1. My number (nombor badan) was the same as the one I got during my PAC41 – 102.

2. Aku masuk temuduga dengan Mohd Sani. Aku penah jadi fasilitator sebelum ni di mana interviewer aku adalah Panelnya. Not that it will give me any advantage. Dan aku sungguh tak puas hati tak dapat jawab pasal NKRA Kementerian aku.

3. I don’t think we ran 2.4km. It felt shorter.

4. Given the chance to do it all over again, I don’t think I would have done it any different. Sama je lemau.

5. I would like to quote a friend, about all the simulations we were supposed to go thru: “If you put us in a situation that is not real, how do you expect us to act in a manner that we would in reality?” Betul tak?

6. Aku benci tepuk lalat.

Today marks the 7th year of my son, my first born. That means, I’ve been a mother for exactly 7 years. Wow. What a time to reflect.

Anyway, here’s a “10 things about Afnan”.

1. Afnan loves the outdoor. That is before he discovered Cartoon Network. Actually he still does, if there is a friend or more to accompany him. He loves running, playing ball – football, basketball, hockey, swimming.
    
2. Talking about swimming, like most kids, he loves the swimming pool. He used to bathe is his basin until he was four. Even when he couldn’t fit in it anymore. He would bring in all kinds of toys into the basin. These days however, it’s a battle trying to make him bathe.
    
3. Most people say that he is a fast learner. When I took him for his first swimming lesson, his instructor didn’t believe he was only five. His nursery and kindergarten teachers said he learns fast too. And has good memory too. He would remember where things are kept even when he was only one. But, most of his teachers agree too, being a typical boy, he can be a bit malas. Maybe he finds learning too easy, he takes it for granted.
    
4. He has a soft heart. When he was about a year old, if I cried (or pretend to cry), he would cry with me. Unlike his sister who would stare at me instead.
    
5. He is ALWAYS shouting or screaming. Ever since he was a baby. I only realized this (screaming since a baby) when I watched videos of him when he was a younger.
    
6. Oh, he’s such an impatient baby. I remember that he was always wailing in the middle of the night if I was slow at making his milk, change his diaper, let his bottom cool in the air too long. He became an impatient boy too. But now at 7, he learns to wait because his mommy is such a procrastinator and so slow. Heheh.
    
7. As I mentioned once in this blog, I had his name ever since I was 16. I got his name from the surah Ar-Rahman. Which directly translated as branches. Or twigs. But the deeper meaning of the ayat, am not so sure.
    
8. Lots of people had commented that ever since he was a baby, Afnan has this twinkle in his eyes, whenever he is being photographed, that says, I am cheeky and naughty. Even looking at his picture, without meeting him, you can guess how naughty he can be. Ye ke?
    
9. Like me, Afnan can eat ice cream every day. He can even live on ice cream, if there wasn’t rice available. Before he was two, he loved vegetable. Sawi, Spinach, Cabbage. He once climbed the dining table and sneaked under the tudung saji to eat spinach. But these days, he takes his food simple. White rice and fried chicken. Only. White rice and nugget. Mee hailam, no onions, no garlic, no chilli, no chicken and no vegetable. KFC chicken, only. What he loves best these days is Maggi Kari.
    
10. He is such a scaredy cat. He won’t go upstairs alone. He won’t go to the kitchen if it’s dark. He won’t go to sleep if I didn’t come to bed with him. But he’s not afraid of people.

Happy Birthday to Muhammad Afnan Khair bin Hazly (you’ve added so much joy and kekusutan in our lives. We will always love you) and, not forgetting, Rafidah Ramli too.

Saya tgh terliur nak makan:

1. Cheese Naan
2. Roti Bakar Wholemeal kat Kluang
3. Nasi Ayam dgn Ayam Goreng Sodap
4. Nasi Tumpang Kakak SUB Aku Jual (Kat Kelantan ok)
5. Spagheti Aku Masak Sendiri

Aku tgh tunggu Puan Nurul datang nak pergi lunch. Kenapalah lambat sangat masa berlalu.

1. Sarapan pada jam 7 pagi tadi tak baca Bismillah agaknya.

2. Biasanya, time ni saya baru sarapan (untuk lima, enam hari kebelakangan ini).

3. Saya malas nak buat kerja, jadi saya nak makan.

4. Hari pertama kerja selepas 10 hari tidak bekerja, jadi saya mengada-ngada.

5. Saya mengharapkan dapat jumpa kawan masa makan. Jadi otak saya suruh perut lapar.

6. Supaya saya ada sebab nak tulis blog. Hahahahahahaahah.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri dan Selamat Kembali Bertugas (kepada yang baru nak tengok pejabat macam saya ni) dengan gigih dan bersemangat.

… membuat saya terharu. Kenapa? Kerana…

1. Mendapat panggilan ucapan raya. Bukanlah bermakna takde orang lain yang ucapkan selamat hari raya. Ramai je. Tetapi tidak ada yang telefon (bukan sms) aku khusus nak ucapkan selamat hari raya. And just that. Semata-mata nak ucapkan selamat hari raya. Terharu saya.
Adik saya di perantauan tu mmglah sah-sah akan call. Siap buat video chat  lagi. Ini non-relative.

2. Biskut raya yg saya kirimkan ke seberang laut pun sampai jugak. Agak kecewa sebab sampainya jadi serdak. Salah sayalah bungkus entah macam mana. Tapi at least sampailah sebelum raya. Saya amat kesian sebenarnya kepada penerima, sebab sampai pun jadik serdak, baik tak payah tiba dak? Tapi sebab dia sudi juga makan, terharu saya. Dan saya jadi lebih sedih bila kawan saya bagitahu, penerima tak dapat balik Mesia nak attend pusat penilaian. Tuan penerima serdak TG, tak payahlah nak balas-balas. Saya ikhlas hantar.

3. Kawan saya di perantauan yang lain juga bagitahu dia dapat balik untuk menghadiri pusat penilaian itu. Wah, terujanya saya. Sedikit sedih tak dapat pergi pada masa yang sama, tapi dapat jumpa pun dah kira baik. Rindunya saya kat dia.

4. Saya dapat anak buah baru. Dan adik saya mungkin mempertimbangkan nama yang kami cadangkan untuk anaknya. Tak pernah pulak terfikir I would have the honour to name a person. Terharunya. Welcome to the world Akid. (tu bukan nama yang saya pilih, tp bapak dia nak panggil tu, apo nak buek).

1. How does one dispose oil (as in cooking oil) in this country?

2. Where does one get rid of old, unwanted mattress?

3. What does one do with oreo filling when one has used up all the biscuits for cheesecake crust?

4. How does one decide, when the future of another person is in one’s hand?

5. What is the answer to the current “Wake Up Your Brain” question?

 6. Is it normal to hate another person (who is working in the same office) just by looking at him/her without ever having a conversation?

1. Aku kena pegi tengok tempat ni ada komplen masuk surat khabar semalam lepas tu kena antar hari ni jugak report tu. suka nak besarkan isu kecik.

2. Dah aku kena tgk tempat tu, takde menda pun. KEtua kg tu ajak jalan sana sini. Bukan aku berkira sangat nak tgk kesusahan orang kampung dalam kawasan bandar ni, tapi hari ni mmg aku rasa tak laratnya. Nak terpitam aku rasa duk jalan-jalan bawah matahari. Kalau Tok ketua ajak pergi satu tompek laie, aku nak sound je tadi, “Tok, saya nak terpitam ni. Moh lah kito minam”.

3. Tempat aku cadang nak sewa untuk jadi pejabat kitorang, boleh tak agensi tu kata ada orang lain nak sewa. Dah lah aku dengar namanya pun, syarikat swasta, yang kurang birokrasi macam gomen ni. Hish.. dia boleh cakap, sape cepat dia dapat. Hangin aku.

4. TNT aku bulan Julai dah turun naik Bhg Kewangan ke Bhg aku sebanyak tujuh kali kot. Dah lah aku rasa kesuntukan wang nak raya ni. Wahai YAB PM, tahun ni ada bonus tak?

5. Laman web Sinar Harian apasala nak buat carian kat arkib tu lembab nak mampus takde apanya yang penah keluar kalau aku search. Kalau tak boleh nak buat carian, tak payah letak fungsi tu. Apa gunanya sekadar nak tambah tab. Ni semua yang menyusahkan aku.

6. Ha, lagi satu aku lupa. Aku ada paper yang tak bertaip lagi ni. Bencinya dengan diri aku. Kenapalah setan malas ni bertenggek. Oh, bulan ramadan setan kena gari eh.. aku jelah yang malas ni. Hmmmm

Ok. Saya hanya perlu keluarkan isi hati saya yang tak tangible ini supaya ada sedikit kelegaan. Peduliklah kalau aku asek mengeluh je. Blog aku. Sukati akulah..

ps: anak aku dah bukak puasa.

I would like to dedicate this song to:

1. My Afnan and Sorfina
2. My mom, whom I’m so attached to, even after three decades. Gawd!

Heheh. Especially when we “fight”.

I fight with my kids? All the time. I’d say things like: I don’t ever want to talk you again. So don’t talk to me. And they’d go like (especially my son): fine! My daughter would just keep quiet and jeling at me.
Setakat ni, the silence would last like 2 seconds and they would blabber. As if nothing happened. My life would definitely suck without them, and my mom too.

My Life Would Suck Without You

Guess this means you’re sorry
You’re standing at my door
Guess this means you take back
All you said before
Like how much you wanted
Anyone but me
Said you’d never come back
But here you are again

‘Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

Maybe I was stupid for telling you goodbye
Maybe I was wrong for tryin’ to pick a fight
I know that I’ve got issues
But you’re pretty messed up too
Either way, I found out I’m nothing without you

‘Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

Being with you
Is so dysfunctional
I really shouldn’t miss you
But I can’t let you go
Oh yeah

‘Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

‘Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you

Teringat Stone yang lari while playing songs in his head (instead of mp3 player), I thought, what songs would get me running (or jogging, or walking faster).

So, if I were jogging (or walking most of the time, if I get around to actually doing it), I love to have these songs on. Such happy tunes that it gets me going (though no. 4 is actually a sappy story song) .

1. Just Dance – Lady Gaga

2. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce

3. I’ve Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

4. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

5. Viva La Vida – Coldplay.

What music inspires you?

(Note: Afnan & Sorfina tu anak aku. Mak Su tu adik suami aku yang bongsu.)

Afnan: Ibu, tadi kan, Mak Su tulis surat cinta.

K-lynn: Ha? Surat Cinta?? Mana awak tau?

Afnan: Iye! Sebab dia tak kasi Afnan baca.

K-lynn: Pandai jelah awak. Surat cinta tu apa?

Afnan: Alah, dia ada love, love (he means hearts ♥).

Sorfina: Surat cinta tu, perempuan bagi lelaki, lelaki bagi perempuan. Lepas tu dia ada love. Dengan ada pin.

K-lynn: (PIN?? WTH??) Dalam surat cinta tu dia ada tulis apa?

Afnan: Dia tulis I Love You.

K-lynn: Oh, eh? Kalau ibu tulis surat kat Afnan tulis I love you tu, surat cinta lah ye?

Afnan + Sorfina: Haah.

K-lynn: Kalau Ayah bagi Ibu, Ayah bagi Sorfina itu pun surat cinta?

Afnan + Sorfina: Haah.

K-lynn: Kalau ibu bagi Sorfina?

Afnan: Bukan, itu surat biasa. Sebab perempuan bagi perempuan.

K-lynn (dalam hati): Pandailah korang. Surat Luar Biasa macam manalah pulak.