Been a little quiet..

There has not much activity going on around here, lately.. Not much traffic, either.. Before I lose all 3 of my readers, I'd better start a little buzz around here.. hihihi

A lot has happened since my last post (*Duhh!!*) Lemme just keep you up to speed - in no chronological order..

• Azrul has been away a lot. Business trip la, golf trip la.. Jetsetting across South East Asia.. hihihihi.. Which actually got me to thinking.. Why don't I have my own girlie SPA or shopping trip to Jakarta, ka... Bali, ka... Any takers out there? Cuma maleh nak plan la.. *serious*
• Thaipusam Weekend in Avillion.. Loads of fun, especially for the kids.. For me, it was just really really tiring and Thank God we brought Parmi along.. Tonnes of activities for Khadra and Khaleeq (Khaleeda was a little under the weather). They went swimming swimming swimming - there's even a water slide at the Children's pool; some activities at the Kids' Cabin (colouring, blocks, sand art, PSP) ; feeding animals at the Pet Farm (rabbits, tortoises, ayam serama, doves, etc); nature walking, playing with sand on the beach... *Beach wasn't all that, but OK lah* But, as I said, it was great for the kids..
• Ewa is back in KL - with her bulging tummy too.. Can't believe she's gonna deliver this April and Lil E will be the 12th addition to the Zaghlol clan.
• Catching up on work- what else is new? (One assignment completely done and wrapping up some lose ends with another - hopefully my torture will end this Wednesday coz we're leaving on a jetplane on Thursday to Kubang Kerian)

Dah la dulu, speaking about work, I need to just swing this and get it over and done with. Insya Allah, ketemu lagi dilain siaran, ya?

-dillz blogging out-

It's a brand new year!

As D.N.A.S has very correctly pointed out, it is already the 5th of January of 2009. I have yet to publish any post in this glorious new year. Not that I didn't want to, you see... In fact, I had wanted to start with the new year tag by none other than my faveret makcik blogger but that requires a hefty Cut 'n Paste procedure that is not all that easy to do via my E71. So, I ended up not posting any entries in the end. (watch how swiftly I try to put the blame on someone else - hihihihi.. Jangan marre D.N.A.S) Nanti balik opis, insya Allah I buat tag tu, okies.. Jangan serik tag saya..

Anywho, am glad to update that Phase ONE of the spring cleaning project comprising of the Master Bedroom and part of the living room is nearing to its close. May I add that it was quite a successful project, despite the full few days of Bermalas-malasan.. Hihihi.. (boleh buat lagi, ni...) Phase TWO will commence this Saturday and this will involve everything related to the kids - toys, clothes, books and stuff.. I really think we have too much junk in the house and it is high time that we sort them out once and for all...

For a change, we had our New Year break in the city this year.

3 days and 2 nights of Jalan Bukit Bintang. No Bibik allowed, just high quality time with the family.. It was a little (I change my mind, I meant a lot.. ) tiring of course, but I think it was way worth it. We promised the getaway as a treat for the kids since we didn't go anywhere this school hols with the chicky poxies and everything. Plus, it was during this period that Khaleeq had started to come back to me for assistance. Not that he hates me or anything (at least I hope that he doesn't), but with my spending a little too much time at work, leaving a little too little time with the kids the last few months, they have somewhat learnt to make do without me, in a way.. Khadra is somewhat mature for her age, so she understands that I have to work and all that and I make it up to her with some girl time; taking her shopping or for a movie and such. Khaleeda is just Khaleeda and I can just bribe her with tetek. Khaleeq on the other hand, is all about spending time and giving attention.No two way about it..

I have noticed that he would normally get his dad to wash him in the loo, fix his Omnitrix, ask for cold water or 100 plus and he even prefers to sleep by his daddy's side at night. Things are slowly getting better, though. In fact, these past few days, Khaleeq has been hugging me in bed! Hihihihihi...

So, I am very pleased with how things have turned out and seems like we are starting the new year on the right foot. Just hope that more good things will come our way.. And you too, may you have a happy new year..

-dillz blogging out-

Hari Bermalas-malasan

I totally abandoned my spring cleaning project yesterday (told you I was the HHTA Queen)and opted to finish reading New Moon and watched 8 episodes of Gossip Girl Season 2 back-to-back. By the time I was done, it was almost 9pm. Hihihihi..

Thing is, hubby brought back with him 7 DVDs and the malasness continued with a movie marathon. Bibik was tasked with a bowl of Maggi Kari with telur and sawi and the kids were sent to their room to watch cartoon. After 2 movies, Khaleeq came out and said, "Hey, you're not done. Watch more movies.. " Personally, I think he was enjoying this late night TV watching and did not quite want to go to bed just yet.

Verdict? 3 movies in a row. We watched the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2, Burn After Reading and the Housebunny. At about 1.30am, the whole family decided it was time to wrap it up 'coz we'll be spending some quality family time celebrating this New Year in the city. Need to wake up at a decent hour to prepare and pack up.

*Sigh* That spring cleaning would have to wait... (Elokla tu, little miss procrastinator, meet the Queen of HHTA)

-dillz blogging out-

Nuptial Shout Out

We just came back from a wedding reception in Tropicana Indah. Just wanted to shout out to the newly weds and congratulate them. (Not that they read this blog anyways.. Hihihi)

Ida and Rizal,
Big congratulations to you both. We hope that you will have a wonderful journey of life and many many happy memories together. Are so happy for you both and semoga berbahagia ke anak cucu...

I also thought that they had one of the sweetest wedding invite ever. Check it out y'all.

Sweet or what?? This was the 5 Kenanga class photo , taken in Sekolah Sri Petaling, PJ in 1986. Macamana boleh berdiri in front of each other tu? Misteri, tak? Hihihi...

-dillz blogging out-

Tea Tree Oil Fights Back!

Amidst the tenure of a string of highly "intense" (in terms of time, complexity and expectations) assignments, I discovered that a few colonies of acne has been successful in breeding and claiming parts of my face as their habitat. They were all over - both cheeks, both temples, near my jawline... (Eeh, jawline? Do I even have one? Hihihi) It was also about the same time that I noticed that I have not been washing my face for the past (let's round it up, shall we?) three or four months. I'd like to point my dainty little index finger to work but upon reflection, I really think it's due to pure laziness..

No matter. What is done, is done. Hence, it was time to put a plan into action. A trip to the Body Shop should do it. I went and bought me the whole shebang: Facial wash, facial toner, mattifying mosturiser, blemish fade night lotion, facial exfoliator, face mask, blemish stick and THE tea tree oil.

I got them lined up real nice for the photo op. Hihihi..

Been very anal about washing my face twice daily, every third day is exfoliating day and every 6th day is masker day. Just hope this won't end up another one of my infamous HHTA plans...

-dillz blogging out-