Whats in a name..

Sent my MyVi for an aircond service yesterday. With the current weather and the forthcoming travelling plans, I need to be comfortable in my car. It was a one-day job (something about the old MyVi design, that needs the total upheaval and removal of the dashboard in order to service/check the air cond) and the "Boss" said it will be ready in half an hour's time when I called him at 6pm.


Got Faiz to send me over and after some discussion with "Boss", got myself a tiny bit of discount (enough to get me a plate of fried chicken!). Boss clipped his business card to the bill and when I glanced at the name on the card, I asked him, "Ini nama boss?".
Boss:  "Ya lor.. nama saya yang belakang itu." 
Me:  "You tahu apa makna nama ini dalam bahasa inggeris?"
Boss:  "Tak tahu"
Me:  "itu makna kutu"
Boss:  "Haaa???"
Me:  "kutu"
Boss:  "Aiyooo.."


  I also found out it is also for the correct sign.

The name on the card was "T I C K".

Khairin And I - Kueh

Decidedly hungry, I wanted to stop at a nearby stall selling pisang goreng (or orang Johor kata goreng pisang) and kueh. 

Mama:  KA nak kueh apa?

Khairin:  Nak kueh yang bawah dia pulut, atas dia kueh

Mama:  Haa?? (Tahu yang dia mahukan kueh seri muka)

Abang2:  Kueh nasi..

Mama:  Nama kueh tu seri muka lah.

Stopped at the stall and KA said, "Ma, kalau ada donut, nak jugak".

Mama:  Donut atau keria?
Khairin:  Mana2 boleh asal bulat (???)


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Khairin:  Ma, kueh hijau tu siapa punya?
Mama:  Buah melaka lah.. makan lah, lom ada siapa2 yang punya.


Khairin:  Yang dalam daun pisang ni apa?
Mama:  Lepat ubi
Khairin:  Macam mana tu? Een tau lepat pisang je..yang ada pisang dalam dia.
Mama:  Makan je lah.  (Dalam hati.. adoiyai..parah anak dara aku tak belajar ERT).
Khairin:  Een nak vadai je lah. Sedap.


My daughter can make chocolate chip cookies or brownies. She prefers cekodok chocolate chip sebab dia tak suka cekodok pisang and cucur bilis or udang banyak kerja. Her friends insist she brings mashed potatoes and gravy whenever they have potluck. She can even cook buttered prawns. Buy her sengkuang or jambu, she can concoct a very pedas (lots of cili api) kuah rojak. But kueh melayu..dia hopeless.

Khairin And I - Rindu?

Perut dah mula rasa pedih. Soalan biasa nak memilih port makan.


Mama:  Mana nak cari mee bandung sedap ek?
Khairin:  Tanjung Malim


Mama:  Hah?? Mana?
Khairin:  Tanjung Malim, PLKN..  **laughs**


Memang sah anak aku rindu boot camp dia. Dia dah buat plan dengan budak2 camp to hold a reunion next week.


Abang2:  Hey, orang reunion lepas 10 tahun ke.. lepas dah keluar U ke.. Ini belum pun 10 minggu dah nak buat reunion. Apa cer????


Nak bagi ke tidak? Rumah ni ada ruling. KA boleh keluar ONLY if accompanied by an Abang. Masaalah nya, Abang yang mana nak escort dia.


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Fatin And I ~ Fatin poo poo

Fatin dah siap mandi. Mama pakaikan pampers dan baju kaler Barney. Bila siap, Uncle Faiz hulur tangan dan swing Fatin up and up, over his shoulder and sit her on his shoulders. Fatin menjerit, "Atin poo poo, Atin poo poo". Panic makcik kecik nie.


Suruh Uncle turunkan dia cepat2. Takut jugak dia "terlabur" atas bahu. Berlari Fatin mencari Mama. Mama yang kelihatan penat, layan jugak lah. Bukak pampers and pimpin Fatin ke toilet. Takde apa2 pun yang keluar. Hish.. makcik kecik nie buat kacau je. 

Fatin And I ~ Poyoco Pintu

Fatin sat down beside me. I had my ipad in my hands and was playing solitaire. She told me, "Nak Poyoco". I corrected her "PO-CO-YO". She ignored me and pointed at the ipad and repeated "Poyoco". Apa-apa lah Fatin.. So I goggle search Pocoyo and selected one. 


Viewed this with Fatin.. --Pocoyo Door

When Pocoyo said "Door", I said, "Door". Fatin said "Pintu". I said "Door".. but Fatin was adamant, "PINTU". Fatin menang.. tak kuasa Oma nak melawan.


Cute jugak Pocoyo ni..very colourful and simple english. No wonder kids love it.

Maid Story - #2 Kakak Busuk

Maid #1 Miah's tenure ended when we personally delivered her back to her parents. We survived without a maid for a few weeks before sister-in-law called to say they have another kampong girl for us.

So off we went to a tiny village in Kedah. I can't for the life recall Maid #2's name. She lives with her family in a typical kampong house on stilts. Lantai dapur pun tanah sahaja. 

On the way back from Kedah, we stopped at a restaurant to get dinner as it was already late and I am too tired to even think about cooking. Suddenly my nose caught an absolute stench, I looked around and spotted the communal bin in a back lane, nearby. I thought the stench came from that bin, so I hurried hubby to drive off.

The next day, I took leave to 'train' (so to speak) new maid. During my conversation with her, I found out that she previously worked with a family in Johor. Okay..running-in the new maid would be easy, I thought, since she already have working experience. What I didn't expect was, "Masa saya kerja dulu, majikan suruh saya jaga anak2, beri saya tengok TV dan tape sahaja (Really???) Ada majikan yang suruh maid tengok tv ek?

But my son refuse to go to her, saying the only word we understand.."busuk". So I wasn't imagining the stench the other night, that it came from the maid! I gave her sweet smelling soap, shampoo and other toiletries to clean herself. I even gave her deodorant, teaching her how to use it. I gave her new clothes. But it didn't work. It was like the bad smell ooze out with her sweat!

And if the one year old retaliates, what can we do but send the maid back after just 1 week. So it was back to granny for Azhar (my first born).

Happy 31st Anniversary - Not!

"A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go".

I let go. I know I will be happier. Why bother to hold on and suffer in silence.

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I am happy. I have the most considerate sweetheart who thrives to make me happy. And my wonderful sons who takes care of me. I have the sweetest grand daughter and another grand child on the way. I have a daughter-in-law who is a good sister to my children and kawan berbincang about woman stuff

  to everyone. Thank you Allah..