Sarawak - Kuching trip, miow miow...

“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love...” - Ernest Hemingway

(View from my hotel room...)

This afternoon I will be flying to Kuching.

I will be accompanying the big boss for the branch’s Annual Dinner. The dinner is on Saturday night but we’ll have a meeting with the branch team on Friday morning followed by lunch with the staff. Early Saturday morning, the branch Manager is going to drive us to Serikin, a border town for a shopping spree.

Unlike other trips, dear hubby will not be accompanying me this time around.

Life is so short,

so fast the lone hours fly,

We ought to be together,

you and I…

~Henry Alford~

p.s. I am going to miss you, yang… '

We sweat buckets...

"Sometimes when I am angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel..."

It has been very hot for the past few weeks. In the kebun, the ground was cracking dry, even the water level in the well has been receding fast and we could see the sand at the bottom.

Back home the aircon was put at full blast all day long. Even sleeping at night was stressful as the body is not adjusting well to the heat. According to the weather forecast, this period of extremely hot weather is not over yet and will continue if it does not rain very soon....

They said that sweating is good to cool down the body, so tonight we decided to go to the gym to sweat it out for an hour on the thread-mill and lose some calories. Later we had a hearty dinner at the bowling café and gained back the calories that we just lost…. argh...

For All Moms...

Happy Mother’s Day

To all the Wonderful Women of this World

After we got married and were thinking of starting a family I thought it would be an easy decision. 

I never thought for a moment that motherhood would change my entire life. The physical wounds of child bearing had healed, but becoming a mother of three (now two) leaves me with an emotional wound so raw that I forever will be vulnerable. With these blessed gifts from Allah, no matter how many years I have invested in my career, I would drop everything without a moment's hesitation when they need me. I never regret being a mother. I wish my daughter and son could sense the bond they will feel with their children as I, with them.
'

Thank you God for I have accomplished my dreams, but I want to stay a little bit longer to watch my children accomplish theirs.

Besar kepala monyet...

“You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can.” - Richelle Mead

(Buah durian besar kepala monyet)

Last Friday we went back to our kebun and spent the long weekend in our chalet to have a good rest of body and mind. The weather was unbearably hot during the day but there was heavy rainstorm all night long.

(Buah yang kecik ni boleh bertahan ke?)

The next morning we went to inspect our fruit orchards and saw many pre-mature durian fruits littered the ground around the trees and felt so disappointed. My abah used to tell me not to worry about this. He said that when the durian fruit is as big as the monkey’s head, it will be strong and will not drop easily. And will stay on the tree until it ripens.

(Tupai belum dapat bau lagi ni... Need to clear the creepers...)

InsyaAllah kalau menjadi buah2 tahun ni, boleh jamu satu kampung.. he he...

Sambal belacan...

“The more one judges, the less one loves…” - Honoré de Balzac

Last night, hubby complained again of his headache. The persistent pain started right after his deep water fishing outing with friends last weekend. Our initial diagnose was heat stroke, nothing more. While massaging his neck I complained of pain in my wrist.

'
‘Pasal tumbuk sambal belacan tadi…’
‘Sedap sambal belacan you, yang..’
‘A ah.. Sara pun menjilat jari he he..’''

I have not tasted my own sambal belacan for a very long time and this is the first time I am using my new lesong. It is big and heavy. They said Penang makes the best belacan but I was using Melaka made this time with fresh red chilies, generous squeeze of lime and a pinch of sugar.

This morning before subuh prayer, hubby was in the wash room longer than usual. I peeked and saw him, one hand massaging his head and the other, rubbing his tummy.
''
‘sakit perut pulak, yang…’
‘mesti sebab makan my sambal belacan malam tadi.. he he’''

With his current condition, how to enjoy this long weekend...