Maid nak balik bercuti for Dummies

Do you know that you’ll need a kebenaran from Kedutaan Indonesia? Do you know how to go about?

Now you will.

Pagi pagi, lepas breakfast….Monday to Friday, sila ke Kedutaan Indonesia di Jalan Tun Razak. If you are from Sg Besi, the building will be on your left hand side. Lepas aje the overhead bridge for pedestrian depan RHB bank tu, keep to your left. Terus je sampai nampak Building warna putih.. Wait …all three building kat situ warna putih…aaaaa….the one yang next to Passage to India restaurant.

Masuk je pintu pagar, akan ada sort of a kaunter borang. State what you need or kalau macam nak control macho and nak jadi ”Mr/ Mrs Know It All”, ambil a borang bertajuk “ Formulir Perubahan Alamat”

I won’t elaborate why you need to isi borang Perubahan Alamat when you actually nak balik bercuti je. I oso donno why.

Dalam formulir tersebut, semua isi tempat kosong perlu diisi. Tapi aku yakin dan pasti semua orang akan terstumble for item 5 and 6.

Ada la seorang pakcik guard kat situ yang tengok aku terkeruk keruk lost, dia pun tolong isikan…
• Item 5 is Alamat pekerja di Indonesia
• Item 6 pulak adalah Alamat Majikan di Malaysia

Document yang perlu ada bersama permohonan:
• Salinan pasport pekerja
• Salinan IC pemohon ( aku punye la since aku yang pergi)
(This is not needed if pekerja comes along)

Then, follow the crowd, ambik nombor giliran dan masuk ke dalam satu dewan menunggu. Wowwww....Acik sungguh imprress. Besar gilaaaa...

Tepat pukul 8.30 am, numbers started to be called. Laju …tak ler macam kat Imigresen yang amat selow melowww..Mellow Barry Manilow aku dibuatnya..I was dumbstruck with admiration.

My number was called lepas 15 minutes of waiting.. the officer tu akan attempt berborak borak kosong, check check the papers & passport, lepas tu you’ll have to wait to be called again. Leave the passport at the counter.

Lepas tu, tunggu la lagi…they’ll call the same number given earlier for you to collect the passport. Sign a slip saying you have collected the passport and they’ll pass the passport to you.

Something will be printed in the passport along with the signature of the Kepala Kantor.

Tu je lah…sungguh takde hassle.

Next month, I’ll need to renew Ani’s passport. It will only take one day…less than 3 hours it seems. Ain’t that cool?

Pool getahku..

I bought this last year, tak bukak buka sampai la last week. My kids are water babies, pantang tengok air, terus hyper....aku pun hyper jugak, tapi hyperventilating.

Mula-mula kita group massage agar takde yang cramp kaki...ya ke?

Sekarang kita berlagak seolah-olah kita berada di Sunway Lagoon...

Pouting ala ala Marilyn Monroe perlu apabila ada camera in sight..diiringi dengan "Strike A Pose"..sebagai background music.

Amir attempt to snorkel in the pool, sampai terkeluar-keluar kaki...Kesian dia. (Walaupun no official complain was voiced out, Acik terasa tau..)


Brotherly group huggg....

Disebabkan mereka amat lasak dan terjal, maka the wicked witch of Oz telah wave her magic wand and turn them into Anak Itik To Wi.. Ahhhhh....peace and quiet finally. Inilah yang dipanggil Tranquility.


Tak la...masing masing give up sebab bila swimming tak bergerak-gerak...tang tu jugak.

Moral of the story : I am going to take them to a real pool this Cuti Sekolah. Hopefully in PD next weekend. Conveniently la kan, the week Ida plan for a BBQ. Ahaks!

SELAMAT BERCUTI SEKOLAH...

I am a ring master now?

Me : Amir? Amir nak buat apa untuk exam kertas lukisan?
Amir : Amir nak buat soalan nombor 1. Lukis binatang kesayangan anda..
Me : OK...Apa binatang kesayangan Amir?
Amir : Gajah...
Me : GAJAH!!!! Kamu ingat Mama kamu ni ring master circus ke apo?
Amir : Ring Master tu apa maaa..?
Me : *** ***

Rebecca Brandon..

When it comes to spending on Scrapbooking stuff, I can totally relate to Mrs Rebecca Brandon.

**Errkks!!! Tolong!! I think I need help.

Nak cari gitar..nak cari gitar..

Arif has been asking me to buy him a guitar. Bukak mata, mintak gitar, the last he'll ask before closing his eyes is " Mama, esok beli gitar , yaa..?" 1st thing he'll be asking bila aku balik kerja, " Mama? Mana gitar Arif?" Aiyoo..sedey ok..
Anak aku ni nak jadi Rock Star ke? Takpe, janji rambut tak leh panjang merebang-rebang..Kalau nak rambut panjang kena buat teknik rebonding..and with the hair history in his family, Acik confident Arif tak jadi Rock Star macam Lefthanded. Simpang malaikat 44. He himself was born botak...umur 7 bulan baru rambut tumbuh ciputtt...Mama to the Rock Star tak leh simpan rambut lepas bahu, sure gugur macam daun during Fall...and bapak diaaa...since korang kenal you should know why...I arrest my case.
So last Friday I dragged Dinot along to Sunway Pyramid, cari kat Toy City. Alhamdulillah...jumpa..You should see Arif's smile..**sighhh** Simply heartwarming..
Gitar yang aku beli tu ala-ala gitar kapok so dia nampak macam Kenny Rogers (not the chickenlah!)la pulak...
"Acih Mama..Arif aaayang Mama.." He said Thank you without me coaxing him to...**ahhhh**..I must have done something right..I love you too baby..

Happy 8th Anniversary..

All I want is for you to give me that soft look across a crowded room.... that smile to make my heart skip a bit,our pillow talk right before we fall asleep, for you to reach for my hand..for you to hold me when I cry..
All I wish is for you to tell me what went wrong..
All I need is a kiss for no apparent reason..A call just to say hi even if we see each other every day...

Instead you gave me a Kenneth Cole wrist watch....*Gulpp** Eh** Best jugak...Hehehehehe...I'll take it..I am wearing it at the moment.

He bought the couple's set watch. The same design and color, except for the size.
I like the thought of him wanting to wear something similar to me..Like wearing sedondon color to a wedding.

Kind of remind me of arwah Tan Sri Nasimuddin & his wife, Puan Sri Zaleha.After reading about his demise baru I realize what NAZA stands for...So sweet,kan? So poignant....so sad..

Well, Happy 8th Anniversary to us...Thank you Baby, despite all the silent misunderstanding we have, I know I am there in your heart...somewhere..I hope to stay there, forever and always.

Cerita handbag..

Ada sesapa spend time baca the other section of Mingguan Malaysia instead of the Pancaindera tak minggu ni? Baca tak about a lady D**** yang suka kumpul kasut dan bag tangan.
Ada satu phrase dalam article tu yang amat intriguing."Beg tangan paling mahal yang dimilikinya setakat ini bernilai RM10,000 berjenama Guess yang akan menyejukkan mata setiap kali beliau memandang bag berkenaan."
Guess 10 hibu? Ado ko? 3 assumption yang aku buat, either the wartawan hopeless case,ada orang telah salah edit the article atau memang betul ..GUESS? Bio bebeno?
D**** you can afford wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...better than that. Apa kata you choose me as your personal handbag shopper. "Pick me...choose me...love me.." Ahaks! Dr Grey punye peminat sure terdejavu kejap membaca phrase ini. Meh sini ke KLCC, ada satu Hermes yang amat menawan hati...bukan mato jo sojuk...seluruh alam semesta ni boleh beku..Boleh pulih ozone layer dengan bag nih..The bag is a limited edition, ado serial number(kat Petaling Street pun ado..tapi tak samolah..), siap ada certificate lagi.Kat Bally pun ada satu beg kaler merah yang amat sesuaiiii dengan kasut D**** dalam gambar tuh... While we are at it, meh kita insert GPS dalam bag tu..kalau hilang, akan ada trackernya.If you are happy with my service, you can buy me the Burberry handbag that I've been eyeing but never have the gut to spend on. Woishh..I'll forever be at your service....tanpa gaji.

Just Us Girls

Last weekend, untuk merasa naik kereta MC idaman kalbu, I made Ida & gang pick me from Bangsar Village after the scrapbooking class...Told them the FJ Benjamin sale was that week. Frankly, I did not lie...I jut got the date wrong... Oppssss...Minggu ni rupanya.. Aikk? Zurie pun tidak berkereta hari ini? Sejak bila? Saja la nak merasa MC jugak nihh...alasan.

Cumulonimbus seems puffier and the sky seems bluer dari dalam MC.


Seperti yang dijanjikan, we head to Tony Romas, Curve. Tak sabau akibat lapau..






Waaa...macam kayo jo makan sodap sodap...Haaaa...inilah hasilnya bila ada duit persatuan...takde kena mengena dengan Persatuan Isteri Isteri mana mana negeri...Ini cuma persatuan suka makan besar..tanpa husband husband. Just Us Girls.. Best kan? Especially bila one of us datang lambat...makan pulak diet...so yang kuat makan macam, Saya (siap angkat tangan nihh..) boleh makan lebih..
Burpp...excuse me..Alhamdulillah....