Walk the Talk

What an awesome sight and one to warm the hearts too, to see the legal fraternity march to the PM's Department in Putrajaya to hand over a memorandum demanding an investigation into the latest scandal in the community. Check out a first-hand experience here. http://www.nursamad.blogspot.com/
Perhaps there's hope yet for improvement in this country's judiciary.

Cheeky Baby

On Sept. 20, a Thursday, as I was lying in bed and contemplating the weekend. Kayrin and I had this exchange.

Me: What shall we do this weekend, darling?
The cheeky one: Be naughty.

Kids don't think being naughty is such a bad thing. They play and behave the way they want, free to test the limits we adults set. They are experimenting, socializing. With this in mind, I tried not to be too exasperated when she doesn't behave the way I want her to, such as being a neat freak. Who knows, in a few years' time, she'd turn into one on her own. And I'd get my revenge then -- she'd be nagging me to be less of a hoarder of old junk!

Weekends

I love the anticipation of weekends! The thought of waking up a little bit later than the usual 6 a.m., the family breakfast of roti canai (if Kayrin gets her way), the going to one of the hypermarkets to do our weekly grocery shopping. But most of all, on Fridays, I start thinking ambitious. That means I think I'll get around to bringing Kayrin to the pool, play with her at the playground and spend meaningful time with her.

These days, what happens weekends are the struggle to get her to eat her meals at a faster rate. Yes, anything but the motion we go through to get her to chew, chew and swallow!

But it's Friday now, so I fret not.

A kiss on my daughter's head,

Another whiff of her baby smell

Makes me swim in happy thoughts;

And I thank God

for the hands I hold

Keeps me safe, makes my heart swell

Love is what makes it all worthwhile.

Full Circle

Go back a decade and more and there I was, too poor to buy the kind of lip-smacking food such as pistachios or eat at restaurants such as Lafite.
Now that I can afford them, I've my annual health checks' results to remind me not to overeat these rich foods. It is amazing how I now have to watch the heart more than the pockets.
This came to me as pictures of roasted cashewnuts, Haagen-Dazs and Lindts chocolate stare out at me from an Isetan brochure.

Knock, Knock

Kayrin loves knock-knock jokes and today she simply made SF and me bellow out in laughter with one of her own!
"Knock, knock," she says.
"Who's there?" I asked.
"Booger."
"Booger who?"
"Booger eater."

She stuns me every now and again. She makes me laugh on a grey day. Had the d&c this morning and this is the best antidote from my baby darling!

Cheer Me Up

The ones to cheer me up
When it all comes falling down
Their love is without doubt
Erasing my frown.

Crashing

I'm reminded now of how fragile life can be, how fast things can turn. 24 hours ago, all was fine, so I thought. In a short visit, it all came crashing down. I feel like curling up to go to sleep and not know anything.

Michael Bublè - Everything

Buble-fied

Kayrin just loves this Michael Buble song. She asks for it to be repeated non-stop in the car. And she sings to it with her binky in her mouth! Here's to Everything that you are to mommy and daddy, darling baby girl.


Michael Buble - Everything

You're a falling star,
You're the get away car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say.
And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.
[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.
And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.
[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, LaSo, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy timesIt's you, it's you,
You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La