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....

Akif's new toy

Auntie & Uncle M&M bought Akif a microphone..siap ada stand bagai. First of all, gigit dulu just to make sure it's not edible.

Lepas tu baru nyanyi dengan penuh perasan..




Lepas Adik dah boring baru Abang boleh nyanyi.."Shelamelaikum Ushtad!"

Scrapbooking

I went for my very 1st lesson of scrapbooking last Saturday. This is my classmate, *a**. Who also happens to be my god daughter. She was so cute and adorable when she was a baby. Now she is a beautiful young lady who's gonna be a real heartbreaker in a few years time. Muahahahahaha..M&M is so going to be in trouble.

I don't know how I am going to fit scrapbooking into my ever busy scheduled but I think I am already hooked to it....actually I am more hooked into buying all the embellishments. The time I spent in Kinokuniya browsing through their stickers collection...yikes...! And I get to see more of M, my sis. We banter and she nags and I need to polish my skill in annoying her to perfection. hehehehe..

Go! Go! Syahbandar!

Amir is in rumah Syahbandar (Blue). He participated in the marching competition. Alahai anak aku...demimu Mama datang.kalau tidak takde pasal aku nak duduk tengah panas mengadap matahari. Acik migraine the whole day lepas tu, okeh!

All the Syahbandarian pakai key atas kepala...they are suppose to look funky...tapi Amir look like makcik.. I had to restrain myself from going in and betulkan ikatan key tu. Sheeessshhh....


And this kid, deserves a place in a Syahbandarian blog as he is too cute to resist.

Penyanyi dinner show

Arif dok entertain Opah dia during dinner dengan nyanyian diiringi keyboard. By the pained look in her face, I bet she's gonna get indigestion from it. Tak paham apa yang Arif nyanyi..the only part I can understand is "Aku cintaaaaa......" and "Shelamelaikum Ushtad!" Hahahahahaha...Cute tahap gaban.

3rd Crocs that rocks!

My thrid Crocs...it's so comfy..tapi size 10!!! If KL ever banjir, you are invited to use my Crocs as your life boat. Sweetnya colour your life boat.....Yes, it's lavender. So girl....Yes, the last time I checked, I am a girl.

Happy Birthday Amir & Akif

Amir & Akif was born on the same day, 6 years apart. Miracle? Tak lah...I got to choose the date because it's a C-section. Akif was suppose to be borned on the 24th March 2007. I told my gynae, Rilek la Doc, it's only 3 days apart..we can wait. She gave that dissapproving look. Pfttt..as if i don't know planned birth are done 3 weeks before the actual birth date.

"Mat Kacau" is 2 years 9 bulan tapi sebab he insist it's his birthday too, we let it be his birthday jugak lah...kesian kat dia.

Lepas tu sessi main belon pun bermula..Laaaa....my kidsss...angau dapat belon. Kat mana nak tumpah kuah kalau tak ke nasi..


My Megat Pyloric Stenosis is walking now..kengkang..but walking..


Arif lagi kelakar, sampai pukul 12, the balloons are still in his possession. Naik kereta tolak keliling sitting room with the balloons attached to the car.

Now you see him....

Now you don't ...

Wonderful World of Balloons

Bila la I have the chance to do something like this? These are amat gorgeous, kan?

Babymu, Babyku jua...

So bila kita nak letak belang belang bagi nampak macam Italian Job..Cehhh..."kita"...

Perangkap Mickey

According to tuan punya badan, the Cik Ti bit his finger...tapi from Doctor's observation, he might hurt himself while pulling his finger out from wherever lubang he poked in the perangkap tikus to touch Cik Ti..
He's proudly telling everyone who pays attention to him that "Doktor ikat tangan Adik.."

JKT-BDO (23/02-25/02)

I should know that I am in trouble when I saw this sign..

We passed a road which sells 2nd hand office equipment. This peti besi is as big as Darth Vader ok! Apa yang diaorang simpan dalam tu?

Pasar Baru, banyak kain lace yang amat cantik..Sila terliur..

Tour guide, Hendry, and Ketua Darjah, Adik, trying to check us in smoothly.

Ada wedding dinner kat the hotel. I love the pool deco...sweet..To Laurentia & Suvari, may you live happily ever after. My advise is..Love is Blind, Marriage is an eye opener Waaa....very the powderful..I don't come up with the quote myself laa..I got it from a fridge magnet sold in OU)

The last view of Bandung from the plane

We sat next to the Emergency Door. During the security briefing, the flight attendant told us that just in case of any emergency, they request our assistance to pull the door open. Adik dengan muka don asked for a practical training, the girl was quite speechless.

Abeden?...the manual is just a sticker on the front seat..We need at least a month training to open the Emergency Exit door during EMERGENCY.Very funny Adik...Ahaks!

After all the nasi we had to consume (it comes with the package), instant mee was a welcoming sight..Since the flight is an Indonesian Air Asia, they don't have our local Maggi mee. ABC pun ABC lah...

Perut kenyang senang hati, we nap for a while...then mula la restless sebab rasa macam tak sampai sampai..Uuuuu...nice cumulonimbus..."Are we there yet?"

Ohh...another nice Cumulonimbus..."Are we there yet?"

Cumulonimbus over Semenanjung Malaysia... **sighhh** We are home... "There's no place like home"..(sambil clicking my red Crocs heel together ala ala Wizard of Oz)

All and all, I am thankful for having the extra dough to do what I love most..travelling..and for Air Asia..not because "Now Everyone Can Fly"..tapi sebab "Now I Can Fly"..for a great travel friend who is also in my long life friend list. For my family, who let me have fun without them.