a long journey south

It's a long journey and therefore it takes a while too to compose the posting. As a teaser, here is a clip of the kids singing away in the car to the tune of Siti's - Siti Situ Sana Sini.

Ramadhan Mubarak

Closer to Nature

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Nak pegi kat baby sarah!!!

It all started when ilinyaya repeatedly ask when is the next trip to see sarah and amar. Despite all the reasons given for not being able to go, they kept on asking after a few days.

As an alternative, last school holidays, we took a quick trip to Austria... or is it Germany, or France, or Belgium.......... or the never never land... ehhh tak sure lah... see for yourself.

This is the entrance to the 'kingdom'.

The Main Street
(err there's only one street in the entire area)

The view from our room.
(Doesn't look so European though)

The so-called Drawbridge...

Well, sorry no princess sarah or sir amar here but the kids enjoyed the time off at a cooler place. A few interesting 'happenings' to be shared in next posts (tak tau bila).

p/s To those who might want to take a trip here, may want to pack some food/instant food. Shops/restaurants closes as early as 7:30 pm!! Macam kat Europe gak... and the prices pun mak datooooooooookk...

Addition to the team

Last Saturday, we received a new member to our club... a boy! Now there are five of us... boley buat volleyball team. We are proud to be the guardian cousins.


Congratulations to Pak Ngah and Chik Eila.

Look at the worn out faces of the parents who have been in labour the whole day.

everybody stand up!

a touch of patriotism... flying the flag up high! (errr... this was before it got blown away by a strong gust of wind).










and drum rolls please....................................



MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!

while we were eating...

one fine day, we were all gathering to have a family lunch. the kids, as usual, tak berapa minat nak sembang & makan. they had their quick bite and of they go for either TV or colouring or looking at pictures in books.

izlin this time had taken one of opah's books (the one opah normally uses for her tution sessions). she's obviously attracted to the colourful illustrations. suddenly it became more than flipping thru the pages for izlin. watch this:



and cheeky yaya....... as usual busy with her fruits, trying to coerce kakak into tasting one slice of manggo masam...

ever after

just a little wish from us...



errrr kalau silap hari, adjust balik la date tu ek..

kalau totally silap, kira convert jadi wedding wish for ct and dk ajelah!

tempat jatuh lagi dikenang

{flashback}

time: last weekend...


this is yaya about to take her cornflakes + peach + yoghurt + chocolate breakfast.

later that evening:
just like any other evening where yaya and kakak would spend some time at opah's house. this time, they decided that they could not wait until the house is fully completed. can't play within the compound, they decided to go outside on the bicycle.

at first, we hear them playing, shouting, laughing, teasing each other. kakak most of the time on the bike. yaya then decides that her turn is up and went after kakak. after a short runaround, we hear a sudden silence, followed by a long wail... the rest is history... i suppose, part of growing up phase.



her three finger salute


the knee brake


the finale: shoulder stopper

and this is the shoulder after 3 days

waterfall fixed.. yeay!

The waterfall is now fixed!



Thanks to "windows moviemaker" and a tip from Mynn I manage to fix the waterfall. I initially had some problems in converting it to a web viewable format.

Searched the web for a converter into mpg or VCD format but most free programs will have an awful tagline across the converted video. Any hints in looking for a tag free converter?

there's no business like showbusiness!

It's all about the presentation! That's what I have to say about most business... You may have the products, good quality, excellent service, etc etc. But at the end of the day, you get the attention most when you put a bit of effort on the presentation. The rest will then enhance and fall automatically into place as if like magic! Here's an example of what I am talking about...

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learning about nature

this clip was taken quite a while ago. it was at nenek bukit batu's house. to keep the kiddies occupied in the car during the journey, opah taught them some 'lagu rakyat'. by the time we reach there, kakak has memorised this song (eventhough with some grammatical error... you'll get the picture).

presenting......................... tanya sama pokok by izlin.

water fell sideways

Last weekend, we went for a wedding in Bentong. Saw in the invitation card that the place is near Chamang Waterfalls. To make the journey worthwhile, we decided to pack some picnic and swimming gear as well. Unfortunately we ran out of battery there so tak dapat banyak photos.













To get there, we had to go on a narrow windy road. Izlin being a city girl, immediately noticed this and asked {kenapa jalan ni macam ular?}. Yaya keep on holding her head and chanted {pening, pening, pening}... macam ada masalah negara pulak!

Upon reaching there, we were greeted with the roar of the waterfall. It was wide and tall! It's view... definitely worth the trip. The place is quite well maintained. Sufficient space to cater for the kids, family, even for the more adventurous ones. The water...... brrrrrrrrrrrrrr sejuuuuuuuuukkkkk!!!

Babah tried to take a movie shot of the water fall... malangnya tersalah angle... jadi sideways pulak. Anyone knows how to edit the movie? Have to make sure Newton's law of gravity is preserved...

betty the builder... what a mess!

tok ayah and opah are in upgrading mood. a few knocks here and there to accommodate for a bigger family (coming soon!).

priority in their mind now are to allow for ample space for all the grandkids to run about without bumping into each other.

there's still time before each of them comes over. ilinYaya just couldn't resist the Bob the Builder side of them, sibuk nak 'tolong kemas'.


The mess Tok Ayah and Opah have to put up with in anticipation for a 'better future'.



Looking at the brighter side of the future........ there's gonna be a smooth runway for the budding pilots, operating theater for the surgeons, board room for the corporate heads and also lecture hall for the professors. there's also plenty of walls for the modern art geniuses!


errr allocation for tauke restoran, dobi, katering dah dikurangkan. kitchen and washing space area have been reduced.

ablution

This is how, I take my ablution,
This is how, I take my ablution,
This is how, I take my ablutuon,
Every time before I pray.

Number 1, I wash my hands,
Number 2, I wash my mouth,
Number 3, I wash my nose,
Number 4, I wash my face.

etc. etc. etc..

Right to left, every time, I wash 3 times.

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This is a song that ilinyaya learnt at school. One day, they came back humming this song and we thot that it was kind of an interesting way to learn the sequence. Never mind the kelam kabutness of the tune and the verses which does not rhyme. Akademi Fantasia teachers and panel of critiques would shriek with horror listening to this song. Still it somewhat got the girls interested.

Unfortunately, they are just interested on the singing/humming but when it comes to practice, hancusssss... Even the teachers commented during the parent-teacher day. The girls are brilliant in other areas but when it comes to ambik air sembahyang, berterabur.

I decided to do something about this and started my piece of art.

After 2 sessions, it worked!!! Izlin manage to remember the sequence in perfect order! Ilya still struggling, always forgot to cuci telinga... (sunat anyway) and probably why tak berapa nak dengar instructions.

Although Izlin is the one who remembers the sequence well, Ilya on the other hand is the one who is more keen to do it! Always lepas mandi, she will start the routine (eventhough tunggang terbalik).

Ayah Su... Gotcha!!

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