Friday, October 31, 2008

xPKL Reunion cum Family Day

*copy and paste from externalzone yahoogroup*

Venue : Pool Side, Camar Rimba, Taman Pertanian Malaysia, Shah Alam (aka. Bukit Cerakah)
Date & Time : Sunday, Nov 2, 2008. 9.00 am - 1.00 pm

Events :
1) colouring & drawing contest for kids
2) water activity for kids (pls bring suitable cloth for their splashing time)
3) animal visiting and feeding session
4) makan makan for adult :)

1)Invited members:All former students and lecturers of UITM Pusat Kursus Luaran (ACCA,ICSA, MICPA, CIMA)

2) How to reach Camar Rimba:
Buy the entry ticket (RM3 for adults,RM1 for 6-12 yrs kids, free for kids below 6).
Take the bus, advise the driver that you want to go to camar rimba. The driver will drop you near the taman haiwan. You need to take a 5 minute walk before reaching Camar Rimba.

3) Things to bring:Your own food since its a pot luck event. There is a nearby stall, just in case you wish to order simple foods.

4) Cover charge:RM10 perfamily, to cover site rental, some drinks and gifts to our kids. Pay on the day itself.

5) Souveneir exchange - Please bring a beautifully wrapped souveneir for gift exchange session. Neither big nor expensive. Just a token for friends

Queries - pls email Mr Organiser - En Mohd Sidki Hasan (ACMA, MBA)

Monday, October 27, 2008

It is a sunny day

Good, isn't it? After weeks (or months) of battling with congested road due to flash flood somewhere, we are now blessed with a few days on sunshine. It was hot but it was allright. Up until last Friday, I was seriously considering to buy a cloth dryer. Or maybe a washer cum dryer since space is going to be quite an issue at my next house. In fact, I was already comparing between bosch and electrolux and wishing both companies would come up with a nice looking model like LG. A maroon washer would surely liven things up in my tiny kitchen :)

Well, anyway. Since the sun was out and loads of laundry were dried up naturally, I think I'm going to shelve the washer/dryer plan get a maid instead. Have to. My poor kids are now breeding lices on their cute little head, courtesy of some friends at daycare. And I am due in HK by mid December and I seriously do not want to ask my mom and MIL to come again.

Sigh! How did other moms made it look/sound so easy? To have a family, a career, a little bit of travelling, no maid and a hobby or two and still being sane enough at the end of the day to answer a few schoolwork questions from the kids...

Happy deepavali to my indian friends

Monday, October 20, 2008

Accounts mapping

I think it was a mistake when I decided to bring in the SL7 team to our office rather than I flew to Melbourne and did these things there.

For one, my big boss didn't feel the need to stay in office (or in Malaysia for that matter ) if I were around. Thus, all daily stuffs were automatically diverted my way. Obviously, big boss feeling was mutually shared with my bigger boss at home. Needless to say, household management were mine too.

I might be boasting about my multitasking skill numerous time but to pull a stunt like this, you'll need to be a qualified magician. The kids riled me up, ruined my schedule and the big boss was emailing with this and that requests. I ended up getting very bad tempered and equally useless at home or at office. I locked myself inside the meeting room with the Aussie team at office and then locked myself inside master bedroom at home.

Well, I completed the mapping beautifully and the two boys were still alive. Please pat me on my back.

I think I'll agree with doing the training at Hong Kong. Anywhere else for that matter. Or, if we were going to do it in Malaysia, I'll book a hotel + meeting room. Not just for the visitors, but for me as well.

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Aidilfitri this year


Quite a quiet one. Tok was not well. She did not even recognised me anymore. Met some of the cousins but not all of them.


Amri and Adam had loads of fun though. Plenty of duit raya and bunga api as well as their favourite food. Amri was a little bit uncertain though during breakfast. He wasn't quite sure whether he was allowed to eat but the food spread were there waiting. So he gingerly nicked one ketupat. The another. Then after asking around for a gazillion times whether he could eat...he then really sit down and has a big feast. And that was before solat. Another round of feast after solat aidilfitri. Wonder where did all the food went to.