Girls, seat belts please.

This is what happened when their father pick them up at school. (Obviously we need extra car seats).

Of confused mind

Initially I started this blog for my daughters to read, when they are able to read.  But with the increasing number of entries, I sensed the intended readers shifted to my silent readers, or at least I have some.  And with this is mind, I manipulated the way I write.  Not that the entries weren’t true, but I tried to show the good parts, leaving out the ‘Mak Tiri’s part of me (read:Mak Tiri in Cinderella fairy tale).  I did raise my voice over my daughters when they purposelessly spilt the milk on newly mopped floor.   I did bribe them just to ensure they eat the greens.  I did buy bucket of KFCs whenever I feel like not cooking.  The only good thing is I never hit them.  

Thus (I always feel this word ‘thus’ is excessively scholarly word), the confusion hits me.  Should I privatize my blog, or shouldn’t I?  This unstable state of mind leave out my blog with spider webs (direct translated: Oh sudah lama blog ni ditinggalkan, dah bersawang).  Another thought hits me, I have my favorite readers who love me the way I am, be it Mak Tiri or Mak Tak Tiri, so it is unjust for me to ignore them.  Then comes the ‘riya’ part, the scariest part.  What the readers translated is what I scared the most.  No, no, no!  That is not the scariest!  The thing inside me is. Even with initial good intention of the entry, I still cannot manage my mind and thought when them good readers said good things about my daughters, and sort.  

The point is, do I really have readers?  And that smacked me back.  I hope I have fewer than few. This thought soothes me.  I can then write freely.  I have few activities with them lately and I need to write for them to read, when they are able to read.  But with all the aforementioned (another scholarly word) confusions, I hold back.  

Now, define your objective.

Oh, of confused mind!

They are.

My h-a-p-p-i-n-e-s-s!

Another magic by LaTeX

You want to have coffee stain on your document?  Try this out by this geek.

Magic sangat!

P/S: Dayang I know you gonna love this!  Kannn?

Surviving Motherhood Tip #5

Spare some money on kiddy rides whenever you have your weekly visit to groceries shops.  This could be under "Perbelanjaan Budibicara" budget.

How could not you budibicara?

 

With these creatures?



How'd you know he's the one for you?

You just know.

Keterujaan menggunakan LaTeX mengakibatkan saya hampir hilang ingatan!

Keterujaan 1

Keterujaan 2

Recommended Reading

Travelog Haji: Mengubah Sempadan Iman

It's been quite a while since I read a good book.  There are books that really "menyentuh jiwa", that you would ponder about every single words on the book, and this book did that. 

I am not a huge fan of self-help books, but I love to read books that help.  A book in a way that is not directing or commanding you to help yourself, but rather show you how to.  Well, a good writer doesn't tell, but show. 

I've been knowing about this book last few years, and many readers have recommended me this, but I wasn't simply interested.  And last few weeks, my beloved aunt, Umi, once again recommended me this, and I started to believe there must be something about this book.  Yes, indeed, it is whole lots of things.

And guess what, now I've started to have faith that every single thing in our lives is already scripted by our Lord of the Worlds.  And we should not only live our lives by default, following the script, but we need to learn the lesson behind every thing that happened.  Umm, I guess this book quite "mengubah sempadan iman" of mine.

Please, get this book and trust me, you will reread it in future. 

You got it Ed.

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other. ~Ed Howe

I want this for my birthday.

Indoor fort.