* and motivate them to keep it together when they really wanted to have a sip of water... :) More on that a bit later lah )
   

So, that's good, right?

The materials wasn't as much as Part I, just a little over 100 pages worth. I managed to finish off the online questions this time, all the 5 sections as well as the Post-test mock exam, albeit at 10:45am on the day of the exam (Bearing in mind that the exam was scheduled at 12pm at Damansara Heights and I was in my mom's place in Puchong and had not taken my shower. hihihihihi) in a typical Dilla fashion - always the procrastinator, always last minute.

Butterflies were fluttering in my fasting tummy and syukur banyak-banyak for KESAS, MEX and NPE for I would not have made it in time to register at the centre had it not have been for them. :) Of course, the radio was NOT on, it was Allahumma Yassir, Rabbish Rahli and Allhummaftah allllllll the way... :) Macam familiar je bunyinya.. I just think that I am beginning to see a pattern here.. hihihihihihi

After a gruelling hour and 45 minutes, I rest my fate to Allah and tawakkal. After the 5-question survey was done, the invigilator handed me the result printout and Alhamdulillah... I passed! Yeay!!!!

Next step: Register for the CIA Part II exams and sit for it by the end of the year. I would like to complete the certification process by Quarter 1, 2010. Insya Allah.. :) Hey, we need to have goals, right??

-dillz blogging out-

Road To CIA 2 : .. and they lived happily ever after (Part 1)

Road To CIA series | 1:I've Committed! | 2: ... and they lived happily ever after (Part 1) | 3: Another Step Closer| 4: Let's Try This Again| 5: Miss Procrastinator Strikes Again | 6: It's Crunch Time |

I had it all figured out. Right to the very last page to be read, which review papers to latih tubi, complete with the online tutorials and mock tests. We were supposed to reach KL on Tuesday night, leaving Wednesday morning ample time to cram in some last minute preparations. The examination was scheduled at 3.30pm on Wednesday.

It was supposed to be a perfect study cum shopping cum relaxing getaway...

All hell broke loose when our our flight from Jakarta was delayed. No, not delayed, actually it was cancelled. Let's not dwell on it at the moment 'coz I'll give you a blow-by-blow of THAT in one of my Jakarta travelog series.

Long story short, I only got a flight out of Jakarta in the wee hours of the morning of the exam day. Flight was at 5am, had to check out of our courtesy hotel by 3am. Suffice to say, I DID NOT get enough sleep that night. By the time we reached home, it was already around 9:30am. Had to make use of the time left to finish up on the reading ( I only skipped 2 topics) and do as many questions as possible - a bigger priority. Syukur there's the online questions from learncia.com; I managed to finish up Sections 1-3 and tried the Post-review test. A little terkilan coz I didn't get to finish Sections 4 & 5 plus the Mock Exam. But, hey.. I think I've done the most I could in the given situation.

Went to the exam centre in University of Sheffield at Damansara Heights. Along the way I was reciting Allahumma Yassir, Allahummaftah, Rabbish Rahli, etc - almost all the ayat penerang hati and ayat to make it all smoth sailing that I know. Tummy was fluttering like no butterfly's business - I was shit scared.

Anyways, I went in and registered for the CIA - Part 1 examinations 30 minutes earlier than time. Crammed in a little more latih tubi before going into the exam room. When it was time, I just had to tawakkal and try I best. After my second round of reviewing the answers, I really felt like I have had enough. Could hardly make sense of the sentences at that moment, and my eyes felt sooo heavy. It's time to let it go and see how I did. Takut, okay.. Keluar je bilik tu, I closed my eyes when the invigilator passed me the printed result. I could only focus on one word - Passed! Syukur..... Alhamdulillah...

Felt like letting out a little scream. Yeay! Lepas satu perkara..
hihihihihi (Nantikan Part 2,3 and 4 pula..)

-dillz blogging out-

Corica Apple Strudel, Pilihanku!

Adeeb's parents brought back 6 packs of Corica Apple Strudel from Perth recently. Apparently it is world famous. Apparently, Adeeb comes all the way from Melbourne to Perth, during her university years, to get some Corica lovin'. :) According to her, it was THAT Gooood!!!

She was generous enough to share them with us. Since I was on my puasa marathon, I was just there sitting pretty- watching my colleagues devour the delicious looking strudel. I was able, however, to tapau a little for my buka puasa.

Unfortunately, rushing to al-Rawsha yesterday, I totally forgot about that little package in the fridge. So hari ni sangat lah terasa kecur air liur mengingatkannya tatkala menunggu waktu berbuka.. Jaga kau strudel...

To share with you, though.. I found this on the world wide web - Corica has invaded Jakarta! hah hah hah.. Hujung minggu ni, siapla.. Tak yah pergi Perth.

Adeeb, nak pesan ke? ;)

-dillz blogging out-

Stop Calling Me Already!

4 calls in the past 30 minutes. Same conversation. It goes something like this:

Me: Hello?

Caller: Hello? Ini TM Petaling Jaya?

Me: Tak.

Caller: Ooo.. Saya nak tanya, ada kerja kosong tak kat situ?

Me: Huh? You ni telefon ofis saya. Ni kat Menara TM.

Caller: Ooo.. Ada kerja kosong ke kat situ?

Me: Ni bahagian Audit, mana you dapat nombor ni?

Caller: Member saya yang bagi. Ada kerja Secretary kosong ke kat situ?

Me: Takdelah. You salah nombor.

Caller: Ye ke? Sure ke?

Eeh.. Budak ni. Aku dah cakap takde, takde lah.. Aku lesing kang. Orang dah la banyak kerja ni. Ada nak kena makan pelempang ni kang.

Stop calling me already!!!!

-dillz blogging out-

Road To CIA 1: I've Committed!

Road To CIA series | 1:I've Committed! | 2: ... and they lived happily ever after (Part 1) | 3: Another Step Closer| 4: Let's Try This Again| 5: Miss Procrastinator Strikes Again | 6: It's Crunch Time |

Sometime yonks ago...

I received the registration confirmation letter from The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia telling me that I have 180 days from 27th February to schedule my tests for Parts 1 and 4. Its validity will lapse on 26th August 2009. The tests were a part of a series of tests I needed to take to get my Certified Internal Auditor status. I knew then, as I have always known that I just had to force myself to register coz I would not have the time to do it otherwise. Now that I've committed (with the validity period and all) I would have to make time.

It's now July. I haven't sat for my Part 1 nor my Part 4. Work is what work has always been - loads of it and it's neverending. One pending report, one special report for the Big Boss as well as one more report to be written on the recently concluded assignment.

Good thing that I had booked a week of leave (plus or minus) end-of July and August especially for the exams, you know, just in case I haven't read sh|t. Anyways, I've made my second commitment - I've scheduled my test!

Exam Appointment Details:

IIA - CIA Part 1: The Internal Audit Activity's Role in Governance, Risk and Control

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Start Time: 15:30pm

IIA - CIA Part 4: Business Management Skills

Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Start Time: 12:00pm (Bulan puasa, that's why am starting earlier)

On top of that, I've decided to follow Azrul on his business trip to Jakarta from Saturday, 25th July till Tuesday, 28th July 2009. Just the two of us - something like a study leave away from the kids. :) Have already recruited Ema (yes, she's back from Londres) and Kira to babysit and send the kids to school while we are away.

To make sure I am on track on the studies, I have broken down the modules into tiny bite-able sizes.

Day 1 Monday, 20 July 2009 - Section 1: Units 1-4

Day 2 Tuesay, 21 July 2009 - Section 1: Units 5-8

Day 3 Wednesday, 22 July 2009 - Section 2: Units 1-3 and Section 3: Units 1-5

Day 4 Thursday, 23 July 2009 - Section 4: Units 1-6

Day 5 Friday, 24 July 2009 - Section 4: Units 7-11

Days 6 - 9 Saturday, 25 July - Tuesday 28 July 2009 (I'll be in Jakarta) - Section 5: Units 1-4 (Section ni panjang tau, 100 pages worth of materials!) That would leave me some time to go for a few sessions of massages and creme-baths! hihihi..

Wish me luck!

-dillz blogging out-

Aktiviti Hujung Minggu

Got activities lined up the whole weekend. From the karaoke outing with friends from a so-called "secret society" on Friday night all the way to a breakfast meet-up with old friends at Village Park, Uptown. (The nasi lemak there is heavenly, seriously!)

Promised the kids that we would Raju's this Saturday morning, then off we went to The Gardens to fulfill another promise - this time to Khadra as we needed to get her a Hannah Montana school bag since Khaleeq got a Transformers bag last week. Khaleeda, she was just happy to be included in the outing, as usual...

After a quick pit stop at home, we were off again in the evening for a Aisya's birthday party. Melt down pulak lah si Khaleeda tu for not being able to jump on the inflatables. Siap gigit mummy.. Wah... Sudah ada jiwa, nampaknya.. Malam, we went to Puchong for a sleepover and dropped by Mak Anjang's for a last meet with Pak Anjang before he ships off to Libya for the next 2 years.

All that socializing had to be balanced with several sessions of report writing retreats - inclusive of this special hideaway session right now. I am in my home tackling my report, yet again, accompanied by hubby. Kids are still at my parents' abode , lepaking with their cousins. Will pick them up once I've made good progress here.. ;)

Teringat pulak zaman buat MBA part-time dulu. Buat assignment last minute, overnight kat Fajaria , tinggal anak-anak with my parents and Bibik in Puchong. Macam deja vu, je.. :)~~ Thing is, did I ever learn my lesson? i.e. Buatlah kerja awal-awal, supaya tidak menyesal di kemudian hari? Taaaak, jugak.. Buaaaat jugak lagi and menyesaaaal jugak lagi. When you are a perfectioninst and a procrastinator, I guess it is never a good combination, eh? Nak ada grandmother storylah, nak ada So-whatlah.. Kalau jenis tak kisah kan senang. Hantar je. Crap pun, craplah.. Pandailah Boss nak jawab. hihihihihi..

Yang best tu, after this cycle is over, there'll be another assignment, another report. Another stressful period. Nasib baik tak team lead. Kalau tak sure stress habis.. hihihihi.. What to do? Dah nature kerja macam tu.... Maybe I need to start thinking of an exit strategy.

-dillz blogging out-

Weekend ke tak Weekend ni?

It's Sunday. I am already feeling the heat. Not just from the weather, No No No.. I have quite a lot on my plate, actually. I have a report due from the previous assignment, currently undergoing a new one and will be on a special assignment with the Big Boss the next week! hihihihihi..

So, I have been slotting work time during the weekend; going to the office with some other last-minute report writers (Hi guys!!) till night-time. Even our 2nd Boss and his wife came over to bring some donuts and hotdogs as morale booster. (Sweet, tak?) Then, the numerous Master bedroom lock-in sessions to get some peace and quiet from the blaring Playhouse Disney or Cartoon Network channels in the living room. Nampak gayanya, si kecik Khaleeda would have to sleep in the kids' room tonight since I would be putting in another 4am shift tomorrow morning. What joy! Am soo looking forward to that. (Not!!)

Oh, Khadra's joining me in my session now. She has 3 homework to finish by tomorrow morning. Haha.. Last minute jugak macam mummy dia. They start off soo young nowadays.. :)~~

Hubby promised a date to minum-minum after this shift. Yeay! Thanks, yang.. I'd better get to back to the report now. Right after I get that Oreo from the kitchen.

-dillz blogging out-

On This Friday Morning

I was shocked to hear about the demise of MJ on my way to work this morning. The "King of Pop" is no more. He apparently collapsed in his house and was taken to UCLA at about 4am MST where he went into a coma. After a while, he was pronounced dead, at the age of 50 years old.

Controversies surrounding the great MJ are many, but he really is a gifted and brillant entertainer. After all, they say, the line that separate true genius and insanity is a very thin one. He will surely be missed.

Read the story here

Picture from here

Anyhoots, I seemed to have started the day on my right foot otherwise. I was certain that entry to the parking hell that is Level -2 of Menara TM has been closed for any vehicles but as soon as I got the mouth of the entrance, the Pakcik Guard was waving to me to enter. There's one spot left! What luck, what timing. So, alhamdulillah, I am parked legally in Level -2 today. :)

The next good news has been anticipated for quite a while. Finally got word that I passed my Band 2 Assessment and am being "processed" for promotion. Double Yeay! Alhamdulillah.. my prayers have been answered..

Seems that I am starting on the right foot today. Hope you guys have a good day too and have a great weekend, y'all!

-dillz blogging out-

La la la la Kerja

Been away from the office for a while . I took leave Wednesday and Thursday day last week. Had to take additional leave to tend for the sick kids from Friday last week till yesterday. I have been up since Khadra's last nebulizer intake early this morning to pack up all the stuff for her discharge today. Wanted to squeeze some report writing as well. That was the plan.

My report writing progress was quite good the first day, but it dwindled down severely thereafter. I guess there's just something about being in a hospital that makes you feel a little woozy, a little lazy and a little sleepy. Everytime Khadra takes a nap, mommy is right there beside her taking a nap too. :) Then, there's the other issue on the 24X7 air-cond thing. I have sinus and it seems that the nose has been running a full-marathon these past few days. Not very pleasant with the sok sek-ing. I feel like my energy and the very essence of my being is being sucked away from me, bit-by-bit. Adalah penat. Sangat penat.

Need to bring the game on though. There's much to do to meet the deadline. Looks like many hours of hard work ahead. Many, many loong hours. My tired body needs to be able to withstand more physical and mental torture. Hmm.. This is starting to sound like an excellent excuse for a good massage.

-dillz blogging out-

One is Up and About!

From that sad looking image, glad to report that Khaleeda is already up and about; in this case: peek-a-booing! Yes, she is doing much better, thanks.

Masalah problemnya, Khadra pulak dah demam. It always comes in a string of events, doesn't it? One after another. Khadra is an easy prey, pulak tu. She has always had bad tonsils which makes her that much more susceptible to fevers, flus and such. If there's a bug around the house, she'll surely get it. Poor girl.. What's worse, it is normally accompanied by vomitting. Had two bouts of vomitting last night and another one this morning. Last I checked, the temperature is at 38.7C. Still high, but she's had her brekkie and ubat. Sekejap-sekejap kena sponge her down. Slapped another KoolFever on her forehead too. So kesian. She was lying down in the middle of my dad's living room when I left her for work at about 11am just now. (Not the compulsory kind of work, just a few of us getting together on a Saturday to finish off our reporting! - I took 3 days leave so I have to buck up and deliver on my weekend. :( Sad, eh? )

In the midst of all this, I discovered a newfound respect for single mothers all around. Imagine taking care of your ailing kids all on your own. Even more so if you don't have Bibik(s) to help you out. The late nights nursing them, dealing with vomit, tukar cadar, giving medicine on time, not having enough sleep, tending to their needs - nak airlah, tak nak makanlah; making sure they are comfortable - not too cold, not too hot.. Adoila... By the end of it, you are just soo tired, you just tak larat nak buat anything anymore. But, life still needs to go on. You have a job you need to go to. Other kids need to go to school. It does not matter that you did not a good night's sleep.. Try to couple that with another child falling sick! It's endless.. I could only imagine. I mean, Azrul wasn't around for these, what? 3 days? and I am already in a mess..

On a good note, though, hubster will be back today! Am picking him up at Sentral later this evening. Yee-ha! No, Kak Shana, I don't have to wait till Isnin Malam Selasa! Thank God!

-dillz blogging out-

Nak Cuti Jugak

The office is quiet today. Almost everyone is on leave. Even the parking didn't give me any issues this morning. Seems that everyone had the great 4-day weekend idea - replacing Wesak Day last Friday and extending it to Monday for the Cuti Agong replacement. Wish I could do the same. Unfortunately I can't. Even I really really badly wanted to.

Tapi tak boleh sebab nak kena buat report.. :( Bila lah nak habis report ni.. Saya dah lemah.. Tak larat.. Macam nak demam.. Nak nangis lah..

Asyik komplen, komplen, komplen. Bila nak positive balik ni? Kejap ye.. Let me soak myself in self-pity for a bit. I think I really need a good spanking.

-dillz blogging out-