I am thankful for all the journeys I have been through....

Dear Mother,

You may not read this entry but I still want to write this to you. I wish to thank you for all the journey that you have taken together with me....

1. for the first chicken I cut by myself
2. for the first fish I clean (when I nearly chop off my own finger)
3. for the first breakfast/lunch/dinner that I've prepared all by myself
4. for the ironing lesson you've thought me when I was just six
5. for the washing dishes lesson since I was five
6. for the laundry session I hate the most (we can't afford the washing machine back then in 1981)
7. for the first dessert I had prepared for tea... it's onde-onde!
8. for the mopping n sweeping n "gerak daun" chores you loaded on me since I was 10
9. for taking care of my siblings when I was barely 8 years old... two little brother n sister... toght mehhhh..
10. for sending me to a boarding school.... that's the most important 5 years of training you have ever provided me with...

I have learned a lot from all these journey...

1. to be independent
2. to not be worried when ever I don't see you
3. to not miss you even though I know I miss you terribly
4. to be a good wife, mother, daughter and sister all in one go!
5. to always have faith in ALLAH....

And I want to let my girls grow up in the same manner.. to learn just like how I have been learning.. Can I do that Mom? Will you be there to help me?

Love always,
Imi

Wishes.... and when it comes true?

Who does not have wishes?? All of us do wish for things to happen. More often than not, we wish for the good things to happen to us....

I always wish for my kids to have a happy and safe life, smiling all the time and worry-free.


I wish for Adriana to grow up faster ... and now she is a blooming 3.5 years old girl

I always want Adlina to learn the meaning of responsibility and she is picking up fairly well for her age (plus her "super duper active movement").

I wish for Adilah & Adlina to be close to each other, and not cat-fighting 24/7/365 and I think I did witness more "tolerance" happening now...

I wish for hubby to get what he wished for in his career and Alhamdulillah now he's moving forward.

But for that wish, what is the price the girls have to pay?? For every minutes he is away, I am fighting this guilt feeling I have in me... "What have I done"?

But my inner voice is also asking "What is the hikmah behind this"? Ya Allah, how do I explain this feeling??

Honesty in mankind

Honesty.... a sweet word to describe the best character a person can have. Yet if you are not careful, it will hit you so hard that you'll never be able to stand tall again..

Today I learn something about honesty... When people say they are honest, they are not. When people do not say they are honest, they are honest.. get what I am trying to say?

I guess all I am saying is... It is difficult to find honesty nowadays..... and if you found it, don't ever loose sight of it.....

Good night Malaysian where ever you are....

Housewife

A friend, Meen, reminded me of why I should consider to be a housewife. When I ponder on that idea, I realise the beauty & power in the word "housewife".

H - Home is never the same without her around
O - Only she knows where "everything" is!
U - Uniform is never their concern
S - Someone who is always there 24/7/365, no public holiday gazetted for them!
E - Empathise no matter with who,when, why, where, or what
W - Willingly doing multi-tasking!
I - In love with domestic affairs
F - Fun, tender and loving (TLC) - you can expect this from them lifetime
E - Every husband dream of having one!!!!!!

So to all housewife out there, keep up the excellent job!

Same TAG in Apr & May 07

DNAS tagged me like in Apr 2007, followed by Leilanie in May 2007......

And I am only doing it today... why?? Don't ask me why... But the most important fact is... I am doing it now.... So, Dee, here goes:

Layer One: On the Outside
Name: Kimi
Birthdate: 10 Aug
Current status: Married, mother of 3
Eye color: Dark brown
Hair Color: errr should be black

Layer Two: On the Inside
My heritage: Pure Malay
My fears: Ikan mentah i.e non cooked fish
My Weaknesses: Chocolate & ice cream
My perfect pizza: home made lerr... isis boleh taruk banyak!

Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
My thoughts first thing when I wake up: What day is today ah?
My bedtime: 12.30pm.
My most missed memory: Learn how to drive

Layer Four: My picks
Pepsi or Coke: Coke, diet please.
Mc Donald's or Burger King: Burger King
Single or Group Dates: Single (because I wanna to have privacy)
Adidas or Nike: Adidas
Tea or Nestea: Tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappucino or Coffee: Cappucino

Layer Five:
Do I Smoke: No & never will.
Curse: politely hehehehe..
Take a shower: Twice a day.
Have a crush: once only...
A fewThink I've Been In love: Only one time.
Go to school: yes, now pursuing my master study
Want to get married: Already am, 24 hours/7 days a week/365 days a year.
Believe in myself: Sure!
Think I'm a health freak: Only sometimes.

Layer Six: In the past month
Drank alcohol: No& never will
Gone to the mall: Every now and then
Been on stage: mostly every day
Eaten Sushi: yes..
Dyed your hair: Never plan to do so.

Layer Seven: Have I ever Played
a stripping game: Nope
Changed who I am to fit in: hmmm... no idea

Layer Eight: Age
I am hoping to be married: Already am (married when I was 24)

Layer Nine: What was I doing
1 min ago: making a cup of coffee
1 hour ago: Emailing my office, firends and family
4.5 hours ago: Had wonderful dinner at topshots in Kuching after a delayed flight!
1 month ago: training the team I am coaching this week!!
1 year ago: Been trained to do Lean Six Sigma

Layer Ten: Finish The Sentence
I love: food and flowers
I feel: lonely and bored each time I am on duty travel
I hate: To admit that I'm wrong
I hide: The fact that I'm a very manja person
I need: long ong sleep!

Layer Eleven: Tag people?? Err... no one lah..

The Human Gifts

To my pourtavie angels, I am giving you and our blogger friends -

The Human Gifts!

Share with me here or at Pourtavie your where OR how OR why ok!

Have a lovely weekend to all.