not a mandarin orange...

since my graduation last year, all the study books were nicely arranged on a cabinet in my office. i have been long to read some of it but the desire has yet to come. so today, with not much contemplation, i picked mandarin module.

i still remembered the first mandarin lesson in my 3rd year of studies. in 3 semesters, we learned to converse with correct intonation, listen to mandarin conversation and write simple chinese characters. despite of being fascinated with the language, i was actually struggling. i may be able to converse some of it but to be able to listen and understand a conversation was a frustrating moment. eventually, i completed the papers without repeating any of it. alhamdulillah..

after couple of years not practising the language, it becomes so new to me. i totally forgot almost every word of it. it's time for me to pick up what's left behind. for a start, "ni hao ma?. wo hen hao. xiexie.."

i love holidays...

nowadays, i always look forward for public holidays, let it be state holidays or national holidays, the jolly good feeling of counting the days is just there. so the 4 days of CNY holiday last week, i decided to do whatever i can.

like most years, i never missed visiting my boss' house for CNY and his wife will not miss serving her favourite dish - shanghai noodles. this time around, i learnt to mix and stir it well and taste the deliciousness. hannah t, a sexy petite model and tv host was also there with reymee (formerly from innuendo) and i get a chance to greet her. she met each of the visitors just to say she's leaving. how sweet!!! surprisingly, my hubby did not recognised her till i told him later that day.

after filled with food, we went to sunway lagoon for the kids to enjoy their holiday. as expected, the crowd was there but we had fun anyway.

the rest of the holidays was dine-in and out, watched tv and sleep. that is called storing up body fats.. :D worst part was i missed the yoga classes. so this week, i really need to flex back my body. enjoy!!

saturday night... 02-02-08

where all siblings and families gathered for "muzakarah"...

nothing to reveal about but a date not to be forgotten for me ...

new added activity...

1s month of 2008 begins with a new added activity to my daily schedule. i signed up with a fitness center in december and went for the 2 free sessions with a trainer early this month. i wanted to tone up some part of my body and was shown few workouts that targeted the parts i wanted. like i said before, no pain... no gain.... so i gain the pain!! ouch... ouch...

end of the free session, i determine to workout plus attending the classes at least 3 times a week. so last night, i went with shadiah, my good friend since primary school, for the body combat class - a combination martial arts with kickboxing, taichi and karate. wow... all i can say it's fast and fierce. i really enjoyed the sweating... this morning, i'm feeling the muscle strain but not for long. im getting the endurance already. not bad eh!!

next friday, we are planning to join the yoga class, follow by another body combat class on the weekend. lets combat!!

trip to a'farmosa resort & happy 2-zero-zero-8...

happy and wonderful new year to everyone!!! may 2008 brings us good health and happiness...

i stayed home on the new year eve, watched tv but dozed off just before the clock striked to 12am but i was awaked with hubby's voice wishing happy new year to me. thank u dear! then i went to sleep. what a celebration eh??!!!

last friday, i went for a short holiday with my family to A'Farmosa Resort, Malacca. it was a 1st trip for us and we enjoyed it very much. while waiting for our room to be cleaned up at Beverly Hills Condotel, we went to the animal safari and was in time to watch 2 shows there - the wild wild west show (very comical act) and multi animal show (cute animals). it was very amusing!

after checking in, we went to the water world. the kids just love it there and were in the water for hours. later i joined them on the water slides twice. i must say it was fun and thrilling, sliding down into a pool. whoooshhh!!!

after dinner, we went to the cowboy town. we arrived after the cowboy show so we were there playing few games and left around 12 midnite.

the next day, we went to malacca town - took a beca ride, snapped few shots and shopped at Dataran Pahlawan.

truly an enjoyable and exciting holiday!!!