Happy Aidilfitri From The Blind Kitten

Hi people. I am in Muar right now, raya’ing with my family in law. Sorry that I have been ignoring this blog, lately. It is just that I have been so busy with raya preparation as well as……. my transferring process (I haven’t told you about this one yet, I will soon). I didn’t even get to wish you guys Selamat Hari Raya kan?

So, here.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR BATIN.
IKHLAS DARI THE BLIND KITTEN

Drive carefully. Ingat orang yg tersayang -Pesanan penaja (Ewan Gonzales Sdn.Bhd)

p/s- I’ll post the proper entry about my raya celebration, first time with a husband.
 

A Little Bit Of Here And There

Yeah, blogging again!

Lately, I keep blogging. Why? Coz I love my new layout so I’m in high spirit updating my blog. So, if any of you are getting tired of it, you can always surf away. It’s that simple.

Okay. It’s now the twentieth day of Ramadhan for us, Moslems. How is everyone doing? I’ve already had my MC for almost a week, sooo I guess I am doing good. Haha. It’s now getting nearer to raya. This is going to be my first raya as a wife. I’m kind of excited and already finished doing major shopping (like shoes, handbags, dresses, baju melayu, scarves etc) for both of us. Our raya theme is purple+pink. I actually wanted some turqoise but I couldn’t say no to the purple baju kurung moden that I saw in Tangkak with Mr.Gonzales. But we’re planning to peek at some last-minute shopping too. Maybe I could catch a few more…? And this time turqoise?? Let’s see. Owh, almost forgot! I haven’t bought any raya brooch yet! Okay, put that in the list.

Some of this actually not for raya, for example that scarf. It's for casual outings. Bought it coz.... I love it?

While blogging, I’m also downloading Daughtry’s songs. I’m planning to burn those awesome songs into a CD and put it in my car. So whenever Hitz.fm is playing suckie songs, I can always play this. Erm, not just Daughtry actually, I’m also downloading Lifehouse’s. I love this kinda bands you know, Daughtry, Lifehouse, Nickelback, Rascal Flatts, I used to like 3 Doors Down too (please note, I didn’t mention Westlife coz that was the band I used to like in my TEENAGE years). But my favourite would be Daughtry, Chris Daughtry. I believe he has the manliest voice ever on Earth!

How I wish I can play guitar.. No, I’m too lazy to learn. I want it to magically happens. Boleh? #LikeABoss

Hmm.. What else to ramble here? Owh, here’s this funy+sweet story about my Year 5 students. I was mad, like really mad at them on last two Friday. I was so mad that I walked out of the class just like that even though it wasn’t really time yet. Then, when I was in the staffroom, this Year 3 boy came to me and gave me something. It was a letter. He said, ‘Cher, ni budak2 darjah 5 bagi.’ It surprised me a little bit, so I asked, ‘Budak darjah 5 tu sape?’ and he said ‘Tah, budak2 lelaki’. I said thanks to the boy, and read the letter. Yes, it was an apology letter. Too bad I already threw it out otherwise I can put the picture here. I was not convinced by their apology. On the next Monday, I was still mad, so I didn’t enter the class. I just gave them work to finish. I did the same thing on Tuesday. Wednesday was on off day due to Nuzul Quran, so on Thursday, I decided to enter the class. Enough la merajuk with kids. Hmm… I didn’t mention anything about the Friday incident, I straight away went on with my Literature lesson. Well… I guess they behaved better this time. When I walked out of the class, these two girls came to me, and handed me something. It was presents. I asked them,’What for?’ One of them said, ‘Kitorang tak tau birthday teacher bile, so kitorg bagi je la..’ I laughed and said, ‘My birthday bulan April. Dah lame lepas..’ ‘Takpe la teacher.. Ambik je..’ I was touched. I think I knew why they gave me the ‘birthday presents’. I smiled and thanked the sweet girls. As I opened the box, owh I love it!!! This handphone string that has my name on it, and this very cute little house, full of red and green flower petals in it. I thought they were very cute. And, they were RED, my favourite colour! I told Mr.Gonzales about it, and he was soo jealous that I have such sweet students. Hehe

Look at that handphone string. Lovely!

The little house. I put this on my car's dashboard.

Okay, speaking about Mr.Gonzales, I have something to clarify here. In the last entry, when I said I was really mad about him coz he was being too nice, some have misunderstood what I was trying to say. Some have claimed that I’m not being grateful for what I have? Maybe because of my poor writing that the message was not well delivered. But if you read carefully, it was actually a compliment I wrote for him. What I meant was, he is the only one who can put up with me at my worst. He is the only one who could be that patient with me. And it actually works well for our relationship. If you asked me, do I want someone who’s as stubborn as me, as bad-tempered as me, as mean as me, HELL NO! I am sure our house will be torn apart. What I am saying is, yes, he’s so patient, always gives in, always takes whatever bullets I shoot at him and hardly shoot them back at me, that at some points I find it boring and no challenges at all, but thank you God, it works that way, because if it didn’t we wouldn’t get to this point. We wouldn’t get married to each other. He teaches me to be a better person in his own way, even though so.far.it.doesn’t.really.succeed.coz.i’m.still.bad.tempered.as.ever but my point is, unlike any other men, he is able to handle me. I feel like he’s the only man who can do that. I appreciate him. I’m grateful that I have him in my life. I won’t trade him for anything in this world, even if Michael Owen or Jensen Ackles get in the way. Okay. Full stop.

The luckiest or not-so-luckiest man in the world<- My beloved husband.

Okay, I’ve rambled quite a lot already. I think that’s all for this time. Pray I won’t be blogging again for the next 24 hours.

Bye.

Ku Tak Tahu Mahu Letak Title Apaaa..

Hi! Hari ni nk tulis dalam Malay. Sempena bulan puasa. Sempena dh nk raya. Hm? Xder kaitan. Haha

Pagi tdi ade class. Drpd 34, 25 je yg turned up. 9 org lgi M.I.A. Dhla yg x dtg tu budak2 yg lemah. Geram btol! Smalam dh warning dh, ade bnde penting nk bgtau regarding to English Paper 2 for UPSR, tpi brani gak diorg ni x dtg. Grr! X sedar diri btol la diorg ni. Nways, tdi class okay jer. Cume x bape cukup mase laa.. Sometimes, I just feel that there are soooo many things to tell, yet soooooo little time. Lagi bape mgu je nii nk UPSR. Aku lak yg takut. Huhu..

Patutnye pas abes class tdi, aku terus gi Shah Alam. Lepak umah kakak. Sebenarnye nk amek resit nombor plat keta ngn ECPI products yg kakak belikan. Tpi, balik2 class tu rase letih giler. Lepak2 jap smbil tgk tv, then ngntuk… Terus tido. Erm, sblom tu, ade gado ngn Mr.Gonzales. Text+gado ngn dier smpai aku tertido. Bile bgn dh kul 3 ptg. Dh lmbat mcm tu, aku dh jdi malas nk gi. Lagipon, keta tgh buat hal. Mls nk amek risiko. Kang tersadai tgh jalan, mmpos. Tpi, x jdi gi arie ni, mebbe gi esok pgi. Balik arie laa.. Letih giler la nnti. Hm, mang kena gie. Coz, resit plat number tu Acik Din (agent keta) nak kalo boleh this Monday. Kot2 keta smpai before raye. So, esok terpakse gak la gi Shah Alam amek.

Hm, tgh tgu Mr.Gonzales ni sebenarnyer. Die janji nk online dating jap lgi. Hm, dier bru text. Tgu lgi 10 mins. Hehe

Hm.. Dah ready nk raye?? Taon ni, sbb ni taon pertama aku kerje, so… Aku nk blanje langsir baru. Haha. Aku tanye mak tdi, kalo umah ni agak2 bape meter langsir nk beli? Mak ckp, x byk sgt… X smpai 50m. I was like, Huish? 50m?? Biar benar?? Terus terdetik kat hati aku, ‘Betol ke aku nk blanje ni?? Byk btol’ Hahaha. X ksah la bape meter pon. Mang aku nk belanje. Sbb next year pon, mak ngn ayah akan blanje aku kenduri kawen. Hua9

Hm, tetiber teringin lak nk ade DSLR. Ngn Blackberry Bold. Ape bnde ek yg buat aku tetiber nk dua menatang ni?? Wana babe, ko nk jual x DSLR ko ngn BB ko?? Aku nk beli. Serious.

Ape lgi nk ckp eh?? Hm.. Mak ngn ayah bru balik smayang terawih. Erm? Owh, lupe nk ckp. Mlm ni aku x gie terawih. Hihi.. Kena gak ke ngaku bnde mcm tu? Okayla.. Makin byk ckp, makin merepek2. Kang mcm2 pulak rahsia yg terdedah. Haha

Eh! Kebetulan, Mr.Gonzales dh buzz kat ym.

Chow dulu! Bye!

Let’s Do Some Catchin-Up #12

Hm, things didn’t really go according to plan. I was supposed to update this thing right after I unpacked my things, cleaned room, showered and drank coffee. But, what really happened was, after I posted the previous entry, I ate Pringles, then went back to sleep. Haha. I woke up again at 11.15am, ate some more Pringles, then started unpacking my stuff. Then, Mr.Gonzales called, asking me to get ready for lunch at UM. I quickly took a shower, then went to UM along with Usher, Bob, Waznah, PakNgah and Apek. Lepak2 kat sane, then balik bilik bru on laptop, to start blogging. Haha.

So, yeah.

Right now, I had already successfully finished my prac. I was happy but at the same time, felt quite sad to leave the school. But I didn’t cry. Didn’t have to. I would meet them again, for sure. Hehe. So, here some of the pictures that I took 2 days before leaving the school.

Last School-KoKo Activity

The hand-made flower that I made during Pandu Puteri Tunas activity. Haha

You can make it as the accessory for your phone . Haha. Like mine!

PBSM students building a rack using the sticks.

Still trying.. Hahaha

Party With My Year 3 Student At The School Canteen.

Some of the naughty boys in my class!

Believe me, these sweet girls sometimes can be the devils!

Sandwich Competition Year 6

One of the groups that took part in the competition. Haha. Took part? No! Kena pakse masuk? Yes! Haha

The making of the best+creative sandwich ever! Hehe

With Izzat. He's one of Eqa's favs! Hahahaha

The judges.. Confession! I can't reaaally see the difference actually, all taste the same to me! Hahaha.

But as for the creativity category, I would certainly go for this! I've never seen sandwiches in heart-shaped!

Made by all these 12-year-old students!! Awesome!

Iqbal (Dafi's brother) bengang group die x menang. But really, salad bau stokin, camane nk menang? Urgh!!

Jamuan Perpisahan Guru2 Practicum

Only took the pictures of the food.. Hahaha!

Nasi Himpit with Kuah Kacang

Soto with Begedil..?? Is that how you spell the word?? Haha

The dessert! We gave the Krispy Kreme. Some of the teachers commented, 'Besar btol donat korang ni!' Haha

The Hand-Made Cards That I Made For My Beloved Students, And Mdm Teh.

Before that, we (Ponnie, Eqa, Sal and I) went to Midvalley to buy some gifts for our cooperative teachers and supervisors. I chose the wrong heels. My leg was soooo hurt that I couldn’t walk properly. Couldn’t take it anymore, I decided to walk around with my bare feet. Yeah, there were some people giving me weird look, but I just couldn’t care less. Lantak kau! Haha.

Beauty is real pain!!

So, these are my hand-made cards.. Hehe

The big one is for Year 3 class, and the smaller one is for Mdm Teh.

Well, I wanted the big card with small price. What to do? Gotta made it myself coz the big card that I found in Jusco almost cost me RM30. No way!!

It’s not a final goodbye, we’ll meet again. Almost 3 months at SKSD, really opened my eyes of what kind of teacher I want to be. Many thought teaching is an easy job. well, it IS easy when you want to be a boring teacher who just teaches solely based on the text book. Right? But it becomes difficult and challenging when everyday, you want to try something new, something that will attract your students’ attention, something that will make them happy and motivated to learn English every time you enter the class, something that will make them satisfied with themselves, something that will make YOU satisfied with yourself.

The record book that I used for this prac.

13 weeks in SKSD

It’s all up to us to decide.

Post-Prac Outing

To celebrate our ‘merdeka’, Mr.Gonzales and I watched The Ugly Truth at Midvalley…

Not bad!

…then  chilled out at Borders.

:-)

He's reading football magz..

Dier ingt ni kat umah die ke?? Haha

Had fun disturbing him when he was reading the mags. Haha

His mags, and my mags. Hehe.

At the Borders, I bought Kinsella’s Can You Keep A Secret? since I’d finished reading the previous Kinsella’s book that I bought, The Undomestic Goddess. Didn’t really like CYKAS, coz somehow I think Emma is ‘gedik’. Hero die pon cam x bape best. Seksa aku bace buku tu.. I prefer TUG more. But right now, need Kinsella’s Remember Me?.

Sophie Kinsella, Can You Keep A Secret?

Sophie Kinsella, Remember Me?

The other day, went to Midvalley to buy some groceries, and products for beauty maintenance (hakhakhak), and saw this awesome car at the Center Court. It’s Lamborghini ape tah.. Haha!

Whoa! Gotta capture this moment!

Mr.Gonzales said, 'Ala, keta ni I buat gie beli tong gas je.' Hakhak!

And after that, we had candle-light dinner at warung Pak Abu. Hahaha. My favourite! Best sbb open-air and x bape ramai org. Coz meja pon x byk.. That’s exactly what I need with my beloved. Privacy!! Wah! Speaking like a celebrity! Kehkeh.

Memang candle-light dinner. Haha

A Week In IPBA

Then, we had post-prac program for a week. We had to tell about our experience at the school. My group, Faizah, Eqa and I, we presented ‘One Class Fits All’, regarding to mixed ability issue that we had in SK Sri Damai. But, the presentation was reaally main2, coz there was no lecturers at all at that time. Haha.

*no picture*

Open Houses, Muar and Klang

Last weekend, I went to Muar. Coz, Mr.Gonzales’ auntie invited me to her Open-House. I was nervous at first meeting his aunties and uncles, but gradually feeling okay especially when everyone treated me very nicely there. And Mr.Gonzales was also with me, all the time. Phew! I can’t believe that I’m at this phase already!! Haha!

Besides that, I was also glad that I got a chance to play with Mimi,the cat that I adopted from UM. I asked Mr.Gonzales to take care of the cat for me. Well, his family take a good care of her. they even gave Mimi a friend by buying another cat, named Himawari. They are all animal lovers, especially, Azrai, Mr.Gonzales’ youngest brother. I looked at the way he played with those cats. He treated them like lil babies. Hahaha.

This is Himawari!

Muke kerek, tpi comey!!

Mr.Gonzales with the cats, from left, Himawari, and Mimi (after my name! Haha)

Then, on Sunday morning, we had to rush back to KL, coz Mr.Gonzales and I’d promised my brother to go to his Open-House at Klang.

Back to KL!

The view is even nicer when it's not captured by camera. Know what I mean?

We arrived early, about 12.30pm, my parents and my sister were not even there yet. So, while waiting for them, we ate first. There were chicken-chop with black pepper sauce, BBQ chicken, coleslaw, rice with chicken soup, spaghetti with mushroom sauce, kuih lapis, kuih sagu and… what else?? Can’t remember. What I remembered was, I ate a lot! Haha.

Then, my mom called me, asking me to fetch my sister at her hostel, UNITAR. Used my brother’s Naza, Mr.Gonzales and I went to Kelana Jaya to pick her up. Back in Klang, everyone (my sister, nephews, nieces, my parents) was already there. We ate some more, 2nd round. Haha.

At 8pm, we went back to KL. Hantar my sister kat Kelana Jaya, then drove back to IPBA. I was reeeaaaallly exhausted. I couldn’t even manage to change my outfit, I accidentally slept for more than 4 hours. I woke up at 1.13am, changed my tshirt, wore shorts then went back to sleep. My best dreamless night! Haha.

Aidilfitri 2009

Event : Malam Bunga Api
Time : The Night Before Raya
Location : Rumah Tuan Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Alang

My nephew Ean. Happy btol men bunga api..

Be careful...

Mercun gasing..

Ean, budak ni kalo gelak, mang bersungguh2 btol!

Aneeq and Yas.. Cousins yg x bleh berenggang..

Cahaya Syawal.. Haha

Flying Dragon

Haha

Event : Berhari Raya with family
Time : Pagi Syawal 2009
Location : Rumah Tuan Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Alang

My sis and her daughter.. KakLong

Final touch! Hehe

My nephew, Ean Kamarul Zaman

The three of my nephews, Ean, Aneeq and Yas

Yas and Danish

Yas tried to annoy me every time he got a chance.

Yeps, thats me! Kat luar rumah..

Kak Eda and her family bermaafan ngn mom and dad.. In this picture, Ean, Yas, Kakak Eda, Mak and Ayah.

Kakak Eda and her husband, Abg Man

My naughty nephews. They always make me scream angrily, but they also always make me laugh very loudly. Haha

My nieces.. KakLong and KakNgah.. with their acu. My youngest sis.

Bibik bibik yang tumpang raya di Malaysia.. From left, Kakak Eda's bibik, Abg Bob's bibik..

The men in the family, Ayah, Abg Bob and Abg Man. Pelik btol. Raye2 gie citer psl tanah. Haha

Some of the ladies in the house.. Haha. Control2..

Abg bob's family.. Abg Bob, Kak Seha, Aneeq and Danish. They had their own theme, Arab Mari! Haha

Mak ngn Ayah with some of their grandsons..

I seriously had fun celebrating raya with family this year even though ade gado2 sket, but bese la… Usik mengusik, bergurau senda di hari raya..

*More pictures at my facebook.*

Nun jauh kat Muar, someone had a good raya too!

Mr.Gonzales with his brother and cousin.

Terserlah ke'johor'an u!

Salam Aidilfitri,
Maaf Zahir Batin

-The Blind Kitten, aka Emy Winchester-

*Versi malas meng update! Haha*