A Little Tale

My oh my! It really has been a while.

A lot had happened but I better not dwell on details. Some things are best kept untold.

I could backtrack to as far as last Friday. Anything beyond that was completely vague. No, no. I’m becoming old and forgetful. Work has gotten the best of me lately. Too much to do and too little time. That’s what they always say. I couldn’t agree more.

I have decided to make a change.

From now on, I have decided to really put my heart and soul on my writing. My previous ones were okay (according to me) but something was definitely missing. Couldn’t actually pinpoint what it was but the entries were becoming too predictable and plainer by the day. I didn’t enjoy it as much as when I started this blog. Some things are gonna change. Starting from this entry.


Friday, August 26

Had a good lunch at Planet Hollywood. I’ve never set foot at this place before. It’s quite okay and not as what I imagined it to be. I have never had a meal in any PH before. I have been to quite a number of PH – Washington DC, New York City and a few more. The furthest that I’ve ventured to was their gift shop. That’s just about it. I have never had the urge to actually go in there. Talking about PH, I remembered when I was at PH in DC. I just had my pict taken in front of the entrance when a couple suddenly opened the door from the inside and stopped before us. The pretty lady asked if we’re taking a pict with her companion – a tall, not-so-bad-looking guy with dark glasses. We said no, obviously coz we didn’t even know who they were. They went off, laughing away. We were a bit taken aback by that. We even thought they were crazy. Well, we thought they were until a friend of ours, with mouth half-opened, said ‘Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn!’

Yep. We declined Goldie Hawn’s offer. It would make a good wall hanging, otherwise.



Saturday, August 27

Reached the office at 10am. Had a session with my supervisor, Giggsy and Amoi. We had to finalize our findings for Singapore’s project paper. We had expected to get Malaysia’s paper from the client today but they’ve not even started to review it. This is not looking good. We can’t afford to have more delays. The Dutchman is not gonna be too happy about this. He’s in Indonesia, by the way. Celebrating his fiancé’s birthday. We made him felt guilty for not attending the Saturday session that he actually gave us 200 bucks for lunch. The session ended just a bit after 2pm.

Had a good lunch at To Dine For – a weird name for such fancy restaurant. Good food, good ambience and good service. Worth every penny spent. Took loads of picts to show off to the Dutchman. Amoi gave me a lift to KLCC. Deli and the kids were in Shah Alam so I had to wait for them to pick me up.

Wondered off to Times bookstore and bought books for everyone. I bought 2 books – Down Came The Rain by Brooke Shields and The Husband by the author who wrote The Other Woman’s Shoes. Couldn’t recall the name and am too lazy to go to my room and look at the book cover right now. I particularly enjoyed reading Brooke Shields’ book. It’s about postnatal depression – how she handled the torment, her feelings and her recovery. I had experienced the baby blues when I just had Adik. I felt alone, ignored and alienated. Lucky me, it lasted for less than a week and I had support from Deli. He kept me sane and level headed all the way.

I’m trying to read The Husband but it just lacks the appeal. I don’t know how or why. It just did. Maybe coz it’s too surreal.

Went to Mothercare for Adik’s underpants. He’s actually started to do without diapers. Deli and I brought him to the bathroom every few hours. He’s doing okay so far. Am so proud of him. It’s amazing how hard it was to get boys underpants – decent ones. Most of the ones I found were either in yucky colors or looked almost like second hands. I know, I know. They’re just underpants. Doesn’t hurt to have nice ones though. I want Adik’s first ones to be pleasant. Maybe he’ll remember his first underpants for the rest of his life. Maybe he won’t. But if he does, I would want it to be something less embarrassing. Good thing that Mothercare has cotton boxers too. Adik liked it more compared to the underpants. Maybe he liked the pictures better.

Went to Tower Record for Craig David’s latest CD. Saw a huge crowd in there and Arnieza was performing a song. Jeff-something from 98 Degrees was there too for the launch of his new solo album. The song he sang that day was quite nice. I bet it’s gonna be a hit soon. I always have this strong feeling about songs that would later on be hits. Most of the times, my choices are not that far off. By the way, Craig David’s CD is not a major let down compared to his previous one. Have not heard the whole album yet. Maybe it’ll get better towards the end.

Watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Galaxy Ampang. Entertaining but not good enough to glue Adik to his seat. He kept fidgeting and said the movie was too long about a million times. Kakak on the other hand, enjoyed it. I think she did.


Sunday, August 28

A day well spent at home. Did a bit of laundry, cleaning and goofing around.

Went to Alpha Angle and bought Osim’s iSqueeze - the ultimate massage machine for your heels and calves. Osim gave us $100 cash voucher and Deli automatically looked at the iPamper. He got that as well.

We promised the kids that we’d bring them to Ikea. They loved Ikea’s play land. Too bad that Ikea restricted the stay for a max of 1 hour per kid. Well, better than nothing I suppose. Bought a few items from Ikea before venturing Ikano. Had early dinner at Fasta Pasta (did I get the name right?). Not that bad. Kakak loved the curly pasta. The vanilla ice cream is just heavenly!

Paid off the rest of our debts with Courts Mammoth. Finally.

Had a good night sleep after a session on iSqueeze and a treat from Deli with iPamper. Slept like a log. Ops. Slept like a baby. It sounds nicer. 


Last Monday and Tuesday were filled with meetings and more meetings. Not to mention the conference calls. Sometimes I got real sick of the tiny room where we had the calls. It made me dizzy and hungry at times. Lucky me, Giggsy and Amoi are entertainers by nature. Candies were abundance. I’m not surprised if we’re all diagnosed with diabetes after the project is over. We’re becoming candy-addicts!


Spent Merdeka Day at home. Had a quiet dinner at DePalma Ampang. Both Kakak and Adik loved their colorful Nasi Lemak.


I’m in a good mood today despite the abdominal pain caused by the evil menses. Sometimes I wonder if it was the cysts again. Other times, I wonder if I had Growth in there like Tok Mak used to have. It’s really painful at times. Once I almost passed out while queuing to buy the sanitary pads. Almost. Growth is sometimes passed down. Tok Mak had it and I had cysts a few year back. They are like cousins, growth and cysts. Plain scary.

Despite all that, yes, I’m in a good mood today.

Suffice to say that my patience has finally paid off. I know they will notice me someday. I am not like I used to be in the previous company. I am more vocal, more comfortable with my colleagues and always wanted to prove myself.

I have finally proved that I am not just a good soldier. Being a leader is not everything. Not exactly the most important thing in life. Being a good team player is a greater deal. I proved that I was and still am a good team member. And because of that, I am acknowledged. I am respected because of my ideas, co-operation and for being my true self. I don’t have to become a different person to gain respect.

Today’s the day. I have proved Bossy Boss wrong. I am everything he said I would not and will never be. I never expected the day to come so soon but it did. I am thankful indeed. For every single thing that had happened. Good and bad.

Today’s the day that I win my battle. My little battle.