It was 8am or so when both dad and I fell off our bike. Of all the places to fall off our bike, it is a corner where we were riding at very slow speed. But then the corner was filled with pebbled stones that were use to make roads. Since the stones were not firmly packed enough, our balance were not there and we got thrown off the bike. Well I got thrown off while my dad was flattened by the bike.

I had panicked on seeing my dad lying flat on the ground and scrambled to pull the bike off him as it was crushing his leg. Luckily his leg was fine and the only injury he had was on his ribs as he fell hard on his ribs.

Thanks to my daily stretching (not on those fitness equipment), I was agile enough and the strain that would normally left a person with strained or twisted ankle or knee didn’t affect me. I had to thank the locals who were having breakfast at the nearby kopitiam as they had helped me carry the bike off my dad and pushed it off to the side. The bike chain was off the track but they easily kicked it in.

Anyway dad is recovering right now and I’m putting off any further rides or deliveries for him.

Had a fantastic roadtrip with daddy dearest today on my Modenas Kriss. On a normal road drive, the journey to Ayer Hitam via the Plus Highway would have taken an hour or less. It took a long ride on our trusted steed.

We headed out at 10.30am or so and went via the highway from Perling and exit at Kulai since I found the ride on the Plus Highway was very monotonous and boring. The traffic on Kulai Plus Highway was packed with heavy vehicles and speeding demons, all intending to head back north from their holiday.

Then from Kulai onwards, we took the old federal highway and enjoyed the scenery. I managed to terrorise the locals at almost every point and would have stopped and bought all the munchies I could take at every village I had been the rider.

We stopped at Ayer Hitam Pekan and had lunch there. I get to enjoy a lovely plate of Nasi Briyani Mutton at Rm6.50 and chit chat with the locals there. The shop is located on the right street side after you had turned left from the 4-way traffic light junction with the pump station on your right. Friendly chaps the whole lot of them and once our stomach was full, we headed out again.

We headed home using the Parit Raja–> Parit Betak (Raja Surani exit)–> Parit Maridono (Parit Martajam)–> Pekan Nenas–> Home. I love this road!! It is the only one that has loads of river, just scenery and it reminds me of  the days of when I was younger.

Anyway the torrential rainstorm caught us wet at Pekan Nenas. It left me shivering cold once I reach home. The lightning were striking beautifully over our heads. The wind was strong enough to drag us to the side. It left trees upturned and huge advertisement boards collapsed (even at Perling Show Village). We even had maneuver our way along a few upturned trees that had blocked our way.

No doubt we were left wet, soaked and shivering but it was fun and an enjoyable ride!!!

I take off my hats off to working mothers. I don’t know how they manage to juggle work, household chores and their kids. I tried to juggle everything but the constant cleaning up after my niece and nephew mess (the sister is the biggest contributor) is very tiring on my patience.

The sister is always trying new things and in the same time messes up everything that I have cleaned. Her favourite is dinner or lunch time. It is my favourite time with her since I could enjoy watching her eat everything and anything on the table.

However there is a downside. She loves eating as much as she loves feeding the floor. Eating time is always followed by a bath after that. After that, it is a breeze.

The younger brother is a darling. But he loves attention and would get irritated whenever nobody entertains him which inevitably irritates everyone with his crying. It grates on my nerves sometimes since he would cry whenever I am busy with work and no one would bother to entertain him as they too have their own responsibilities. His appetite is something to reckon with. He drinks milk, a healthy portion of 4 oz, at every 2 hrs even at night.

It is a good thing my house has my parents, my younger sister and the parents of the kids. Everyone takes a part in taking care of the children as it is a 24/7 job that needs full commitment. I should know since by the end of each day, I felt as if i had just conquered the Juggernaut.

Already two kids are already running lose and driving everyone to buy anti wrinkle eye cream due to the high frequency of frowning. I wonder how my mom reeled all of my siblings (with me inclusive). We were never that angelic when we were younger…

Finally after long hard days and weeks, the house is silent with no cheruby legs running amok. I love the kids and adore them to the core but having a day all to myself once in a while is heavenly.  No noise and mess to clean up, just me, the bed and heavenly pillow.

Seriously I am dead tired. My brain has not stopped working for a few weeks in a row and last night I almost fell asleep during my accounts discussion with my darling. Amazingly when I tried to fall asleep lastnight, the one most important thing that I needed eludes me, making me a walking zombie this morning.

Plenty of eventful things happened this week and the whole tempest left my head spinning and took a major chunk of my heart out. There were laughters and there were lots of heart pain but that is a scenario I do not want to repeat to anyone.

I did watch Shrek Forever After last Thursday, the first screening of the show. It was fun-tastic and since it was a weekday, the cinema was almost empty. Even though it was almost empty, our roaring laughters made up for the empty seats. I love Puss In Boots since he is soooo cute and managed to be chivalrous even when he had sported a huge pot belly and not to mention manipulative.

The movie really made me realise to appreciate and love the ones whom I still have. It also managed to make me shed a tear or two when Shrek confessed that the best thing he had ever experienced was to fall in love with Fiona all over again. It was truly touching. And yes, this is the movie not to be missed since it is the finale of the whole saga.

I’m tire.. no scratch that and make it exhausted. I’d like to give many thanks to the responsible darlings that managed to drive me to the point of exhaustion.

It started with a drizzle and welcomed with a hot sunny day that ended with a shower. That was how I could describe the weather for the day at Perling, Johor Bahru. Went out from my house with my sisters to head out for Jom Heboh at Danga Bay at 10am. Took the public bus which was not surprisingly pack and had to endure a usual 20min ride becoming an hours ride.

The day was so hot that I couldn’t feel the air-con. The bus became stuffy, Mr Sunshine was still smiling and the passengers became restless at the massive jam that had formed when the bus reached Angsana. When the bus finally came to the Danga Bay stop, needless to say, the cause of the jam was due to ignorant inconsiderate drivers who had parked their vehicles on everywhere and anywhere of the area, even at the center of the lane!!

I had expected the Jom Heboh to be very grand with lots of time worthy booths and expo. However I only found same old stalls that can easily be found at any Pasar Malam. There are the normal stalls that sell Crocs fake copy sandals, normal accessories items, clothes and finger foods.

About 5 mins of further walking, I finally managed to get to the heart of Jom Heboh. Uhh..Hmm… Well… It was noisy. It was wet. It was… It looked like typical Kampong Theme Park.

Well in the end I manage to get only Fernleaf 3x milk for extra calcium for Rm10 600gm and of course took a side walk down the park and snap some cute shots of Amamam Princess. Not all the pictures are here though.

It took me an hour to walk around the booths before my patience wears thin and my ear drums starts to ring. It was that loud and stuffy!! It was a good thing I took a public transport back home.

Last weekend I took up a marriage course in Assyakirin Mosque in Singapore. In Singapore, the Muslim have to take up a marriage course before the couple can be allowed to receive their marriage certificate. No doubt it is not an obligatory to attend for the course but since the divorce rate in Singapore for Muslim community is quite high, the government have made a new ruling for the newly weds or to-be-wed couples to take up the course.

My partner and I took the two days course and it was surprisingly very enlightening. The subjects covered were what I had mostly came across with especially with the managing of the finance and readjusting the budget. The organisers even prepared role playing gigs for couples to further understand the situation of a marriage life. No, there isn’t any hanky panky but there were lots of ‘problem’ scenes and ‘what if’ scenarios.

They also covered the communication problems that most married couples and perhaps in my case sometimes unmarried couples faces when things get monotonous. Good thing I paid extremely well in that subject, sometimes things do get very boring with same routines.

I personally like the couple interaction and Sex and Intimacy.. hehehe.. I’m not going to share anymore notes on the subject and let those to be weds go for the course and stand a two days very interactive course.

It’s once again the revered day, the birth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. As it is a most respected day in the Islamic Calendar, it is not a surprise to find Muslim countries declaring it as a National Holiday for the birth of our Prophet.

I for one am itching to head out and attend all the functions that my fellow Muslims have planned for this day. There will be recital of the Quran, lectures given by profound Islamic leaders and of course the recital of the Selawat in praises for his Majesty.

In fact, I am quite giddy by just thinking of participating in the events. Not everyday I can get myself in such events. Previously I was too busy to attend but today, I’m revved up!

To all Muslims in the world, Blessings to All and Many blessings to his Majesty, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w

Finally after a few days holidaying in Changi Hospital, dad is finally out and ready to conquer the world. Well, not fully ready but apart from his slight facial condition, he passed the ECG, CAT Scan and MRI with flying colours. He is still under house arrest by my elder sister and will return back home tomorrow without any fuss from her.

It’s 9.32pm right now and I can barely open my eyes, not to mention watching my steps on my sister’s favourite floor tiles. She does have a nice marble flooring but if I am really tired, not even a handsome Taufik Batisah could make my eyes open.

Oh yes, we are currently still lodging at my elder sister’s place and will do so until tomorrow. It’s her bossy mejsty orders to put dad under her house arrest. I can’t open my eyes anymore. Balancing a few weak hours of sleep per day and worrying over dad and job in the day takes quite a toll on my brain cells.

Need to sleep now..

Dad is in hospital for suspect of partial stroke. It looked that way to me since his whole left side of the face is paralysed. Had a slight panic during the first 36hrs of the incident and was nagged by my family GP to send him to the hospital before the crucial 48hrs of full stroke to take place.

You can just imagine how panicked and stressed out I was. Previously, it had happened before but after 24 hrs and a through traditional massage, the partial stroke was gone. That was 10yrs back. Now it relapsed again.

So now he is warded in the hospital after I send him to Changi General Hospital. He is warded at ward 49, bed 10. Currently I’ve gotten news from the doctor that his case was just an overlap of nerves but they are not taking it for granted and has warded him for a through check up.

 Now I am waiting the doctor’s verdict whether he needs the CAT Scan or not and the MRI. Dad just called up to inform us of the news and I’m going to visit him again later in the day. Not sure if I will be heading back to JB today but highest possibility I need to as there are a few things for me to settle. Currently I’m lodging at my sister’s place in Singapore.

Will update about news of Dad later.