Shocked...

Sepu called me just now...

Sepu: Yang, kita ada berita buruk ni...

Me: Apa? Micheal Jackson meninggal?

Sepu: Sayang ni spoil je...

I laughed, but deep inside, i also feel a bit sad... ermmm... i dont really adore Michael Jackson, but nobody can deny that he's a legend. And having a legend passed so suddenly is definitely shocking.

Somebody asked me about his religion just now. And i answered, "lets just observe on how he's buried"... This will shed some light, hopefully.

Name it anything...

I have made a midyear resolution OR plan OR pledge OR dream, to be achieved in 2010... what it is... let me keep it to myself, and will certainly blurt it out here once the actual progress started.

Cuti Sekali Seminggu?

Amah cuti sekali seminggu? Ada baiknya, ada juga buruknya.

Bagi amah yang bekerja dengan keluarga dan rumah yang besar, sememangnya cuti sekali seminggu boleh membantu mereka menghilangkan penat kerja serta menghilangkan stress. This will help untuk meningkatkan mutu kerja.

Namun bagi amah yang bekerja dalam rumah dan keluarga yang kecil, dengan kerja yang tidak memenatkan, cuti sebulan 2 kali pun not bad rasanya.

And let them choose whether : to use immediately or to accumulate for bigger occasions like Hari Raya or balik kampung. But, from our experience, bila amah sudah berkumpul sesama mereka, mereka akan jadi lebih daring and cunning sometimes. Actually, only some of them are like that, but people tend to spread bad things faster than good... ada juga yang baik...

Same goes to the majikan. Ada yang baik dan considerate sampaikan amahnya dilayan seperti keluarga, tetapi ada yang terlampaulah jahatnya hinggakan amah dilayan lebih buruk dari binatang.

Apapun, this is just my opinion. Janganla sampai terlebih cuti, and janganlah pulak sampai tak ada cuti langsung. Bawalah amah tu sekali sekala having fun at places - outing with the rest of the family, and kekadang tu treat them with surprises - presents or any sorts of treats you may think of. Appreciate them, and hopefully, they will learn to appreciate us as well.

My Gawai Holiday... Not so good, but not bad at all...

My leave was from 29 May to 07 June 2009.

Trip to KL on Friday, 29 May at 11am, Irdina didn't sleep throughout the flight, but it was not that bad as she is sitting on her own seat. She was entertained by an Uncle Saddam (a retired policeman in Myy), who was sitting next to her, and a couple with 2 little kids sitting on the same lane. Meeting new friends made my day... [:) No. 1].

Arriving KLIA at 2.30pm, meeting Sepu after a month [:) No. 2], we went straightaway to KLCC, not to shop, but instead to wait for Sepu finish his work before going home as we are moving to our new house that evening [:) No. 3]. Sepu had so much to do at the office that Irdina and I had to endure long hours circling KLCC [:( No. 1] . 7.30pm, we had dinner at Signature Food Court and went back home. Luckily Irdina behaved herself.

Saturday, We had our lunch at Ayam Kampung Rest. in Puchong, and went straight to Mydin to do some shopping. But, unfortunately, the jam was so bad that we ended up cancelling the plan [:( No. 2], and went to Gombak instead. Due to the bad jam, and also got lost somewhere in Gombak, we reached the Dentist at the closing time of 6pm. Luckily the Doctor is a really dedicated Dr, he did my teeth, still cheerfully, completing the task at around 8pm [:) No. 4]. From Gombak, Sepu drove us back to Puchong Tesco for some household shopping. Ended up at home soon before midnight, with cranky Irdina to soothe.

Sunday, Sepu promised us an unlimited (time wise) excursion to Mydin (after the failed attempt yesterday) after coming back from work [:( No. 3]. The boss called him again for some updates while we were there despite him having to go to work at 7am on Sunday, but we managed to shop without thinking about the work (he's feeling guilty i presumed) [:) No. 4]. .

Monday, Auntie Syeka visited Irdina in the afternoon [:) No. 5]. , and we managed to find the way to the pool and playground. The father came back home late from work, but we managed to squeeze time to visit my cousin Syah at USJ [:) No. 6]. The children were having fun playing, while the adults catching up with news.

Tuesday, Irdina and I went to KLCC again. Lunchdate with Yam (my primary and seconday schoolmate) at Chilli's [:) No. 7]. , dinner with Ian Manjaji & wife, Anne [:) No. 8] at Chakri Palace. It was fun meeting old friends... Before going home, stumbled upon Bu Mah (my father's sister) and family [:) No. 9]. Stayed for a while with them at KLCC Parents Room, at the same time, freshing up Irdina.

Wednesday, Sepu wanted to surprise me by taking leave today [:) No. 10], but was summoned back to work until 2pm [:( No. 5]. Pity him... pity me... but atleast we could have the afternoon together [:) No. 11]. We went to Carrefour Subang...

Thursday, to KK... [:) No. 11]. And post on KK Trip coming soon...

Reunion in KK

For post about the reunion, click here.