Classic Lock-Out!

While skype-ing with my husband just this night, my sister-in-law was also online. Hardly able to catch her online at this time of night.. but this was a rare night. She just completed her night giving tuition class in her home, and a funny little incident happened right after that. She got online and having to found me online too, decided to share her funny moment with me.

As I mentioned earlier, she just completed her night giving tuition class in her home. She was outside her bedroom and she heard her bedroom door closed by her intelligent little 4year-old daughter... Not only did she hear the door closed, but she heard the lock of the door clicked. She then thought to herself, "OK, that sounded like the door is locked, am sure Alya will open the door soon". Few moments later, sister-in-law made her way to the room, door was still locked. Great! Knock.. Knock.. Hello... Open the door.. - no answer.. no sound of movements.. Not sure how many times she knocked.. till she decided not to bother her tired little family in the room (hubby, son, daughter, and baby son). If I'm not mistaken from her story, she called her husband's phone but to no avail, it was not answered.

I can imagine her standing outside her bedroom door feeling left and locked out, thinking how in the world could she deserve this. And after having such a tiring day (their family spent the day at our parents), and also a night stressing her brain out running a tuition class (although with only two kids).. and to be left outside, laughing but crying in the inside... Not be able to sleep on her big comfy bed, but to resort to her older son's playroom-cum-sometimes-bedroom for her night...

Think the kids were too tired too to realise their mum is not in the room with them! She was telling me how she felt like she was in one of those comic strips, where kids locked their parents outside.. and what kids do are just unpredictable sometimes.

Oh well, she thought to herself, she could have her night all to herself... so, may you sleep well sis!!! Thanks for the funny moment to share and yes, a classic story to cherish :) And am proud of you for staying sane about it....!!!! hahaha..

Playtime at nenek's house

Don't tell me what that thing Irfan has on his head! Found lying around my father-in-law's house and decided to wear it as a hat.. or a wig?!

Always surprises me boy.. xoxo

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One Step At A Time...

As mentioned in my earlier post, Nasha's 1mth jab had to be postponed. So today was the day she had her jab, which involved us driving an hour and a half to our destination.

The night before, I pre-packed what there is to bring especially for entertainment in the car... Aqilah's game, colouring pencils, and notepad, and Irfan's books (he especially loves his sister's phonics books), and as for Nasha - the ride itself should be comforting for her.

Arrived our destination before noon in time for a quick visit to my office and for early lunch at the town's Discovery Centre. Lucky there was no crowd so having the kids running around was not making too much of a scene. Left for my house after half an hour of lunch as Nasha was starting to squirm here and there in her car seat she was happily sleeping in during our lunch.

Once I opened the door of the house, Aqilah and her little brother was so thrilled to enter the house they left for a few months. Out came the toys and the house was back to normal - a mess! After their satisfaction of play, we left the house an hour later and it was a good time too as the afternoon office hour has started. Rushed to the clinic in case there would be a long queue, and within half an hour, Nasha had her 1mth jab! Yea, she cried - but only for a few seconds! Phew!

Throughout the journey, Jordin Sparks' first 2 tracks were the only favourites for my children especially my son. They were played repeatedly... over and over again. Once it hit the third track, a faint voice at the back of the car crying "No mummy... no mummy...". Irfan 'demanding' to repeat the first two tracks once again! Sure, I can handle the repeated songs :)

Anyhow, after Nasha's jab, on the way back to Bandar, we stopped over at my father-in-laws house. He said that he will be home during the afternoon, and it was a good thing I pushed Nasha's jab with the clinic earlier on. We stayed there for a good hour. It was nice seeing him again and having all the kids visiting their Nenek (grandfather) after a long while. He was a happy man that day, which I saw in his eyes. Irfan had a terriyfing experience when he walked out the front door to check out the 'neighbourhood'. He didn't realise there was a black cat was relaxing at the porch. While chatting with my inlaws, suddenly we heard a loud scream, and it was Irfan, screeching back into the house. I assumed the cat must have come up to him to greet him... however he was not happy with the greeting perhaps!

Kids with grandparents... (notice Nasha's thigh)

Finally, we bid farewell to my inlaws and set ourself for our final journey back to Bandar. No other music is to be played other than Miss Sparks' tracks. 

Driving on the road home was an opportunity for me to have some reflections on the day we had. I was actually surprised at myself to have managed to do what I have planned to do - from setting off early, to have managed cleaned the house, to have the kids visit the fishes at the Discovery centre, and to have met my inlaws. Of course, having extra hands (domestic helper) was a lot of help too!... It was a nice trip back, having all my kids in the car with me, and to have fulfilled all the things (small things) I deemed I may have not be able to do so, and within limited time frame.

I thought to myself again, that we are all given the strength and energy, and we should be blessed by that. It is how we use it and to what extent. And with determination, we can always achieve it. And it is not about the product, but how we get to it is worth thinking of. Anyhow, here is an article to share with about knowing your limits...

Oh and also our track of the day! ENJOY...

Cant Wait!!!

... for the opening of the new movie 'Kungfu Panda' - out on 6th June (which also falls on my big girl's 4th bday!). Can't wait can't wait! Check out the trailers here! Enjoy...

LilyPie.com

Found this site while reading someone else's blog, and thought it was real cute.

The product can be seen at the bottom of my blog page... just scroll down :)

You Give Me Fever

The weather is so hot these days that both Aqilah and Irfan had high fever for about two days. Staying indoors is the only place to be - with full blast aircon! 

Irfan was being all 'koala-bear' to me and lucky a month has passed since I gave birth.. - carrying him was a toughie...

Irfan looking well here - but with a high fever...

Umbrella... ella.. ella..

I particularly like this picture taken of Aqilah (unclear - as she was moving alot and too fast!)... as it's hard to get all the 'equipment' at the same time and take a pic of it. Equipment/Settings:

1. hooded blouse

2. long pants

2. boots

3. umbrella

4. rain

5. wet ground

6. slightly drenched pants

I'm singing in the raaaaiinnn....

Happy Bday dear...

Today marks hubby's birthday... Unfortunately we are unable to celebrate together as a new family (hubby on abroad-studies). The nearest we can get to celebrate is via videocall!! How convenient! I am still thinking whether I should buy a cake and let the kids blow the candles while he is on the other end of the call line looking on... Maybe too depressing to do so. Just let the kids sing him a birthday song would be good enough:) with kisses xoxo

Kids with their dad... strolling..

Happy 1mth Nasha...

Coming from a mixed-racial family, my daughter had an opportunity to be blessed by my grandmother (her Great-grandmother) with a hokkien good-luck poem, 2 red-egss (eggshell coloured in red), and sweet mee-suah (white noodles). As a tradition, once the baby has turned a month old, her/his hair will be trimmed, and redeggs and sweet meesuah is to be eaten by everyone in the family. All my nieces and nephews have been blessed like so, and Nasha was lucky to be blessed as well :) She is the youngest of 13grandchildren of my parents, and 21great-grandchildren of my grandparents! May God Bless Us All...

Nasha & her Ah-Choh (great-grandma)

D Blog

Yes... another blog for me. I think the older blog had not much of a kick to me ie you may see that there is nothing much going on.. let alone UPDATES! Sooo, during my spare spare moment during my maternity leave, nothing better to do then... CREATE A NEW ONE! Spent days finding, thinking hard and strong on an inspiring name for the blogsite and tada!.. ReensReflections. I had gone to the extent of creating odd names (velvetcream,... blacktallula,... chezelza.. etc), and nothing reflects me, and what I want the blog to be. These are just funky weird names that I find them cute, but too odd for my blog. I guess I've landed back on earth and created a much more simple and serene name to remember! of course a catchy one too..

Thanks to those who have put up with the previous blog...!

So anyway, continuing from my previous blog, Nasha is a month old today. Brought her to the hospital this morning thinking she would get her jab, but came to find that the hospital does not do 1mth jab anymore.. I was pretty relieved but at the same time thinking I have to bring her to another hospital/clinic to get her 1mth jab. This particular one (that I went too) does a package which provides 2,4,6mths jab (and with a cost)...