Living with Sarah

Now that anak comel has completed her exam, one of the first things that we did was watch The Crimes of Grindelwald. We went to watch it yesterday. It was released just a few days after SPM exam started. Punyalah I sabar menanti anak comel habis exam untuk tengok cerita tu. Selalunya first week of release Mommy-Daughter dah pergi tengok 😀. It was fantastic, no matter what the reviews say. And contrary to comments saying there were just too many plots in the movie... nah, biasa saja! Now, 2 down 3 to go. Nak tunggu lagi 3 movies! Meantime, just this afternoon anak comel said - Jom ajak abah tengok sebab rasa nak repeat!
Watched the 10.45am show. Bagus sebab orang tak ramai, harga tiket pun RM10 je! Sampai IOI City Mall jam 10 pagi masa kedai baru bukak! The only place yang dah ready was Paparich 👍.
Hari ni pulak keluar grocery shopping. Now is the time nak ajar anak comel masak. So she chose what she wanted to cook and we bought the ingredients. She cooked Buttermilk Chicken. And it …

Yesterday was the last day of SPM exam for anak comel. Officially her last day as a secondary school student. At exactly 12.15pm, I text my achik-achik friends - Merdekaaa! Yup, mak dia yang merdeka 😁. Itu signal untuk achik-achik yang I dah boleh join jalan-jalan.
Last paper was Perniagaan. She too was a bit emotional just like her Mommy. On the way to school she said, "Lepas ni tak lalu dah jalan ni pagi-pagi pergi sekolah..."
Alhamdulillah throughout the 3 weeks plus of exam, anak comel sihat. Any "ketidaksihatan" Mommy dia yang absorb. Even yesterday I was not well. Demam selsema. Lepas exam siap-siap terus ke Mesa Mall for lunch. Small celebration.  Lunch at Nom. Abaikan jerawat besar atas hidung dia tu!
Hari ni tak ke class pun. Still selsema. But I managed to get the first star yesterday. Petang buat workout sikit-sikit dalam 20mins kasi keluar peluh. First star! Bulan lepas punya.

I actually completed the November steps challenge on Wednesday. Hari pergi MAHA. Maklumlah jalan jauh hari tu. Waaahhh... rasanya bulan ni antara paling awal complete challenge. Siap ada spare 2 hari! Tapi bila dah achieve target ni mula lah tak ada semangat nak kumpul steps.
Sudah berenang di lautan. Hubbs memang jauh ke depan! December challenge starts tomorrow 💪.
Customer yang order baby stroller bag tu dah terima bag yang I post. Alhamdulillah muat baby stroller dalam bag tu walaupun agak gedoboh sikit katanya. Ada extra 2cm all around sebenarnya I buat sebab rasa macam tak muat saja.  That is the bag with baby stroller inside. Stroller zaman sekarang kecik dan ringan banding dengan zaman anak comel baby dulu.
I still have not started sewing that pants for myself. Benda paling menyampah sebenarnya ialah potong kain sebab I potong atas lantai. Lutut selalu sakit. Adehh... esok lah!
Anak comel will finish her exam on Monday. So, Tuesday onwards I dah merdeka! Hehehe... mak dia yang…

Memang rugi kalau tak pergi MAHA, terutamanya orang yang suka berkebun macam I ni. Tapi lama sangat-sangat tak pergi. Last rasanya masa anak comel sekolah rendah dalam darjah 2 macam tu. Rasanya lah! Setelah plan secara ala kadar, semalam berjaya meredah traffic dan manusia untuk ke MAHA 2018. Walaupun tengah minggu, orang tetap ramai. Kalau nak pergi memang kena awal pagi. I sampai dalam 9.10 pagi, kereta dah mula banyak tapi masih OK dan parking memang masih kosong. I masuk ke Laman Tiba 2 sebab itu yang rasa sangat familiar. Nak balik pun senang.
Map MAHA 2018. Ala-ala FarmVille sikit. Tapi jangan tertipu dengan distance dalam map tu. Ada tempat sebenarnya tak lah jauh sangat.
Jumpa Ies yang dah sampai dan sempat buat aksi adiwira dia main masuk je ke dalam sampai entah ke mana. Tak da pulak orang tahan tak bagi masuk 😆. Awal pagi kot. Lagipun kereta dia sekarang nampak ganas. Takut orang nak tahan! Pot pet pot pet sementara tunggu Jay sampai.
Jay sampai lambat sikit naik MyCar te…

Setelah 2 hari berhempas-pulas, beg untuk baby stroller tu pun siap... Sebenarnya boleh awal lagi tapi entah kenapa mengong sikit kepala salah calculation dan salah potong kain untuk bahagian atas drawstring tu. Dua kali pulak tu! Adeh... bukan apa, ini first time buat beg yang tepi macam box. Tu yang lupa kira sekali bahagian tepi tu 😅. Tak apa... kain lebih tu nanti boleh sambung buat tote bags.
 Ini lining nya  Akhirnya siap! Tinggal nak masukkan string. End product. Size 50cm x 50cm x 25cm. Boleh kot masuk baby stroller. Itu size yang customer bagi.
Lepas ni nak jahit seluar sendiri pulak. Pinggang dah ramping sikit ni 😉 seluar I banyak dah longgar. Maybe lepas tu boleh try buat blouse yang dah lama janji nak buat untuk anak comel.
Steps wise... I managed to get the last star for this month's challenge. Lagi 4 hari ni kena try complete the challenge 💪.  One star tak dapat. Ini semalam. Hubbs dah complete challenge. I masih terhegeh-hegeh lagi!

It's Friday. Another breather before exam starts again Monday. Alhamdulillah anak comel dah selesai 5 papers. Tinggal 4 saja lagi. Bertabahlah wahai anak... Tapi, anak ambik exam, mak dia pulak yang tak sihat. Doa hari-hari semoga anak comel sihat sepanjang exam dan alhamdulillah so far dia sihat. I pulak demam 2 hari. Semalam tak pergi class pun sebab light-headed takut pitam pulak.

Today is officially the last day of school. Of course for SPM takers it doesn't affect them at all. But then, deep down inside these few days have been quite emotional for me. On Wednesday, I was making a U-turn to fetch anak comel after her exam when I saw this group of primary school kids waiting for their school van. And when the van came, they excitedly ran to the van. They looked so little and comel. Perhaps standard 2 or 3. And I thought of my daughter. She used to be that small some years ago. Today she's finishing school... And tears started to fall. Aiyoo... why la so emotional 😢.

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