Jalan Hj. Mat Tembikai: December 2007

In-between mopping the floor, and making the bed today (like Crash Test Mom, me maid thought of nothing better to do, but to run for the Beijing Olympics. Well OK, not really. In other words, she's fled-lah, and am the house janitor for the past 4 months..oh my breakin' back!)..ok, where was I? Oh yeah, despite the house chores, I am doin' the deed, thanks to Ms. Frankensteina. :)

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night.
P. Ramlee. I was watching Seniman Bujang Lapok.

2. What were you doing at 0800?
Zzzzz..Zzz...

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Watching vain teenagers getting a liposuction on MTV's "I Want A Famous Face".

4. What happened to you in 2006?
Got me a bun in the oven.

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
"Beeee, jom basuh berak baby!" (you see, at 10 months-old, Arleya's getting a wee bit feisty for a sit-down diaper change. She now needs two people to do the deed...one to hold her over the sink, and the other to wash, soap and rinse. Guess who always gets to be up, close and personal with the doo-dampening?)

6. How many beverages did you have today?
Not enough. Gotta keep up with the liquids!

7. What color is your hairbrush?
Pink, red and red.

8. What was the last thing you paid for?
RM70.38 for a couple of Powerpuff Girls dresses for the girls. They were cute, and they were on sale. The dresses were, not the girls.

9. Where were you last night?
Sunway Carnival, Seberang Jaya. It's the next best things to The Garden. Damn you KL shopping malls! We need to share zipcode!

10. What color is your front door?
A pale beige. Am I an oxymoron? Pale is beige. Beige is pale.

11. Where do you keep your change?
Anywhere and everywhere but the piggybank.

12. What’s the weather like today?
Sunny in the AM, ribut taufan in the PM.

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor?
Plain ol' Chocolate by Haagen Daaz. Simply orgasmic. OK, am I leading to the next question?

14. What excites you?
Refer to the above answer.

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
I'll keep it long, thank you.

16. Are you over the age of 25?
No, I'm still under. I kid you not. Honestly. I'm not kidding you. Seriously. No joke.

17. Do you talk a lot?
Only to the plants.

18. Do you watch the O.C.?
When I'm bored, I watch A.C di Sini. Are they related?

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
As a matter of fact, I do. Steven Seagal. Adore his ponytail. Ooo geramz!

20. Do you make up your own words?
Sorry selorry, I don't. Donwan to scary-kebary my friends with bo-zoz words now, do i, although a keputats or two would be nice this Raya Haji. *confuses self*

21. Are you a jealous person?
I don't know. Lemme ask hubby.
*hubby made a strange, guttural voice, with hands clawing in the air*. Err, what do you make of that?*
Hah! Of coz I'm not!
*hubby rolls eyes, sticks out tongue, and I think he mentioned "Denial"...or sumthing like dat*

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’.
Anouk

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’.
Karen, a new friend thanks to Live and Loud!

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list?
Kak Ida the babysitter. She called to say Arleya's out of baby lotion, diaper, soap and whatnotz.

25. What does the last text message you received say?
"Ya puan terima kasih, berarti saya ada harapan kerja di rumah puan. Saya di indonesia tidak kerja dan perlukan uang". Incoming maid's reply after I told her we're working on her visa. My days as the house janitor is numbered! At last!

26. Do you chew on your straw?
Nope.

27. Do you have curly hair?
Nope.

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
To the shower.

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
Just this dude at work.

30. What was the last thing you ate?
KFC's snackplate.

31. Will you get married in the future?
Already happily am. :)

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
The Bee movie. It was Arissa and Arleen's first trip to the cinemas. It was a real treat for them (although we had half a popcorn tub raining down on to the floor courtesy of Arleen, with bits and pieces stuck in her hair...but we survived!)

33. Is there anyone you like right now?
No one really, except Kimora.

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?
Like, every freaking day.

35. Are you currently depressed?
I don't know. Ask my shrink.

36. Did you cry today?
Nope. But the kids did. A lot. Arleen whacked Arissa, and bub crawled into the cupboard, head first.

37. Why did you answer and post this?
Because it's a good way of de-stressing oneself after a day of doo-cleansing, house-mopping and back-breakin'.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey.
Lemme see....

[Miss Rocker Chick] http://chiaoju82.blogspot.com/
[Miss Crazy Shit] http://ketchupmissy.blogspot.com/
[Mr. "I'm-In-Love-with-all-things-Japanesey" http://infinitium.blogspot.com/
[Miss Singapore Sling] http://nicolaephoria.blogspot.com/
[Miss Bring-on-the-Beer] http://joanofarc74.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your kind wishes and prayers for baby Arleya. I am happy to note that she has recovered very well from her surgery, although she still needs to be on the 6-months medication for BCG-adenitis.

Surgery took place on Oct 22 at Gleneagles Medical Centre with pediatric surgeon Dr. Dinesh. Dad was so nice to come all the way from KL. It's always nice to have your support network so near at these times. Thanks ayah!

Anyways, I wasn't prepared, nor will I ever be, for the emotional roller-coaster I faced just as I was about to hand-over Arleya to the nurses at the Operating theatre. Mak oii. Drama mama!

But alhamdulillah, the surgery went well. Recovery, though, had its ups and downs. She had fever post-surgery, but was told that it was the body's normal reaction to the procedure considering that she's still a little baby. It was also painful to see the tubes attached to her small frame. Although I must say, the nurses were absolutely heaven-sent! And it helped that they took a special interest in Arleya...I never lacked ever-ready volunteers who would hold bub while I took a quick shower or to pray.

All in all, we were admitted for 7 days. Am glad it went well so thanks again for all your prayers. Here's some snapshots taken of our hospital stay.