A Lesson behind the Story

Have you ever watched children programme?

I’m sure everyone enjoys it every now and then, more if you have children around that age group. Have any of you watched MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE? It’s actually a good programme for pre-schoolers and even younger group. My 2year (2yr 5mths this coming July) old girl loves this programme. Her younger sister, 10mths old also happens to enjoy watching this programme with her sister. Amazing how the young mind works, huh? She actually understands Mickey!! And not only that, she would laugh out loud if she sees Donald speak!! Today, she surprised me when she could call out ALL of the MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE friends; Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and of course Mickey (the hero). I was so impressed!!

The other programme that she loves SO MUCH is THE LITTLE EINSTEIN. I too enjoy this programme (it’s the rocket..trust me!!) This programme teaches the children about appreciating art, music, musical instruments and singing. The music they teach are classical music like Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky (did I spell it right?).

Impressive, huh? It is, isn’t it!!

Now, the younger sister.. well, she’s different.. She not only enjoys these two programmes with her elder sister, she also happens to enjoy JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES. Whenever the show is on, she would “run” right in front of the telly and SMILE, I mean, literally SMILE or screams as if calling him whenever she sees Johnny!! Now, isn’t that scary??...Have I told you that that she’s 10 months old? I have, huh??!!

Ahh!!! My girls.. my beautiful, active girls.

Moral of the story, Do not think that young children, I mean REALLY young children do not understand.. They do!! More than you think!!

Remember…

To Call or Not to Call ???

I like to think that I am a good daughter
but somehow the other Joarys beat me to it.
I, somehow always end up being the stubborn one.
I wonder why. Is it because I never to see
eye to eye with the clansmen or is it because of something else?

So, as a "good" daughter, I would give the matriarch a call every
other day. Just to ask her how she is, is she eating well, what
are her plans for the day..(now, isn't that what a good daughter should do?).

At the end of every conversation
(well, most of my conversations with her anyway),
the matriarch would give some advice.
Some I find useful and some...cant find the words for it!

Why is it, good advice are hard to come by?
Is it because, we choose who we want to listen to?
Whatever happens to Instinct? Inner-self? Follow what your heart says?

You know, the thing about mothers is their advice ARE REAL
and it slaps right at your face.
And because of that cruel reality fact, we choose not to listen to them.

Allah has made mothers like that; Tough, Cunning and Beautiful.

And so my question is this, should I call my mother tomorrow?

Do you Read?

Today I cleared some old (and not so old) photographs from the shelves, I came across a book. A Fiction. A book by Anne Rice. Have you read any of her books? She is famous for her INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, movie adapted from the same book. You know, the movie that has Brad Pit, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas and that girl from Spiderman.. I love her books. Its different. She is different from all the other writers. I guess that is what you get when your living in New Orleans, huh?? She sometimes scares me. Her words, she is one imaginative and intense women…

Anyway, back to the book…

When I flip through the book, I noticed that I’ve only read up to chapter 3.. huaahuuaa… I have never not finish any of Anne Rice’s’ books. I will always finish her book. I guess family and other commitments stalled me… but that is no excuse, right?

I love reading (but not school books, wonder why..??...) The first serious book that I read was when I was 17 after my SPM (equivalent to O Levels). One of the Joary finished her Law degree in the UK and she brought back some books. Since I have nothing better to do other than annoying my parents, I picked up this book and started reading. It was a classical novel, you know the thick bind books, it was called CARMEN. The author was some guy, dead for centuries.. and the shocking thing was, I actually finished it. The thick book. Yes, I do have to reread some of it because I didn’t understand the “Shakespearean” language, but I was really proud of myself!!!.

Years after that, I continued my reading hobby. Another achievement that I was proud of, when I finished reading AS CROW FLIES by Jeffrey Archer. That was one of the most satisfying, inspirational reading I’ve ever experienced. I was so happy, satisfied and proud. I was 18 when I finished that book.

Looking back, I feel inspired and the need to re new my age old hobby, that is reading.

Don’t you agree?

Another day in Paradise (?!!)

AAhh.. another day spent with the clansmen (mostly women..)

I must say, all went well..
Everyone was ‘pleasant’…wrong choice of word, huh!!?? But, its true
No juicy gossip to tell, sorry.. maybe next time

My new toy.. LENOVO3000 Y400.. I'm SO in Love with it!!!!

It has all the basic functions of a laptop with Intel Centrino Dual Core 1.86Ghz,120GB Sata, 512MB, DDR2, 128MB Intel Display Card, 14.1 Tft Screen

Sounds fancy doesn’t it? I know!!...... huaahaahuuaaa….

I'm so ANGRY

There is so much anger in me and I REALLY need to
vet all this anger somewhere....

Dont you just hate it when people dont appreciate what
you do?

Dont you just hate it when people start putting words in your mouth?

Dont you just hate it when people say that they actually understand you when the truth is, the dont have a freaking clue?

aarrgghhh!!!! I'm so angry with these people!!!!

I should tell these people off!!!
But I dont like confrontation (!!??)
I think im going to get her (my ego) help me out. Wouldnt that be fun..

LENOVO3000 Y400

CITIZEN CELEBRATES FIRST POSTING FROM
THE NEW TOY AKA MY NEW LAPTOP

hhuuuaahhaaahaaa.....

The animal instinct in me..

Aahh!!! rain...What a beautiful phenomenon.

Ironic isn't it? The rain can be your friend
or your worst enemy. Today, the rain is my
friend. What i love most about the rain is
that it actually does the work of cleaning
the earth, the ground that we walk on. It
washes up the clogged drain, it also gives life back
to the withered plants, plants that are waiting to fall off..
Another thing i love about the rain is the
smell..have you ever noticed that there is a
smell when the rain stops?.. Yes, the smell
of freshness followed by the cool breeze...
aahh!!! isn't Allah's creation beautiful?

It was raining heavily today, in the late
afternoon. The girls were sound asleep. At
last, quality time for myself. I made a good
cuppa coffee (nescafe actually) and sat by
the window enjoying the rain and all its
glory when suddenly, i felt the hair at the
back of my neck stood up. My head
automatically turned to look at the girls and
there she was, standing in her crib, staring
intensely at me, evaluating, calculating,
waiting for my next move. The atmosphere
turned hush. I could feel the breeze from the
window blowing to my ears.. Amazing!!

What should i do? What would be the wisest
thing to do? At that instance, my ego and
myself was having the biggest fight ever!! My
ego wants me to continue enjoying my coffee
alone but the "animal instinct" in me wants
me to go to her and pick her up and enjoy the
weather together..

It is sometimes hard to be a good mother.
Are you strong enough?

..I've been staring at my blog for 1 1/2hrs.

I feel the need to express myself but i just do not know where to start.
My mind,body and soul have been very busy this past days and I'm actually very tired!!
Tired to the extend that my brain actually freezes up!!!

Life have been the same for the past year.

I should be grateful, right?

Then why is it that i feel the need for something new?

I need a holiday

Biru kah mata Hitam Ku?

Apa ada pada mata?

Ya, anak gadis saya mempunyai sepasang anak mata yang cantik,
lain dari yang lain, tapi jangan hukum kami begini..

Mula-mula tu bangga bila masyarakat tegur
"eh eh, cantik nya mata anak you.." "mix ke?" tapi after 9 months later,
it becomes annoying!!!

Mula-mula mereka puji mata, after that bila mereka nampak kami, the parents, mereka akan tanya "macamana mata dia boleh jadi macam nie?" nak je jawab, "apasal?!! tak boleh!!?? kenapa? we cant have a beautiful baby ke?" Then, yang lebih berani, akan bertanya
"Kacukan ke dia?" dan akan memandang kami dengan penuh sinis!!!??? f*%& betullah!!!

Bertambah-tambah hampeh nyer bila they start comparing the sister.."oh, ini kakak dia(!??)" and you can see air muka mereka berubah sikit macam, eh?!, kakak dia biasa jerr.. tak ke rasa macam nak tampar jerr mereka nih!!!

YES!!! i am angry at those people!!!....

Usually, kita biasa tengok orang mata cokelat cair, atau yang setaraf dengan orang Malaysia, and I agree that my baby's eyes are gray!!! very rare for a Malaysian... (alhamdulillah actually, sbb baby girl cantik), but please!!!.

Boleh tengok BUT NO TOUCHING AND NO PICTURES!!!!

Gathering of the Elders aka The Wedding part 2

Ho la!!

Hah!!! what a day!!! Its been a hot day and
the air-condition is not working. I think its
the batteries, its been awhile
actually..hahahhaaa..silly old me!!

I went to my cousin's wedding last weekend. It
was fun!! The food was excellent,
the crowd was great (understatement of the year..),
the girls behave themselves,
except for a few set-back but nothing that we
can't handle.

As I predicted, EVERYBODY was there. From
both sides of the world which inlcude the
full-blooded, the half-blooded and those
related by marriage!! YES, even the rich
auntie/uncle was there.. the cousins where
there. Everyone you can think of!!!
In another words, it was the GATHERING OF THE ELDERS
hhmmmhmmmmm (tak boleh gelak kuat-kuat)

I was there representing the JOARY clan,
wuhoo for me!! (I'm so proud of myself! I
think?) The matriarch of the JOARY clan made
herself available for that day, wuhoo for her too(!!??)
I cant comment much on this subject, it wont be nice..

But what i really want to cerita is, there
was this 3 "little" ladies, checking out the
Main Table!! You don't check out the Main
Table!! OK, maybe you just jeling-jeling lauk
pengantin,
but you don't stand in front of the Main Table looking and
commenting on the
food!!! What the *&^^!! OK, maybe they use
to cook for other peoples' wedding, but that
doesn't give them the right to comment on the
food...Those ladies deserves to be
gossiped!!!

Clansmen (and women)!!! can't live with them, can't live without them!!!

Who was at the same table as me? The JOARY
clan of course!!!


Adios!!!

A conversation with Joary, the Alter ego

~It's just you and me now..

~What would you like to do on this
fine afternoon? The girls are asleep,
their father is busy with the tele.

~Would like to go out and have a cup of coffee
or pekena teh tarik? and at the same time, we
can get more acquinted? What do you say?

.... hmm!!! tempting....give me a minute.

A beautiful Friday afternoon

Ahh!!... Friday afternoon.. don't you just
love Friday afternoons?.... There's just
something about Friday afternoon.. do u feel
it? if feels magical doesn't it?..I've always
loved Friday afternoons, ever since my school

days.

For me, Friday afternoon is like waiting for something
special to happen at a precise time. Do you know the feeling of
getting ready to go away for the weekend leaving everything
behind, and your just waiting for your ride?.
That is what Friday afternoon is like...

Or perhaps its because tomorrow is a

Saturday(?). Some people do work on
Saturdays.. but not me!!! i "work" 24-7,
365days...

Oh no!!!I've just realise something... i have
no social life!! bummer!!! No, calling your
sister on the phone or having breakfast with
the whole clan is NOT a social event!!! it
almost feels like a duty.. double bummer!!!!

So much for the magical Friday afternoon,
huh!!??...oh well!!, got to go and do the
laundry, the girls are asleep, i can do the
laundry peacefully..

Oya zumi...

p/s.. my cousin's wedding reception is this weekend, i'll
fill you in with the juicy details...