Sleepyhead In Surrey

UPDATED
It's official. I am currently 30 years and 10 days old. If anyone is curious, my feelings about turning 30 are: I am thankful to still be alive but at the same time a bit sad upon realizing how there are so many things still that I haven't done. Macam jiwang karat tapi that's the honest truth. Mushu ini seorang yang penakut. And the fear hinders all other feelings like courage, passion and adventurousness (if there is such a word?). I lack passion. Bila orang cakap pasal a bit of news either sad or happy or whatever, Mushu's face would go blank for a while. Takder perasaan. No laughter or no tears. No light bulbs lighting up. Lepas dah lama fikir baru la get it. So itu lack of passion ke or lack of brain matter? Lambat pickup kot. That is another thing that I regret of. It seems as if the older I get the slower the brain I have. Menci sungguh. Probably because of the 5 packages of ASTRO I watch all day. I wanna be like the geniuses of the world. Jadi mcm Tun Mahathir pun ok-lah. Not his political, dictatorial side; but rather his intelligent critical-thinking foresightedness side. I want to reach the age of 80+ and still be able to utter out ingenious opinions. Not that I ever have before! Eh, come to think of it I still have another 50 years to try and achieve this. Ya Allah, panjangkanlah umurku dan berikanlah kesihatan otak dan tubuh badan dan kesejahteraan di dunia dan di akhirat dan kurniakanlah aku harta kekayaan yang melimpah ruah berkepuk-kepuk (ini macam tiru ayat kawan Abami masa doa kat Mekah). Amin! I would like to take the opportunity to thank - ahem, macam dekat awards show pulak - everyone who had wished me on my birthday and also to everyone, that's right, all TWO of you who have given me presents. Thank you for the thoughts. As if anyone else is wondering what to give me, Mushu has come up with a sort of fantasy birthday wish list. Fantasy because of the red above. In no particular order:

1. Panasonic Blender Jug

Hari tu pseudo-son Mushu si Ajmal telah terpecahkan jug ni masa dia tengah tolong Mushu cook dinner. Since I am almost running out on my blended onions, lemongrass and garlic bagus jugek kalau ada orang give Mushu jug ni as a present. Ahem!

2. Baskets, containers, & other organisational stuff - DAH DAPAT - courtesy of Auntida

Mushu is a bit of a - on a bad day, hoarder; on a good day, thrower. It's an extreme between the two. Sometimes I feel like everything is so precious or maybe I might need it in the future that I don't want to throw things away. Believe me, I still have the shopping receipts from the UK stashed somewhere in my store. Bukan boleh use for taxes pun. On a good day though when I feel organized I like to throw things away! Even important stuff. In this mood, Mushu feel like everything must be clear of clutter dan solutionnya ialah membuang semua barang yang tidak teratur. Untuk mengelakkan kemudaratan akibat these two extremes, I would like some organisational stuff like baskets (dari ikea pun okey, hint hint) or containers. These things would be useful because if I want to keep things I can just dump them into the containers or baskets (of course organized according to categories) dan these things would not look cluttered because they are in a container and I can arrange the containers to look organized. Does that make any sense? Well, anyway, yeah baskets would be useful........macam Anthea Turner who seems to think a perfect housewife should have at least two baskets in the house.

3. Pots and pans

Akshully, Mushu dah lama teringinkan the ikea 365+ pots and pans. I know, I know I seem to have some obsession about ikea stuff. I personally think ikea is overrated but I like some of their stuff. Like their pots and pans. Ever since Mushu kenal nama the naked chef Jamie Oliver I have always dreamed of cooking pasta using the large pots and draining them using the specialised pasta insert. Tatau-lah kenapa. It's like an epitome of good cooking for me. Since ikea ada 365+ 3 and 5 litre stainless steel pots along with their respective pasta and deep fry insert Mushu macam ada tarikan magnet dekat depa bila pegi ikea. Tapi mestilah En Joe tak kasi. Like I said their stuff are overrated kan. Overpriced. Bukan la periuk Le Creuset pon....tapi.........still kalau ada orang nak kasi rasanya takkan lah orang tu nak kasi Le Creuset kan?

Needless to say, Mushu already got a gift from Mommy yang berupa periuk tanpa lekat T-FAL. Hehehehehe....boleh lah satisfy sementara craving Mushu terhadap periuk 365+ ikea.

4. Stila Kajal Eye Liner

I have always liked makeups tapi disebabkan figure Mushu yang tak berapa nak semenggah ni Mushu takde motivasi nak put on makeup except on certain good days. But last few weeks Mushu telah ditertipukan oleh office mates Mushu to go on a pseudo-makeup class. Sebenarnya class tu untuk suruh kami beli product depa la. So Mushu dah terminat balik nak put on makeup on a good day. I have other stuff tapi been having a hard time to find a good eye liner that glides on smoothly and flawlessly. Reviews say this is one of them.

5. Motivational books

Untuk menunjukkan betapa tak bermotivasinya Mushu ni, Mushu takkan put any favorite titles because frankly I don't know any good motivational books. Of course la pernah dengar 7 habits tu but that one is so last 10 years! Eheh. I want to get a move on in my life. Get out of this funk. Apa apa je lah!

6. Interior decorating books

Ini pun boleh jugak!

7. Kitty cats - ALMOST DAPAT - courtesy of Cik Din and Cik Ja tapi Mushu tukar fikiran

Hoh ni dari dulu Mushu dok whine dekat En Joe untuk dapat. Mommy dengar ni pun buat muka cam "Hoh?". Anyways faham-faham jugaklah kan how I love cats?

8. Ini memang susah nak dapat - BELUM DAPAT - tangguh sampai lepash poser

Tau ke mana nak dapat budak macam ni? One or all of the sextuplets. Geram jek tengok perangai depa. Bilalah nak dapat sorang ni?

9. Pokok - DAH DAPAT - Mushu beli sendrik kat Sungai Buloh

Pokok? Yes, pokok bunga or anything to do with landscaping. Mushu kan ada tanah 10 juta ekar kat depan rumah nun? In the mornings when I open the curtains its nice to stare at the nice green and purple color of my garden. Kalau dapat apa-apa jenis pokok bagus jugak. Kalau ada pokok yang tumbuh duit lagi bagus.

10. Kain baju kurung and matching tudung - ALMOST DAPAT - tapi...erm tanya Emi

Ni macam reasonable kan? Since OTG kat office Mushu ni buat hal, Mushu takder mood nak bershopping hari raya. Jadi sepasang dua baju pun dah ok. Muehehehehe......

Cakap pasal OTG jek terus mood jadi off. Oklah Mushu kena sambung buat-buat busy. Cheers!

Posted in: on August 26, 2008 at at 1:40:00 PM 2 comments

Mushu happy-happy joy-joy tengok anak-anak lepak kat depan mata Mushu. Perut dah kenyang tu tapi tetiba anak bongsu Mushu pegi kat meja. Ni mesti lapar ni. Mushu pun goreng lah nugget lagi. Bagi anak-anak Mushu supper. Laku la jugak. Tapi Jijin makan macam burung jek. Dua ketul dah kenyang. Mushu tengok jam dah dekat-dekat pukul 1 pagi. Tetiba bunyi macam bunyi jam besar yang ting-tong! tu. Mushu cari-cari kat mana datang bunyi tu. Rupanya tu sign deadline Mushu jadi mommy. Sibling Mushu dah balik dari beronggeng dekat FFM 2008. Habis doh time Mushu huhuhu. Anak-anak....eh...ex-anak-anak baru terlelap tapi kena kejut sebab kena balik rumah betul depa. Ex-anak lelaki Mushu si Aiman tu sempat lagi terlelap kat depan porch Mushu. Game dengan memory PS2 pun ada lagi tertinggal kat sini hohohoho......

Pagi ni Mushu bangun rasa cam mimpi jek ada anak. Ingat nak buat breakfast best untuk anak tapi last-last buat untuk Uncle Joe jek la. Tapi sebab ada mood nak masak Mushu buat nasi goreng special sket. Yang special tu bukannya apa Mushu pakai pinggan Corelle baru beli hari tu, Hohohohoho....

Nasi goreng special dengan udang, daging kicap, telur dadar and keropok ikan

Posted in: on August 10, 2008 at at 2:17:00 PM 2 comments