Living with Sarah

Our cat Mimi gave birth to 4 kitties yesterday afternoon - her 3rd time. Mimi ni we all simpan dalam cage sebab after her 2nd birth, she got quite sick. Sangat kurus sebab anak 6 ekor and she was stressed out. Only 3 of her kittens survived. We only let her out once in a while. After a few months she got really healthy - bulu pun jadi kembang dan nampak sangat comel. Niat di hati nak cari menantu handsome biar dapat anak Pan-Asian. Sedar-sedar, a couple of weeks ago dia dah heavily pregnant. Adoii... sesekali dapat lepas sempatttt je dia! Yesterday morning I noticed dia dah start masuk dalam carrier yang memang dah sedia untuk dia. Masalahnya dalam tu si Boboi Blur tu tidur pulak. I masukkan Mimi dalam cage. Bila Hubby balik dia mengiau kuat. Sah lah tu, time dah sampai. So, masukkan dia dalam bathroom bawah dan letak carrier dia. By 4pm settle - 4 kittens - 2 kelabu, 1 macam colour dia and 1 white & orange. Semua gemuk-gemuk and comel-comel. In 1 month's time sure dah start ...

1. It's exam week for Aliyah. I pray that she do well in her exams. She spent the weekend studying with her friend at her friend's house. More fun and productive that way I hope! 2. We bought an advanced birthday present for Aliyah. Right after our meeting with our favourite agency last Wednesday, we straight away went to a Samsung outlet. To cut a not-so-long story very short, we bought her a present that at this moment we cannot really afford (... bills, loans, etc would have to wait...). But to buy her a lesser "techie" present wouldn't do justice to her intelligence. Our little girl is such a techie. Give her any gadget and she will be able to operate it in 5 minutes. A couple of years ago, her Mak Ngah just got herself a Samsung phone (I can't remember what model then - the first few earlier touch screen phone models) and still figuring out how to send a text message when she offered to take a look, touched a few icons and showed her how to do it. Anywa...

Semalam saya telah dipoke di FB oleh seorang lelaki yang lahir pada tahun 1965 yang tinggal di Ipoh. Saya telah lama tidak dipoke. Rasanya aktiviti poke ini sudah agak ketinggalan zaman. Kemudian, saya mendapati terdapat PM darinya yang hanya tertulis "slm". Agak malas agaknya untuk menekan kekunci "a" untuk menaip perkataan penuh "salam". Saya pun meng-check siapa agaknya lelaki ini - mutual friends cuma seorang iaitu senior saya semasa di asrama sekolah menengah. Jadi, saya memang tidak kenal dengan beliau. Saya check out wall beliau. Public. Oh, tidak berapa bijak... Gambar? Nampak agak kabur. Mungkin gambar 10 tahun lepas. Nampaknya beliau agak baru dalam dunia FB - cuma sejak beberapa bulan yang lepas. Wall postingsnya pula? Setiap hari beliau akan mengupdate apa yang beliau makan semasa lunch. Tak apa lah... Saya hanya akan berdiam diri sahaja. Harap-harap beliau tidak poke saya lagi.

We just started our writing project with our favourite agency. Meeting to discuss the project was on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning we had to interview the Chairman of the first company. (note: sigh, selalu last minute...). At first rasa macam nak cancel and reschedule je sebab we didn't have much time to prepare - research, prepare questions, etc. But then, dah client suruh pergi, kena lah kan... I was so glad I went. I was so glad I followed the video crew (before our interview session). I told myself - this person is what God made human beings for. We met the Chairman of PSI Incontrol - Mr Harvinder Singh. Our piece was supposed to be more casual than the video. The office was in Sg Buluh in this dusty industrial area, nothing to shout about. The office was also quite modest (for a company making hundreds of millions!). The moment I saw the Chairman's office, I knew this person is someone special. His office was glass all around. He can see his staff, his staff can ...

Once, Hubby's ex-boss whom I know posted on his FB - who is your role model - someone you look up to? I responded = Prof Kamil Ibrahim. His book Travelog Dakwah touched my heart and soul. I still have it on my desk at work (sorry Abg Ben, the book is still with me) which I would open occasionally. I'm now reading Bersyukur Saat Diuji. I follow him on FB and read his blogs.  Last week, his postings were mostly on buka puasa at Masjid Nabawi - the simple food being consumed. On a Friday night I had a dream. I was at a mosque. It was Masjid Nabawi, Madinah. I just feel it in my guts. It was so beautiful and peaceful. It was nearing Maghrib and I was fasting. There was a door and I could see people queuing up to get food outside. Very long queue. There were delicious food of buffet spread. Then, there were the simple food offered in the mosque - on "saprah". I remember glasses of water and this big currypuffs (like the ones I bought a few weeks ago at the nearby pasar ...

Another day at the office. On the way, I had to bring the subject to Aliyah. I started talking. Her facial expressions changed. "Do we have to?", she asked. "I guess so...", I said. She looked straight to the roads. I turned to the small park near Vista and we sat down at one of the shades. I wanted a breath of fresh air. I know she needed it too. It is calmer this time around. I poured it out. She listened. I told her I am so sorry. "Do you understand why now?", I asked. She nodded. I gave her a tight hug. We both had tears in our eyes. I know we'll both be ok.

I actually lama tak masuk office. This week only one day on Tuesday. My staff is having problems with her back she's got to go for physio sessions 3 times a week. But she's armed with everything needed for an admin to manage the office from home - laptop, broadband, phone with free 250mins talking time, call divert from office to her phone... So, business is actually as usual. Since I spent the day at the office today, I got the chance to admire my plant - from just one shoot when we first moved here, now there are 6 and going to 7. This plant was originally given by my good friend Yatt. When it grows, I started to break it up and replant in 2 pots. The one at the office is the healthy one. The one at home has been divided into 2 where I replanted in one tall vase as birthday present to my nephew. I told him the plant symbolises rezeki. You work hard and you can see more shoots coming out!  Now, I hope this new shoot means murah rezeki because I so need it badly!