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me and my list..

2008-12-29T02:22:00.004+08:00

me and my list

hmmm.. been 1.5 months since i've updated..... hey.. i've been a very very busy mummy k... been a busy wife too.. cooking.. cleaning... ironing....and now...clearing work for school [i know i know... very last minute!] all i know that i will miss eshaan loads and loads when i get back to work... i will miss him calling me, "Mama...mama...look!" [him trying to get my attention] or our daily breakfast routine of feeding each other with biscuits... or him getting excited when his mama says, "Shaan.. go get your shoes!" I will miss my son.....

this has been a very good holiday... went for a short trip... went for loads and loads of shopping sprees [right hubby????]... cousin got engaged and another got married [Nura- Welcome to the club!] and basically able to fulfil my duties well...

school will be starting and i'm having mixed feelings... a little excited and a little nervous... everything will be new... feeling like a fresh grad just out to join the work force... if u didn't know... i left my previous school to join another... needing a new environment... and hopefully having new friends... i joined them for the meetings last month... met new friends and hopefully more to come... very nervous..... seriously nervous...

as the year comes to an end... i believe it allows me to change and try to be a better person. i'll be a year older too... [that sucks!] this year been good [Alhamdullilah] and i plan to make things better...

my 2009 wish-list:

1. LOSE WEIGHT [lol. i guess this is in almost everyone's new year's resolution... but this time i desperately serious.... i need this especially after this holidays....]

2. Get Eshaan to school [found the suitable school for him... he will be attending the school in July when he turns 30 months]

3. Help hubby to achieve his dream....

4. Save money to build a new wardrobe... [ yup.. need that after all the shopping sprees me and hubby had gone to... can u believe that i bought 8 pairs of shoes and 4 bags??????? i'm a happy girl.]

5. Get my D60 [will get that veryvery soon... yeah!]

6. Get Hari Raya things ready way before and not rush like mad.... [yup.. we almost went crazy]

7. STOP CUTTING HAIR! [i keep saying this.... but guess what i just cut my hair- just a little short... i must stop doing so...]

8. BE A GREAT TEACHER. [In GOD'S will]

there that's my list.

looking back in 2008... i realised that i watched more Hindi movie than English ones... why??? ASK Mohd Ezaad... he is generally more happy when we plan to watch a Hindi flick than an English one.. and sometimes i feel that it's more worth it to watch a Hindi movie which lasts for 3hrs.. and the price of the tix is the same as an English movie which lasts for 1.5hrs....

so i can't make a list of my favourite English movies as i will not have enough to make a top 10 list for it... so here is my TOP 10 HINDI MOVIE...[pls take note: THIS IS MY LIST... SO IT'S MY FAV MOVIES... no comparisons to other lists]

TOP 10 HINDI MOVIES IN 2008

10. RACE - a multi starrer... a triller... made by the makers of HUMRAAZ... i just love it.

9. JODHAA AKBAR - an epic movie starring Hritrik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan... love story + war = good combi? but Hritrik looks HOT!!!

8. SARKAR RAJ - Bachchans galore... i looked at Aishwarya differently... she could act if she wanted to...

7. RAB NE BANA DI JODI - i can hear my sissy-in-law screaming..."Julie... what this is at 7?? " lol.. Datuk Shah Rukh... he is the king of bolloywood and i salute him in doing a role like that... but the story needs more weight...

6. KISMAT KONNECTION - i don't have to say it... SHAHID... HOT.period.

5. GOLMAAL RETURNS - i laughed myself silly in the cinema. stoopid movie.. stoopid story line... my it is SOOOOOO entertaining.... love it!

4. GHAJINI - just caught this movie.... a translated version... Great story...

3. BACHNA AE HASEENO - love the story line... love the songs... been a long time since i watched a masala movie

2. SINGH IS KINNG - Akshay Kumar. one hit after another. he is so lucky to get good movies and good songs and this movie had Katrina Kaif... she is one pretty girl...

and my top movie of the year is.........

1. DOSTANA - don't have to explain.. read my review!

hearing eshaan now... see u in 2009...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

p.s: Hubby.. looking forward to our date on 2nd Jan 2009.... love you!

dostana

2008-11-15T21:00:00.002+08:00

Dostana

been a while since a great Hindi movie comes to the big screen... yes, they produce lots and lots of movies a year but i guess they emphasize on Quantity rather than Quality... anyway.. ever since Eid, the number of good / great Hindi movies are countable.

2 weeks ago, i went to catch 'Golmaal Returns'. It was a no-brainer movie. u don't have to think a whole lot and it is still very entertaining. being at the theatre, i saw several other posters of up and coming movies and apart from the one Shah Rukh will be starring in... there was another in which had Abhishek, John and Priyanka.

DOSTANA

Released by Dharma Productions... it simply means that they are the ones who produced films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, K3G and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.. and etc... its like one of those movies that it has to be a MUST-WATCH! Dharma Productions are known to come out with wonderful films and entertaining ones..

The story: I heard and read so many versions of the story.. some websites said that it's a Hindi version of Brokeback Mountain... i was like hmmm.... Some said that it was about two guys fighting over one girl.... so i shall not be a spoiler.. what i can say is that the story is fabulous. with two hot guys... what can u ask for more? all i can say.. it is all about friendship and it's not fully Brokeback Mountain... but some sort like that gaining it a NC-16 rating!

Abhishek Bachchan: One of the main man. Mine. My man. having him on the poster, it's already confirmed that i'm going to watch the film. something about talk-dark-and-handsome guys that i love. Sam (AB's character) a hot nurse that got involved with his friend...

John Abraham: I love when he dances. The last movie in which he began dancing in was Garam Masala. He was sizzling hot. So when i get to see him dance again.. it's like woooowwwww...

Superb chemistry between these 2 actors from their days of Dhoom...

Priyanka Chopra: Not my favourite actress... never.. don't like her.. maybe it's because she's my age and that she already achieved Miss World status and that she has been with most of the men i adore...-sigh- but for her role, all i can say that i guess other actress can also do her role.. all they need is a hot body...

Shilpa Shetty (Item Number girl) : this girl has really grown and i always wonder... did she make her nose?

Bobby Deol: What can i say? my first love.. he is just so charming... nevermind that he can't dance as well as Abhishek or Shahid... but i guess he is just charming...

ok... having Abhishek and Bobby on one screen... i don't need any other reasons to watch this movie.

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it's mine!!!

2008-11-02T02:11:00.004+08:00

it's mine!!!

at last... after almost 10 years of wanting it... it's mine!!

my first MACBOOK!

happy. very happy.

hubby allowed me to get only one item. either the Canon 1000D or the Macbook. I chose the latter.

: )

anyway, rainbowdaisies.blogspot.com is having it's first clearance sale! items are going for as low as SGD 4!!!

what are u girls waiting for! hurry!
whilst stock lasts!!!

:)

and

KALLANG ROAR e MOVIE dvd is OUT!!

darlings, u can purchase it at any good store islandwide...

let's support local talent!!!

:)

wah... triple happiness! best!

zee

2008-10-15T01:40:00.001+08:00

*zee*

i promise to upload the pictures very very soon.

i went to ZEE CARNIVAL on saturday with hubby, sis, rizal, and sis-in-law....

main aim: to see Aditya Narayan. ( son of singer: Udit Narayan)

primary objective: to see Shah Rukh

But i didnt achieve my main aim though... sigh...

anyway, went at about 1 pm and walked around the whole vacinity...

Clothes = Expensive

Jewellery = Expensive

Food = Expensive

( can you believe that a bottle of mineral bottle can cost us $3!!)

anyway, me and hubby decided to park ourselves at a spot right in the middle of the stage while waiting for the performances. they played hindi numbers which got me dancing (on-the-spot!) to the music and enjoying myself! the event that afternoon started with the singers from Saregama( like Talentime / Anugerah competitions). They were superb.

i love it!

anyway, we were waiting for the man of the hour... shah rukh.... so we decided not to give up our spot and stood there waiting... while waiting, me and hubby decided to sing along to the songs and tap our feet... and guess what... urs truly was featured on the screen... me alone... OMG!!! i was so bloody shocked and behaved so girl-girl... i actually blushed and covered my mouth in shocked.... lol.

so came in shah rukh after a boring fashion show in which hubby realised that the designer was his junior in Bartley.... such a small world...

when the king came... everyone went bonkers... (whether u are a shah rukh fan or not... you will go wild!lol...) my sister actually shook... she cant even snap a proper picture coz she was shaking... hahahah...

anyway, it was a great day spent!

promise that pictures will be uploaded soon : )

ps: watch out for

rainbowdaisies.blogspot.com

soon for a very very worth CLEARANCE SALE!!

hollywood... bollywood

2008-10-08T00:46:00.001+08:00

hollywood... bollywood

my friends always wonder why me.. this Chinese looking Malay girl LOVES hindi...

i really don't know actually... where this love started.. i just love Hindi.

it added as a perk to have a Pakistani step-father and an Indian hubby to share my love.

anyway, most of the movies i watched are Hindi movies and English movies are mostly IF they are highly recommended or IF i can get them on Demand TV! LOL.

anyway, most of the conversation i have with my dad, other family members or even my close friends about movies, will end up with us arguing with each other about Hindi movies... they will be so against the movies and the plot and the actors and the everything! and i will be trying the best that i can to stand for the movies i watched.

1. Hindi movies are fake. 10 people shooting down a hero and the hero still lives! BUT look at Chinese kungfu movies (I have nothing against these movies... I love them), the hero fights with the villain.. jumps from tree to tree and still alive and kicking... lol.

2. Hindi movies has got song sequence which are out of this world. one minute they could be in a hall way and the next, they could be on a hill top. well people... it's called imagination! Now, even the kids are taught young from BARNEY... the song: "Barney is a dinosaur... from our imagination...."

3. Hindi movies will have songs in which suddenly the whole town can sing together and knows every dance step there is... well, i just saw a movie last night... MAMMA MIA! this movie also had dance sequence in which when the singer sang, the whole town became her back up dancer and singers... it was hilarious... but i LOVE the movie... so bollywood!

come on people... open ur eyes and learn to accept and enjoy the movies... even HINDI movies.

selamat hari raya... maaf zahir dan batin...

2008-09-29T15:53:00.002+08:00

selamat hari raya... maaf zahir dan batin...

been a month since i've updated... probably a month...

busy lah...

xxx

ramadan has been good... and ramadan is fast going away... so many things happen this month... luckily for me.. first week of ramadan was at home... holidays! so not so bad.. than the following weeks in school was ok... apart from catching a few students not fasting...lol. it was quite alright..

xxx

a few birthdays this month...

17th - My mum, Ros. Happy Birthday mama!

19th - Congrats to Shima on the delivery of Nur Qayyum Qaseh!

23rd - My aunt, Auu!

23rd - Congrats to Diah Mastura on the delivery of her twins, Mysha & Myreen!

26th - My cousin, Nenie Farhani!

30th - My mother-in-law, Faridah Syed Anwar!

ok.. now i'm broke... lol.

xxx

anyway, the term is half way thru... very fast approaching the 10th week... i don't know what the future holds for me... quite scary after listening to the minister's speech...

should i or should i not...

xxx

so many things to do.. so little time....

hope that this raya will be a good one!

LASTLY, me, Ezaad and Eshaan would like to wish one and all...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN!

just a thought

2008-08-22T20:17:00.003+08:00

just a thought.

an actor is like a puppet. he /she does what the director needs them to do.

an actor is like a white cloth.. the director is the artist who draws and design the cloth.

u have ur opinion.. i have mine.

u say so much about the movie.... if u are so CAPABLE... try making one urself. try to make a movie with the same budget as Kallang Roar!

as a Singaporean, u can't even support local talent! i'm ashame to call u a fellow Singaporean.

the day.

2008-08-21T01:48:00.003+08:00

THE DAY.

This is the day.

This is the day - My blog is back with me! Lol.

My hubby had hijacked my blog ever since 20 days ago and can u believe that he didn’t allow me to update anything on my blog…

Seriously, hubby… u ought to get ur OWN blog ya!! LOL!

How did my husband got involve in the movie? It started with an article in ‘THE PAPERS’. Something about the movie and a little write-up about the probable actors playing each role. My hubby commented about the article and suddenly, all I knew was that he is involved in it.

There are three things in which my husband enjoys… 3Bs.

Babe.
Ball.
Bollywood.

When I knew that he was to be involved in the movie... I knew that he would give his best. The movie involves 2 of his Bs. One, ball. The movie is about his love, the game, football. Two... Bollywood. Although the movie would be in English, but I guess acting is as close as it’ll get to Bollywood. Hahaha.

Anyway, on another note, hubby has been ranting about other players / actors for the pass 20 days. Today on the opening day of Kallang Roar the movie… allow me to talk about his role in the movie as Nasir Jalil.

They offered him the role of his dad – Dollah Kassim. It would be huge to him. It would be a major role. He turned it down. I totally understood. It is very true that he doesn’t look like his dad. He decided to take up the role of Nasir Jalil. Sort of his godfather. The man who gave my husband his name.

Nasir Jalil

I never knew who this man was till my husband decided to be him in the movie. He is known as ‘Crazy Horse’. The man who runs a lot and chase everyone till they are out of breath! He was also THE MAN who equalises in an important game! A hero. Singapore’s hero of 1977.

Right now, Uncle Nasir is residing in Trengganu.

Most of the time, hubby was needed on the bench. He was a regular sub. I remember the early morning he comes home after a night long shooting… then washes up and off to work... during lunch he would call me and tell me stories about the shoot. He was passionate about it. He loves the whole experience. I also remember on Friday nights when I would follow him to his shoots and met new friends and see how much they bonded together. They had a blast!

I think hubby looks a little like the character he played. He also had to lose a lot of weight to get into the character. I think he lost close to 8kg! He has lost more since then. He also learnt a lot from actors such as Lim Kay Siu, Anwar, Randall, Ram, Mel, Bhaskar and the rest of the crew too. This knowledge is treasured very much by hubby. Thank you to all of you!

Dear hubby,
I am very proud of you and your achievements. I love you very very much. Remember, no matter what I’m here.

Dear readers,
I hope that the little write-ups which my hubby wrote would create some light to most of us who were not around or were too little to remember about the 1977 Malaysia Cup. Please do watch the movie. I’ve watched it during the premiere. I love it. It made me cry and it also made me laugh.

MAJULAH!

Catch KALLANG ROAR e MOVIE in all good theatres.

2 more days to go...

2008-08-20T00:16:00.003+08:00

2 more days to go…

*Are you ready for it?*

-Defender (Jersey No 16)-

LIM TENG SAI

Teng Sai

The 2nd last player to be featured in the countdown is – ‘The Panda’. Yes, that’s the nickname given to Lim Teng Sai due to his huge frame. The central defender, who featured in the 1977 Cup final, is another imposing player who gives his all whenever called upon. Has mellowed down with age and focuses more on his work @ SPH.

Wu Chean

Firstly, the guy playing ‘The Panda’ is anything but panda looking! This is the guy who we feared might raise the movie rating to M18 (LOL!) due to some scenes you’ll soon see in the film. But seriously, he does have the best bod on set and it was perfectly ‘utilised’ by the film producers. Lee Wu Chean, who’s actually from Malaysia, plays the Singapore No 16 with aplomb. It helps that he’s such a fitness freak! This is the guy who’ll be doing rounds around the track while other actors were taking breaks in between shots! You can also find him munching away on the regular supply of Koko Krunch, Milo Bars and milk etc. But then who can blame him? It’s not easy to look good and that’s why he was the final and obvious choice to complete the trio of KReMovie’s Charlie’s Angels. Put your hands together for
Wu ‘Rihanna’ Chean!!

*Ella…ella...ella...eh, eh, eh!*

3 more days to go...

2008-08-19T00:05:00.002+08:00

3 more days to go…

*Its getting closer…*

-Midfielder (Jersey No 18)-
M.KUMAR

M.Kumar

Up next is midfield man M.Kumar. Nicknamed ‘The Ferret’ for his tricky style of play, Kumar was regularly used as a substitute in the National Team. Whenever a regular member of the 1st team was unavailable for selection, it was always M.Kumar & S.Ghulam (who’s not featured in this film) who’ll be fighting it out for a place in the line up.

Rahmat

The man assigned to play the stocky M.Kumar in the film is the very much taller Rahmat ‘meme’. Not much that I can share of my experience with Rahmat as rather unfortunately he was not involved intensively in the whole film shoot. Perhaps due to work commitments or the required storyline, I only managed to interact and share screen space with him on limited occasions. But as like the others, Rahmat has done a credible job, considering he can play football quite well. One thing he did complain though, his bushy moustache just won’t stick on! LOL! Mat, Mat… *shake head*

4 more days to go...

2008-08-18T13:38:00.004+08:00

4 more days to go…

*Can you feel it?*

-Midfielder/Goalkeeper-

Lim Tang Boon/Lim Chew Peng
(Jersey No 12)

Tang Boon & Chew Peng

As we move on to the final stretch towards the countdown, we’ll be showcasing the substitutes. Today, we feature Lim Tang Boon and Lim Chew Peng. No I’m not squeezing 2 players into 1 post and short changing anyone. Reason: Besides sharing the same surname, these 2 players are played by the same actor! More on that later. Both Tang Boon and Chew Peng were squad members in the 1977 team. Although they didn’t experience too much playing time, their contributions to the team were invaluable. While Tang Boon now resides in Philippines, Chew Peng is the current goalkeeping coach of the Tampines Rovers team.

Zhiwei in blue & red

So finally we can reveal the guy who essays 2 ‘roles’ in the film. (Play 2 characters but pay still one time! Lol!) When I first met Zhiwei at the group photo shoot, he was given the No 12 shirt of Tang Boon. But on the first day of shoot, he was wearing the GK shirt of Chew Peng! You can imagine the confused look on my face. But no matter which role he was doing, he did it well. And as you can see from the photos, the subs were in a world of their own. We had our fun & we loved it. Yeah!

5 more days to go...

2008-08-17T12:50:00.005+08:00

5 more days to go…

*Warning – excessive bias alert!*

-Striker (Jersey No 10)-

DOLLAH KASSIM

Dollah

Today, we complete the Singapore 1st 11 with it’s vice-captain, it’s chief striker, it’s mercurial attacker, it’s No 10 and my father… Mr Abdullah Mohd Kassim. Better known and loved as Dollah Kassim, my dad had been in the national team from 1968 till 1979. He hanged up his boots at a relatively young age of 30 when I was only 1 thus completing an illustrious 11 year association with the National team. Dad had been playing soccer since he was a kid and thru clubs like Fathul Karib, Burnley Utd and Geylang International, he honed his skills to eventually become the star that he is.

Blessed with blistering pace, perfect balance and a knack for scoring spectacular goals, it was the art of dribbling that became Dad’s forte. His amazing ability to twist, turn and weave around opponents with the ball at his feet eventually earned him the tag – GELEK KING. Dad was an eternal crowd favourite and was the 1st footballer to have a song recorded in his honour.

dad with the malaysia cup

dad with nasir jalil

dad now.

dad, mum and ezaad (me!)

dad in action

Anwar

Ok enough of dad. We move on to the man tasked to portray him in KReMovie. Step forward Anwar Hadi Ramli. An experienced Malay theatre and TV activist, Anwar in my opinion is the closest thing to dad as one can imagine. As I’ve shared, what more can I say if both my sister and mum can identify Anwar as my dad’s character at the film’s launching. Someone even said that Anwar and I looked like brothers! (Although it was my non resemblance to dad that discouraged me to try out for the role that eventually went to Anwar.)

To all who will be watching the film, Anwar’s portrayal of my dad will leave a lasting impression. His laid back, jovial and fun loving attitude has also left a huge impression on me as well as the other cast members.

To my bro and fav local actor Anwar, it is talent like you that give hope and belief to Singapore’s local art scene. KReMovie will be your platform to greater things and we sincerely pray for your eternal success. Eshaan also wishes you find a special beloved who’s deserving of you and may you be happy always. Jgn lupa jemput kahwin sudah!

*Note: Quite incidentally, today marks the day the charity benefit “DOLLAH KASSIM Trophy” competition is held at the Woodlands Stadium. Congrats to Berita Harian for successfully defending their title and many thanks to all who had supported this event.

6 more days to go...

2008-08-16T23:40:00.000+08:00

6 more days to go…

First up, this is going to be a lengthy post. Seriously.

Sorry guys. I know I’ve been behind schedule with the daily posts of the players and actors. I think I’ve missed about 3 to 4 days worth of updates. Trust me, it’s neither intentional nor favouritism. Never realised that the release of a film could be so hectic. As I enter this post, the Berita Minggu interview, KR press conference & movie premier have been duly completed.

[more about the events above will be updated soon]

So to catch up, I’ll be entering sub posts of the missed out players. Here we go!

i) -Centre Midfielder (Jersey No 7)-
Zainal Abidin Manan

Zainal

The quintessential hard man in midfield. Takes no prisoners & basically tackles both the ball…and the man.

Shahrul

Shahrul performs credibly as the tough tackling midfielder. Incidentally has the most beautiful wig of the entire cast. Remember KReMovie’s Charlie’s Angels? Here’s another member- Shahrul “Farah Fawcett”!

ii) -Right Midfielder (Jersey No 8)-
MOHAMMED NOH

Md Noh

The man dubbed the ‘Allan Clarke’ of Spore soccer for his stylish play and good looks. Famed for his relationship with local diva Rahimah Rahim as well as his very quiet nature.

Randall

What can I say? The numero uno of all pretty boys! He he... You can’t get any real than Randall as Mat Noh and Nurul as Rahimah. Really learnt a lot from you bro and thanks for the wonderful memories during the shoot.

iii) -Centre Midfielder (Jersey No 11)
V.KHANISEN

Khanisen

One of the pioneer Indian Singapore players, Khanisen has been a fixture in the national team from the early 70s. Unassuming midfielder who goes about his duty although he wasn’t really adored as much as the others. Thava

Another of the naturally football playing actors in the film. Just to share… on or off sets, one thing is for sure. The sight of Thava hanging on the phone, whispering sweet nothings to his beloved! Yippedee!

So now to be up to date, we feature the first of the 2 strikers that form the Spore attack.

iv) -Striker (Jersey No 17)
QUAH KIM SONG

Kim Song

Quicksilver. Wing wizard. Not the typical target man or your regular No 9. Uncle Kim Song created havoc as a sprint king on the flanks and his prowess at the “flying headers” has yet to be surpassed.

Leon

Self explanatory. Leon, being the son of the man he’s playing, is without doubt the best piece of casting brilliance in the film. A pity he didn’t decide to play football for the national team like his dad. Not sure though if his dad was ragged back then as much as Leon was for his height. Or rather the lack of it. :-) Cheers bro!

xxx

Phew! So that’s dat. hopefully we’ll keep everything, in order from now.
To my bros, sorry if it’s a bit ‘compact’ but know that I love you k!!!

10 more days to go...

2008-08-12T00:40:00.002+08:00

10 more days to go…

(3 more days to the exclusive premier. Yippee!)

-Left Midfielder (Jersey No 6)-
S RAJAGOPAL

As we move on to the midfield, we highlight the left midfielder – S Rajagopal. The man we mainly know for 3 things. His nickname: The Camel. His skill: The banana kick. His ultimate love: Booze. You will get to see how these 3 are connected and cinematically shown once you watch the film. Ever the happy go lucky type, Uncle Raja is versatile enough to play as left back as well. Nowadays, you can spot him a mile away as he dons a cowboy hat ala Crocodile Dundee!

Bhaskar

A truly apt choice was chosen to play Uncle Raja. Not only does Bhaskar Subramaniam look like Rajagopal in his younger days, he shares the same alcoholic pleasures as well. As I mentioned in my earlier post, his adrenaline runs on booze but his professionalism is impeccable. Although he might be ‘high on booze’ but when the camera rolls, he’s sober & ready for action. I guess it’s his way of living the character.

Bhaskar is such a whacko actually. As you can see from the pics, it’s actually quite difficult to get a straight face out of him. But that’s what separates him from the rest and make him unique.
I’ll drink to that. Cheers!

11 more days to go...

2008-08-11T23:27:00.007+08:00

11 more days to go…

*(4 more days to the exclusive premier.Yeah!)

-Centre Back (Jersey No 5)-
SYED MUTALIB

Completing the Singapore rear guard is famed hard man – Syed Mutalib.
What can I say about Uncle Syed? The original gangster to have stepped onto a football field. His playing style would be “Whack anything that moves!”
I really pitied the opponents who had to face him and ended up broken bones and bruised egos. A total opposite of what he is now. Nowadays, he’s a pious man who devotes his time more to his family and food business.

Would like to extend a big thanks to Uncle Syed as he helped train the actors on the ways of the real football stars that we were potraying…

Faizal

Playing the character of Syed Mutalib in the film is Mohd Faizal Fadil. One of the many “pretty boys” that feature in the film. He’s another cool dude and we had a lot of relek sessions during the shoot. I do believe Faizal is one of the guys who actually play football for an NFL team – Elias Park FC thus it was not a problem for him to really showcase the type of football that Uncle Syed would have played himself…

Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours bro and will catch up with you soon.

12 more days to go...

2008-08-10T22:38:00.004+08:00

12 more days to go…

-Centre Back (Jersey No 4)-
SAMAD ALLAPITCHAY

Up next is Singapore’s own Captain Fantastic – Samad Allapitchay.
Uncle Samad will always be remembered for his stylish play although he’s naturally a defender. But he’s not afraid to mix it up and has roughed up quite a number of opponents in his time. Although now he rarely plays even in the friendly games,his illustrious family name is very much in fine vein as his 2nd son Shariff is an up & coming defender for Tampines Rovers and Singapore. Good luck to him.

Melvinder

What can I say bout this guy that I’ve not said before in my earlier post?
His screen presence commands one’s attention and his ability to lead by example truly makes him the perfect choice to play Singapore’s famous No 4. Backed with a wealth of experience from doing local & foreign TV films and theatre, Mel is a natural in front of the camera. He’s equally adapt behind it as he had earlier directed an award winning documentary.

Mel’s quite a character on the sets as well. One of those who’ll be conspiring to pull a prank, he was the mastermind in the “stripping” of our AD (Assistant Director) on the last day of shoot! That was great fun man. And as much as I would love to share footage of that, we’ll just keep it a clean blog post and not cross any red tape ya..
*smile*

13 more days to go...

2008-08-09T12:09:00.005+08:00

13 more days to go…

-Left Back (Jersey No 3)-

ROBERT SIM

The next player to be featured is Singapore’s left back, Robert Sim. Don’t be fooled by his mild mannered ‘Apek’ outlook, he’s not dubbed “The Tank” for nothing. Similar to Hasli for his fearless style of defending, Robert was one of the top leftbacks during the Malaysia Cup era. I know for a fact that he’s one of the cup winners who still has their medals with them!

Rui Xiang

Now honestly, when I first met Rui Xiang, I was surprised to find out that he’ll be playing Robert Sim. They’re quite simply poles apart.. While the senior Robert was rugged and tough as nails, the more junior Rui Xiang is very prim and proper-almost fragile. He was one of the youngest in the group of actors. But he certainly didn’t show his age & really proved his mettle whenever the cameras started rolling. Quite a fine young man who has even started his own events company. Kudos Bro!

Wittingly or unwittingly, Rui Xiang’s portrayal of Robert Sim had given us the unofficial ‘war cry’ during the shoot. Every time something went awry, everybody would collectively shout – “ROBBEEERRTTT!” and look at the poor guy. But he’s such a sport and we love him for that.

All together now : “ROBBEEERRTTT!”

14 more days to go...

2008-08-08T11:48:00.000+08:00

14 more days to go…

2 more weeks to go.

Yeah!

-Right Back (Jersey No 2)-

HASLI IBRAHIM

The hard tackler who was feared for his no holds barred style of play. A no nonsense defender with a very high workrate. Still remember stories from my dad that opponents would rather lose possession of the ball than go into a tackle with Uncle Hasli. Still displays the same kind of aggression even in the exhibition games!

Yazri

Yazri Ya’akob is the guy tasked to enact the role of the Singapore rightback. Honestly I felt it was kind of a waste as in my opinion, Yazri was one of the more naturally skilful players in the group of actors. However no matter what position he had to fill, he it with considerable ease.

10 000 BC

-baru smart sikit-

-action time-

Just to share. During the shoot, we had anointed a very apt nickname for Yazri – 10,000BC. Doesn’t he look like a caveman from the movie? Also, he and another 2 members of the team have been officially coined the “Charlie’s Angels of KReMovie”.

Want to know why and who? Read on…*smile*

15 more days to go...

2008-08-07T11:31:00.000+08:00

15 more days to go...

Ok, as we wind down to the final 15 days before the release of KR e movie, I thot it will be fitting to highlight each player of that Cup winning team & the actors essaying their roles.

-Goalkeeper (Jersey No 1)-
EDMUND WEE

Probably one of the most flamboyant goalkeepers that Singapore has ever produced, Edmund actually started as second choice goalkeeper behind Eric Paine. But he grew in prominence and subsequently managed in making the No 1 jersey his own. He became one of the highest paid footballers when he moved to Hong Kong to play in their professional league in the 80s.

Rei

Donning the gloves as Singapore’s No 1 in the film is theatre activist- Rei Poh. Laid back and cool, Rei eased into the role perfectly. Although a bit gangly, he does perform some mean diving saves in the movie.

Off cam, Rei’s a real social bug. He’s however extra chummy with Leon (who plays Q Kim Song) as you can see. Ehhmm… anything going on there bro? he he he...

Best wishes to you bro and catch up with you soon.

* thanks to KR FACEBOOK & Anwar Hadi's Multiply*

15 more days to go...

2008-08-07T11:26:00.000+08:00

15 more days to go...

-Not Forgotten-

Before we move on to the next feature, I would just like to take a moment to highlite and honor a few individuals of the Cup winning Singapore team.

The team of 1977 comprised of around 20 players. However audiences might only be able to catch 15 or 16 players in the movie.
(Snippet –There’ll be 15 actors playing 16 players :-p)

As for those not “involved” in the movie, I seriously cant comment on that as I myself have not seen the film. Maybe they will be mentioned in some capacity. But on my part, I feel I should still give them their deserved due as I feel they had contributed to the success of the team as much as the others.

So take a bow Messrs, Eric Paine, Lim Tien Jit, Ho Kwang Hock and Ghulam Mohd. We thank you for your contributions and although we might not physically see you in the movie, your efforts are not forgotten. Thank you.

16 more days to go...

2008-08-06T23:39:00.008+08:00

16 more days to go...

if yesterday we featured the boss, today we're going to highlight his partner in crime. the sidekick to Uncle Choo's winning team of 1977, Mr Nadesan Ganesan.

N Ganesan

Mr N. Ganesan, a lawyer by profession, was the team manager of Singapore in 1977. and it thru his perseverence and determination that he managed to coax Uncle Choo, who was coaching in Malaysia to come back and lead the national team. he was the perfect foil for Uncle Choo and their tandem together ensured the realisation of their dreams to bring the Malaysia Cup back to Singapore.

Mr Ram

reliving the part about the well-groomed manager is Santhanaram Jayaram or Ram, who is no less dashing. Ram essays the role with ease considering he's no novice in the acting scenes. he's also a very supportive team member as I can recall that he would normally come on sets even though he wasn't required to shoot on that day.

All in all, a great guy to have around on the sets and till this day, i would always remember the joke he shared with us on the only type of meat that vegetarians can eat. can you guess??? lol.

*if you would like to know more about Ram, do visit his blog at http://santhanaramjayaram.blogspot.com/*

*we would like to acknowledge and thank Ram for his photos*

17 more days to go...

2008-08-05T00:38:00.001+08:00

17 more days to go...

as the days wind down to the islandwide screening of KR e movie, i'm gonna be focusing and sharing a bit or two on the real 'stars' of the film. today, we highlight the biggest star of them all - 'The Boss'.

yes, the boss. not Bruce Springsteen. Not Sivaji. but the main man about which this story is all about. Uncle Choo Seng Quee - the father figure of Singapore soccer, who brought triumph to Singapore after a long drought while himself battling with his inner demons - his struggle with gangerine. with his unorthodox training methods and no holds barred style of coaching, Uncle Choo has remained one of, if not the most successful local coach in Singapore soccer history. and his memories live on 25 years after his passing.

uncle Choo

Kay Siu

(would like to acknowledge Kay Siu for the use of his photo)

Bringing the same intensity, passion and vigour on the sets of KR e movie was inspirational actor, Lim Kay Siu. tasked with the burden of carrying the movie on his shoulders, Kay Siu's brilliant potrayal of the legendary coach proves his class. a number of the players' first scene was with Kay Siu during the dressing room scene and my word... He truly blew us away with his dialogue delivery, mannerisms etc. he was so convincing in his role that I think he can easily replace Alex Ferguson!

dressing room scene

but seriously... Kay Siu really did do justice to the role and i would be dumbfounded if anyone is able to name any other local actor to play Uncle Choo.

all work and no play do indeed make Jack a dull boy but Kay Siu was nothing like that. when it's action time, he performs his craft like a consumate pro. when it's a wrap, he strums his guitar and promptly breaks out into a jamming session with some of the players. these artsy people i tell you..... so talented!

Kay Siu strumming the guitar

so to end , it has truly been a privilege to have share screen space with such a refined actor. thank you Kay Siu for sharing acting tips with novices such as me and may your star keep shining bright.

ezaad & Kay Siu

18 more days to go...

2008-08-04T00:10:00.001+08:00

18 more days to go...

actually I lied when i said that the previous post was all i had to write about the supporting cast of the movie. today i thot i would indulge on 2 very special people who have made cameos in the movie...

Snip... snip. and with that came strips off my wife's lovely set of hair. yes, my wife, Julie Katherina, will be seen in the movie albeit in a miniscule role. she will be playing the role of Samad Allapitchay (Melvinder)'s wife - Norizan. and as the real Mrs Samad was sporting short hair in the 70's, the stylist had to bun up most of my wife's hair and snip off the excesss. Kesian Baby...

and yes, my lovely baby boy, Mohd Eshaan, makes his acting debut in KR e movie as well. so that makes a complete family appearance! Eshaan, who looks like the real mc coy at his age, is playing the role of Mr & Mrs Samad's 1 year old son - Shahran.

ok so i can't actually spill out what they'll be doing in the film (you've got to watch the film for that!) but they were involved in a photo shoot for their part of the film. both of them and 'Samad' (Melvinder) had to take happy family shots together and you can imagine the kind of hassle it involves especially with a baby around. in the end it all went smoothly as a combination of me jumping up and down behind the scenes and Eshaan's sudden attraction to Mel's chest hair ensured a picture perfect moment.

it has truly been an eventful experience for myself to be involved in the movie. and to have my two most loved people in the world being in it as well will surely live on my memories.

so do look out for them and i love you mummy and sonny boy!

19 more days to go...

2008-08-03T12:38:00.000+08:00

19 more days to go...

another group of people who deserve their share of the spotlight are the supporting cast of the film as briefly shown in the above montage.

KR e movie is essentially the story of Uncle Choo, Ganesan & the Fabulous Five. It is through the fine acting by the supporting cast that elevates each main character to a whole new dimension. Some memorable performance that i can remember are as follows:

- We had veteran actress Neo Swee Lin as Uncle Choo's mother. (originally to have been Choo's wife but was later changed for reasons best kept confidential!) It can be quite tricky for a real life wife to play her hubby's reel mum but Swee Lin excelled in her role. She's also very generous as she bought cakes for the whole unit the last day of shoot.

- then we had Suria's Nurul Aini who essayed Mohd Nor's wife -Rahimah Rahim. Very popular choice for the role and really added glamour and style to the character.

-cun melecun-

- Also in the movie is talented actor director, Rafaat Hamzah. He's playing the legendary Selangor striker, Mokhtar Dahari, who was the scurge of the Singapore's team. You'll be amazed at the striking resemblance.

-super mokh-

Kudos go out to the spirited young boyys who played the younger Singapore players. they braved the blistering heat in one of the movie's intergral scenes. Hat's off too to people like Hazriq, Aziz, Halim, etc who essayed limited yet essential roles in the film.

trevor

hussein

Majid

Well, if I were to continue with every supporting cast member, this will be one of those never ending blog entries. So would like to thank all of you for sharing your experiences and making it such a fun-filled shoot. may we cross paths again in time to come.

Good Luck!

Shaw Cinemas

2008-08-02T12:23:00.004+08:00

Shaw Cinemas

from 1st August 2008, mr & mrs Ezaad Abdullah, will only watch movies from SHAW CINEMAS.

we saw MONEY NO ENOUGH 2, and as part of the trailers was KALLANG ROAR E MOVIE! we were bloody excited! ( i guess we were that we were the only ones clapping after the trailer.. hahahaha)

MOHD EZAAD BIN ABDULLAH was on the trailers!!!!

he actually screamed out... "Hey.. that's me..." {OMG}

happy nyer!!!!!

20 more days to go...

2008-08-02T11:28:00.007+08:00

20 more days to go...

we highlight the people behind the scenes. the unsung heroes who toiled more that the actors on screen, to bring together a work of art.

yes, the film crew.. and we start with the main man.

as much as Singapore soccer's success was the result of one man's dream (Uncle Choo), KR e movie is indeed the manifestation of it's director's dream. Cheng Ding An, a young first time director, took the plunge to highlight the glory years of 1970s soccer although essentially being brought up on a staple of the Fandi Ahmad led Dream Team era. Kudos to you bro!

-the leader-

and supporting Ding An ably were his gang of merry men (and women!). from the ever generous producer, Wee, to the very hardworking spotboys (eg Nick), everyone playing their part to make the movie a success! many thanks to David, Kai Li, Kaini, Eve, Alfred, Alan, Buey, Mavis & the girls, Khairil(whom we all enjoyed stripping! : P ) and many more. so sorry guys, but there were too many of you dat i can't remember and name but sincerely from my heart - many thanks for making it such a wonderful experience for me and without u guys, this movie will never be what it is.

-wishing you guys success in all ur future projects!-

21 days to go...

2008-08-01T01:24:00.006+08:00

21 days to go...

the temperature is rising....

the fever is upon us....

the fever that is...

Kallang Roar e Movie

So to build up the hype to the most anticipated local sports themed movie of this year, i'll be sharing on all things Kallang Roar for the next 21 days...

Do check in daily as there'll be a new update everyday especially an in depth look at the entire Singapore team..

So let the excitement unfold....

MAJULAH!

we are back with a bang!

2008-07-31T09:19:00.001+08:00

we are back with a bang!

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KARMA

2008-07-28T00:02:00.003+08:00

KARMA.

i read my sis blog and i got upset too..

listen up and listen clear!

me and my sis decided to set up a blogshop just to have space in the closet so as to get new clothes and also some of the clothes were bought on impulse. most of the clothes sold were new while some were just used once or at most twice! we decided that she would be the one mending anything online while i will help in the packaging and mailing. we are NOT a profit based blogshop. our objective is totally different from most of the blogshops found in the web. the only extra cash we received are from the postage [ that too.. probably a dollar or two...]

Two days ago, after we uploaded a new batch of clothes to be sold. as usual, my sis would update our mailing list... suddenly.. an hour later, we received lots of email informing us that we are spammers... we received threats... we received hate mails.... looking through the addresses that sent the mails to us.. were not the same to whom my sister sent the email about our updates to! the next thing we know.. our blog had been removed...

my sis is really upset. it was her hard work. i too receive lots and lots of spam mails in all my email accounts... but i never sent hate mails or block those emails [unless they are life-threathening ones].. i just DELETED them. just a simple DELETE button. i dont think it is that difficult... to press that DELETE button.

hubby said that.. when a door closes.. another opens... i believe in that very much... and i also believe that when someone disrupts your rice bowl.. sooner or later it'll come back to you... just dont forget that the world is round. As Alicia once sang...

-what goes around comes around-

karma.

to all rainbow.daisies supporters.. thank you so much. we really appreciate you! thank u once again.

to Kila... dont worry... Insya-allah.. GOD IS GREAT!

we will be back.

i'm tired

2008-07-23T22:01:00.002+08:00

i'm tired.

i'm tired. exhausted.

it is never ending. work. laundry. and bills.

sigh.

i'm so counting down to nov / dec.

holidays and holidays.

and a new start.

i can't wait to start afresh... a new environment.... a new life.

insya-allah... life will be better.

on a brighter note...

KALLANG ROAR

will be in theatres in 29 days...

yipedee!

| miss u babe... |

2008-07-20T01:16:00.002+08:00

| miss u babe... |

we were out for laptop shopping yesterday... [by now u guys would know that our laptop is going going gone very very soon... she is 5years old...] anyway, met my good friend, Diah....

wow.. she has grown so round and big...seriously... but she still is pretty as ever... Eshaan just kept on looking at her.. so pretty mummy...

so happy to meet her, Hidayat and of course Sharleez...

miss u babe...

xxx

anyway, been thinking day in and day out...

should eshaan begin his pre-school next year??

yes.. he'll turn 3 in 2009.. but in Jan 2009, he'll only be 2years 1 month... i feel that he is too too young.. [oh my poor son ]

but my mother-in-law.. encourages it...

hubby is anything goes...

my parents left it up to me...

and my father-in-law.. feels that he is still young..

arghhh... should eshaan be in school?

i'm trying to source for pre-schools which will accept him after June.. at least he'll be 2 and half years old...

any idea.. which school??

and did you know... pre-school and nursery... kindergartens costs a lot!

sigh.. time to save $$$$$$.

"daddy.. end of year.. go Bangkok / Hong Kong / Jakarta only can? [pls only choose one] eshaan starting school...."

xxx

went to watch two movies... on friday after the dance rehearsal... me and hubby went to watch Kismet Konnection...

SHAHID KAPOOR... is sooooooooooooo handsome......

i was like a kid in a candy shop.. it was Shahid galore...

to me.. movie was ok... a litlle draggy but Shahid made it all worth it...

[giggle]

then we went to watch The Dark Knight...

as pm said, "i've never watched a superhero flick so deep."

very true... very long...

2 and half hours long...

ok lah to me.. but if u like BATMAN.. then watch it...

[nothing beats SHAHID KAPOOR....hahahah]

*31 more days to the Kallang Roar*

| kallang roar |

2008-07-17T23:52:00.008+08:00

kallang roar

the heat is on...

watch the bus stops for the movie poster...

featuring Leon Quah and Anwar Hadi... sponsored by milo...

below.. official movie poster...

can't wait... can't wait...

also.. watch this little trailer...

featuring Nasir Jalil aka Ezaad Abdullah...

"baby.. so cute..."

love u bits!!

*Many thanks to Merelion Pictures for this footage*

part 2 : Kallang Roar

2008-07-08T15:29:00.003+08:00

Part 2: Kallang Roar

ok... sorry for the delay...

my computer is down... sigh.

so here's the continuation from the last entry!

enjoy!!

________________________________________

There's so many people that I can't finish naming but you guys know who you are and know that this movie would not be possible without you guys. So to end this rather lengthy post, I'll like to talk a bit bout the chosen 5 who eventually essayed the main characters of the movie.

1. Bhaskar as S. Rajagopal - What a guy. You can't keep a straight face with him as he's always up to some nonsense. But when it's action time, he can really bring it. Oh yeah, don't forget the beer as it keeps his engine running *smile*

2. Melvinder Kanth as Samad Alapitchay - Another guy who runs on alcohol *LOL* but if I had to describe Captain Fantastic in one word, it would be INTENSE. One just needs to see the prep he does before starting a shot. Learnt a great deal from him and naturally a great leader.

3. Randall Tan as Mohd Noh - Surprise! Had initial reservations when he was casted as the half Japanese half Malay soccer star but when I heard him conversing in Malay, I had no doubt he was going to do justice to the role. Not to mention that he is drop dead good looking lah.....Ever the consumate professional, he knows when to have fun too. Never a dull moment when he's around.

4. Leon Quah as Quah Kim Song - Knew Leon quite sometime back naturally as we're both SS. (Star Sons!! ha ha!!) He was the one I had written about to play his dad and the only one from my list to actually make it to be part of the film. I mean he looks like his dad, plays like his dad. What more could one ask for? Tailor made role and who knows... he might be signed on for more movies after giving a fabulous display in his first acting stint.

5. Anwar Hadi as Dollah Kassim- last but not least, the guy who's playing my dad. Never heard of him before but watch out world... Anwar is gonna set the theaters on fire. (No really..) Even my mum said he looks like my dad in his younger days! Anwar is my favourite local actor right now. Not just because he's playing my dad but it's the truth. Bonded big time with him during the shoot and I pray and hope for his success as he truly deserves it. Everyone who watches the movie would definitely remember Anwar's version of my dad. The must not miss scene of the movie- when Dollah Kassim goes partying! Great stuff bro.

So there you have it. I'll be updating the blog again in time to come as the countdown to the movie premiere begins. All of my best wishes and prayers are for the success of the movie and do support 'Kallang Roar e Movie'!!!

p.s. One of my proudest moments was when two of my loved ones had a cameo in the movie. Introducing Mrs Samad Alapitchay and Shahran Samad in the film - Ms Julie Katherina and Mohd Eshaan!!! Yeeah!!! I love you both.

MOVIE RELEASE: 21st AUGUST 2008

| Kallang Roar e Movie |

2008-06-02T01:08:00.002+08:00

Kallang Roar e Movie

This entry is written by Jatt.

It all started from a suggestive MyPaper article titled "DREAM TEAM".
Coming Soon: New local movie about 1977 Malaysia Cup team and the dream list of actors that would portray the Cup heroes.
Taufik Batisah as Dollah Kassim, HK actor Stephen Chow as Quah Kim Song,
Aaron Aziz as Mohd Noh, Gurmit Singh as Rajagopal and Sharif Samad to play his dad, Samad Alapitchay. Well... let's just say that I put in my 2 cent's worth to the writer as well as the movie's producers.

Next thing I knew, my retort was published the next day and one of the producers contacted me to audition for a role in the movie. It was really a surprise and I accepted wholeheartedly as it was a dream come true for me. It's a combo of my 2 loves, Movies and Football. But one thing's for sure-I so don't wanna portray my dad as I knew I neither looked nor played like him so I chose to be one of the squad members. Who you may ask?

Taa Daah! I will be essaying the role of No 13 Nasir Jalil in the "Kallang Roar Movie". Why you may ask? Well, I don't really know Uncle Nasir very well as he left for Malaysia after his playing days but I know that he was the one that gave the spelling of my name once I was born! So considered I'm playing my "God father" in the movie *smile*

So there started my virgin journey into moviedom. I had to do costume fittings, photoshoots, trial scene shoots etc. For the role of Nasir Jalil, I had to lengthen my hair, grow facial hair and most definitely... LOSE WEIGHT! Ya I know, it's such an issue for me but I'm working on it. And I'm glad to say that with the movie involving sports as well as everyone around me giving me their support, I was able to shed some kilos and improve my overall stamina.

And shooting was a blast! Ya, the waiting and shoot hours were terrible but when it was Lights Camera Action, everything was forgotten and all systems go. From strangers to being 'homies' on the sets, everyone was really enjoying being involved in the movie. I got to rub shoulders and share screen space with artistes like Rafaat Hamzah, Nurul Aini, Neo Swee Lin etc. I couldn't believe it. Was I dreaming? Someone bite me. Well someone did as the fun soon came to an end on 3rd May'08. And guess wat? It was my 30th birthday. Yeeah! It was such an emotional day as it was my birthday as well as my last day of shoot.
( you can read more bout the birthday in my wife's earlier post)

When the director Ding An shouted -WRAP-, most of the guys instinctively threw their wigs in the air ala graduation and everyone hugged and congratulated everyone for a job well done. Not knowing if I would meet everyone again, I made sure I shook everyone's hands and thanked them for making it such an unforgettable experience for me.

And so now, as I'm updating my wife's blog, a day after the wrap party @ The Cage, I just wanna give a shout out to all my dear friends at Merelion Pictures as well as the cast and crew of "Kallang Roar e Movie" You guys really rock! It was an honor being part of this special project with you guys and an even bigger pleasure to have befriended you all...

-to be continued-

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2008-05-31T02:24:00.005+08:00

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summer!

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J.U.N.I.O.R part 2

2008-05-30T17:55:00.002+08:00

J.U.N.I.O.R part 2

Attention all daddies...mummies... aunties...uncles.... friends....

rompers from MOTHERCARE are now on sale @ rainbow-daisies.blogspot.com!

Selling at $4.50 each!!!!

Hurry.. while stocks last!!

: )

what the...

2008-05-30T15:32:00.004+08:00

| what the... |

i have updated but when i was trying to view.. it's gone...

what the...

so i will update another day.. so irritating!!!

xxx

anyone whose child drinks DUGRO 1 PLUS?

i have 1 tin [1.6kg] of DUGRO 1 PLUS [honey flavoured] and a refill box [900g] of the similar milk.

hubby bought the wrong flavour for eshaan. -sigh-

original price:
1.6kg tin - ~$16
900g refill - $9.80

SELLING AT (both) - $18

we are willing to send the milk powder to anywhere in Singapore!

please email us at ezaadjulie@yahoo.com.sg if interested!

thanks : )

i love my black

2008-05-08T22:30:00.000+08:00

i love my black!

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birthday.. birthday...

2008-05-06T20:13:00.005+08:00

| birthday.. birthday..|

it was my hubby's birthday on the 3rd...

as my hubby would put it.."It was an eventful birthday.."

why wouldn't it? he turned 30....

i had planned for his birthday ever since ever since... he was also having his last day of shoot on his birthday... he was not looking forward to it at all... so i decided to plan a surprise birthday party for him at his shooting location...

i got the 2nd directors in with the planning and also some of the actors... they were all set to 'sabo' him on the very day...

so the day came and me and my in laws came all the way down to celebrate his birthday for him... we arrived at 6pm as the 2nd director told me that dinner will take place between 6.30-7pm...

time-check: 7.30pm... dinner was still not served... the dinner which i catered was brought in from 6pm already.. and i'm already stressed out wondering if the food turned bad or not... my in laws were already not happy waiting for them all... i totally understand how they felt.. my son was already cranky... i can't blurt out anything to my hubby who was already wondering why we were all there... i kept on looking to 2nd director wondering if she would inform me about the dinner time... i see my FIL walking towards me with my cranky son and i got the deal... i picked up my son and just told my hubby to celebrate without us and was very upset with the whole thing... we all left the place.

they kept on calling and smsing us with regards to why we
left... well, i was very angry... people.. try to be in my shoes... food to wonder about.. in laws to please... here wondering if food was ok... and everything else under the sun!

i needed time out.. away from the whole thing... i was very upset... imagine planning everything and not working out... imagine paying for everything.. and you are so afraid that it'll all go to waste... -sigh-

anyway, my in laws saw a side of me in which they have never seen... JULIE IS ANGRY.
i was very upset that i didn't watch my husband celebrate his birthday... actually.. i am still upset till now...

after his shoot, we met at Carousel for supper to have a late family celebration...

hubby still continued to tease me about the event making me cry all over again..

"baba, please don't make mama cry anymore...."

Happy Birthday Mohd Ezaad.

| mere tashan |

2008-04-28T00:12:00.003+08:00

| mere tashan |

firstly, happy birthday to my sissy-in-law...

ELLYA HAFSAH BTE ABDULLAH

be happy sissy.. be sexy... stay hot!!!!!

Zulfi... hurry up k... i can't wait to plan for it!!!! lol.

anyway, we went up there recently... the Singapore Flyer...

we went after hubby's shooting...
just wonder what to do so we just decided to do just that. the price of the tix was a turnoff but hubby convinced me tat it would be alright...

will upload photos on the flyer soon...

anyway, girls when will we meet again??

| 4/6 & 4/7 SAC 1998 |

keep in touch.

| eshaan's entry part 2 |

2008-04-25T01:10:00.000+08:00

| eshaan's entry part 2 |

hi everybody. recently, my mama bought me very very nice clothes...

i asked my mama if i could share the nice things she bought... so she went back to the shop and got more...

so mummies... daddies... uncles... aunties and my friends...

support my first photoshoot ya!!!!

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p.s: EVERYTHING IS NEW AND BROUGHT FROM GAP!!!!!

eshaan's entry

2008-04-20T19:40:00.005+08:00

| eshaan's entry |

hello everyone. it's been a long long time ya...

do you know that i can walk!

hahah... well, i know that some of my friends can already walk ever since long long time ago.. i don't really mind.. as my Dadi ( paternal grandma]) said that i'm one who will do things step-by-step... so i took a longer time to enjoy my crawling and all... enjoy my mama carrying me and all than have to walk on my own!

so anyway, after my class on Saturday.. my mama and baba decided to bring me out to the park to allow me to explore the playground..

arriving at the park.. i really didn't know what to expect... but i saw colourful things similar to the ones at my nenek's [maternal grandma] place... i got very excited.. i started to point and show my cutest face to my mama to bring me there...

they were bought over! it always work! hahaha...

anyway, it was very very fun. i rode on the swing... i played in the maze... i played in a little fire engine which was coloured in the same shades as my uniform!!!

see.. what i mean.. the fire engine and my uniform... hahaha..

me playing hide-and-seek with my parents...

baba found me... o'oh..

do you know who is driving the car?

it's me! did you guess it right???

me on the swing.. watch out mama!!

thank you baba and mama for bringing me to the park! i love you both!

anyway, my baba has been really busy nowadays... so time spent together as a family is really precious... but i know it will be over soon ...

akan datang...

i love you my friend

2008-04-18T21:07:00.004+08:00

| i love you my best friend |

this entry is dedicated to my best friend. not putting her name down though.

girl.. when you called me that Tuesday.. and heard ur voice.. i was damn scared...

at the back of my mind... so many thoughts flew by..

"is she ok?.... did she meet with an accident?"

so many... i panicked and hubby too jumped out of his chair... hubby was all ready to help in case you would need his help...

then i heard ur story... i was very angry... i was pissed...

i totally understand ur point and i've told you that i would feel the same way and felt as angry as you did.. i would also curse and swear... u felt wronged.

dearest best friend.. always remember that those 2 people... are not worth ur tears... they are not worth a place in ur mind nor ur heart... they are not even worth of anything after what had happened....

i know that you were cheated of ur feelings from one and the other just maligned you.

i know that it's not fair.

but dearest best friend... THEY ARE NOT WORTH IT.

unfortunately.. they live in this little earth too... we have to live with it...

the one who maligned you also maligned others with her rumours about her hubby.. oh.. i mean her ex-hubby... just to be with the one who cheated on you... haha... well.. the birds of a feather flock together... she left her ex-hubby to be with a cheater.. well.. good luck to her right?

whatever it is my best friend.. i love you. i'm always here for you ya.

| off from bed... to the bowl... |

2008-04-15T12:11:00.003+08:00

| off from bed.. to the bowl |

yup.. shit happens!

and

I'M NOT PREGNANT.

i don't know why i'm having morning, afternoon and night sickness...

i don't know.

i vomit out everything i everything i eat..

i love any kinds of drinks..

so no food.. just drink...

at first i thought that i was having food poisoning.. but food poisoning wouldn't last this long right?? it's worst than when i was pregnant with Eshaan...

met Dr Irene yesterday... she did say that if i'm pregnant.. it might be too early to tell.. and while talking to her.. i vomited into her dustbin... lol.

but she said again.. i might not be pregnant also...

hah! so confusing!

and yes.. i'm late for 6 weeks already...

still confuse!

so now.. bedrest.

and i feel like eating KFC now..

lol.

| yeah |

2008-04-09T21:01:00.003+08:00

| yeah! |

my son has officially walk!

today... exactly on the 9th of April...

his age: 16 months!

xxx

and i quarreled with my sis from last Sunday.

kila.. it's just not worth it.

make up???

rainbow-daisies

2008-04-08T15:45:00.002+08:00

| rainbow.daisies part 2 |

ok people.. let's go shopping!

thank you for your support!

ass-kissing or back-stabbing???

2008-04-03T23:28:00.002+08:00

| ass-kissing or back-stabbing?? |

this month didn't start too well.. never liked April anyway...

April = No Public Holidays

I've been people-watching.. observing...

i know that i'm not perfect.. well.. nobody is.. i find that in this world.. nobody does anything for others... it's all for oneself.. some people are just plain lucky while others have to slog half their life to get anything..

i always thank God for everything I have.. Thank God for everything that He gives me...

syukur.

anyway, i have met others who work their ass off and fail in the end... while there are the rest who just achieve everything with just a little of ass-kissing and back-stabbing..

-sigh-

life isn't fair? well, what is?

i remember one of my cousin asking my ustaz [religious teacher], "Why some people just get everything.. while we who prays and works so hard... nothing?"

He answered," Well, they get it on earth.. you'll just have to patience and continue what you've been doing... in God's will.. you'll receive yours in the heavens..."

hmmm.. that sounded good.

insya-Allah. [God's will]

anyway, my whole family knows what is going on exactly..

my dad isn't happy with what has happened.. he wanted to help me..

"Pa, i know that you are reading this.. Not that i don't your help.. u know me pa... i want to make it on my own.. maybe if it's not in this line... probably another pa... just pray for my success ya!"

my hubby is supportive in whatever i want or am doing.. i love you baby.

about the topic of ass-kissing and back-stabbing.. hmmm...

i'm not perfect.. truthfully speaking, i've ever back-stabbed one of my friends.. i'm so sorry my friend.. i was young and not knowing what i did.

i'm sorry.

xxx

on a lighter note, can't wait for the SACSS 4/6 reunion.

it's been 10 years!

some married.. some engaged.. some still single....

yeah... see you girls..

welcome

2008-04-01T23:29:00.000+08:00

| welcome |

a huge welcome to SYADIAH ASYURA

on the 1st of April 2008 @ 1445.

yeah.. Eshaan can bully... or is it the other way round?
there's 2 of them and there's only 1 Eshaan...

lol.

yeah.. not walking yet

2008-03-31T00:12:00.003+08:00

| yeah.. not walking yet...|

to all who kept on asking...

Eshaan is not walking independently yet.

he just refuse to walk by himself.

he would only walk if me and the daddy holds each of his hands.

-sigh-

so now..

he's only crawling.. and crawling...

and walking WITH support...

jakarta

2008-03-28T23:37:00.001+08:00

| jakarta |

earlier on.. i wrote about something that was planned for the March holidays..

yea.. we planned to head to Jakarta.

hubby was not keen AT ALL to go there because of bad experiences.

my family were able to convince him to come along..

tickets were booked two weeks beforehand...

then.. on the night when we were supposed to leave, eshaan darling fell ill.

we had a bad experience with a 24 hour clinic at Hougang Ave 8.
[parents never send your sick child there in the middle of the night. they don't bother.]

we headed to KKH at 4.30am

eshaan was given the oxygen and he was then able to sleep..

we wanted to cancel the whole trip as he was not well...

he was then discharged from the observation ward at 7.30am..
headed home and straight away called the airline office.

we couldn't get a refund.. not even half as it was less then 24 hours before flight was to take off..
we really didn't know what to do..

we headed off to my in laws and told them what happened..
by that time eshaan was feeling so much better but the doctor at the ER specifically told us NO AIR TRAVEL for him.
my in laws and my mother told us to go ahead with our plans and leave eshaan behind.
i was so upset. half hearted.
here leaving eshaan and go.
or just go ahead with our plans.

we took a while to decide and just before 1.5 hours before the flight was to take off.. we decided to go.. by that time.. eshaan was already up and active... back to his usual self... my in laws and my mother told us not to worry and go ahead and will inform us if there was to be any emergency...

[at terminal 3, singapore]

.jakarta.

jakarta changed a lot. when we arrived, we were stuck in the jam for 3 hours...

'macet pak.. macet...'

[stuck in jam]

arrived at the hotel and it was beautiful.

thank you Uncle Romi, Tante May, Kiva, Uncle Bilal and wife for the warm hospitality.

[at Priety's home.. very desperate housewife neighbourhood]

these guys made our stay more memorable.

made my husband wanting to get back to jakarta.

we want to go Bandung too... to SHOP!

[Bandung.. outside Rumah Mode]

we will be back with eshaan.... k baby....

peace out!

it's finally here!!!!!!

2008-03-21T01:54:00.004+08:00

it's finally here!

click link to find out.

| birthday.. birthday...|

2008-03-08T01:35:00.004+08:00

| birthday.. birthday...|

the day started with me getting up and looking out the bedroom window..

a year older

negative: a year closer to death.

positive: a much wiser person.

the negative thought was much scarier though.

thank you dear friends and family for all the wishes.

went to work.. had a surprise gift from darling Farah.

thank you dear. it's very cute.

after work, had a late lunch date with hubby at Pizza Hut.

then, picked Eshaan up and went to celebrate my birthday...

pictures..pictures...

my cake from awfully chocolate... thank you eshaan..

my family

shafeeq, ryfana, me, kila, rizal

too hot to handle!

lol.

had a little celebration at my in laws yesterday. to celebrate me and my fil's birthday too.. his will be on the 13th but we always celebrate it in the middle of 2 birthdays..

birthday girl and birthday boy

thank you mama (MIL) for the delicious food.. yum!

thank you hubby for my camera+flowers! love it.love it.love it!

thank you darling son for the cake..

thank you kila and rizal for the cute top...

thank you mama(MIL) for the food... now, my diet is gone...

thank you jid... for the shoes i always wanted...

thank you papa and mama for the purplishous crocs... can't believe u remembered!

thank you adik for the keychain... very cikgu..

thank you diah darling for the perfume.. i love u babe..

thank you farah for the cute tea set... come over my place and i'll serve u tea!

and thank you all for the warm wishes...

thank you GOD for giving me wonderful family and friends.

thank you GOD for everything.

thank you

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

about my hubby's case.

it's over.

alhamdullilah.

thank you GOD.

mixed feelings..

2008-03-03T22:48:00.005+08:00

| mixed feelings... |

the weekend wasn't as great as it was supposed to be. we were all looking forward to the saturday for the production launch and it all came down to a call to hubby early in the morning. after attending to the call.. he rushed down to the office.

he came back 2 hours later looking very glum. apparently, some person out there had bad food poisoning after consuming one of the products. she got it from a convenient store which hubby is in-charged off.

the mail was mean.

apparently, Ms V [the customer] got her product at the store. she got it late at night. well, the store knew that they were not supposed to sell the products after a certain time... but apparently, they wanted to make money and forgo the ruling... so dearest Ms V bought it and it upset her tummy...

Ms V started to blame the whole world..[well, who won't].
today, hubby wanted to meet her to get the bad product but it was so tough to get her... [remember that she was supposed to be sick with mc]
in the end, he got hold of her and she told him to meet up not at her place but at another...

hubby got me to follow as he didn't want any other story to be made up.
hubby got her a bouquet of flowers and a big box of famous amos cookies...
when we are on the way there, she called saying that she is going out with her friend as "she couldn't go out with her friends during the weekend as she was sick.." but readers.. she said in her complain that because of her illness.. she couldn't work.. and that her job pays her $xxx a day... hmmm... that got me thinking.. if she was supposed to work.. how was she supposed to go out with her friends...hmmm..

and so we headed over to see her maid.. when we got there, my hubby wanted to pass the gifts to her maid but the maid didn't want to receive it.. when he got in the car, he said that Ms V is a tutor for the kids..

hmm.. a job that pays so well, and yet u want to tutor???

we headed over to her place to pass the stuffs and there was no one home except for loud dogs...

so in the end.. i got those items... thanks dear!!

hubby was pissed... very pissed... hubby called her three times and she didn't answer the phone... when she answered.. she was saying about she being in orchard road... [so much for being sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

and guess what... two hours later... she msg my hubby.. a long long msg... "explaining" about why she tutors lah... what job she does lah....

[i guess she's just saving her own ass!]

well woman, u are a loser! a big one! u ate a bite and said that it was so bad that you can't work and all... and today u are at orchard... $xxx pay per day isn't enough??? u can tutor during working hours? oh ya.. she was tutoring at 5-7pm...

i hope u well. and don't break others' rice bowl.

baby, i love u ya..

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

happy.

production has begun.

and i'm turning 26...

hubby asked what i wanted... here's the list:

1. a SONY semi-pro camera

or

2. a neverfull MM LV

or

3. a dinner date with Shahid?

lol.

deep inside..

i want my hubby back..

he has not been himself ever since the incident.

baby, no gifts in the world can

make me happy as long as you are not..

cheer up..

ps: i got 1 of my wisdom tooth extracted.
ouch.

wah..dolidocter...ma.. dolidoctor...

2008-02-27T23:25:00.003+08:00

| wah.. dolidoctor.. ma.. dolidoctor |

when my brother, Shafeeq, was about 4 or 5.. he has big fascination with aeroplanes and also anything that flies...

so, one day, he was half-naked standing on the cabinet, over-looking the window.. he started screaming...

"wah... dolidoctor.. ma... dolidoctor...wah.. ma!"

my mama and me rushed from the kitchen to see the commotion... and there out the window.. a huge helicopter..

lol.

anyway, from that day onwards my step-dad will make a point to bring the whole family to view the airshow..

when we grew older.. we just had no time and the tickets were also too expensive for my step-dad to get for the whole family...

but i got the privilege to attend the airshow this year.

yeah!

we got guests passes for the trade days and we were so glad that we got it for the trade days after reading the letters sent to the press with regards to the airshow during the public days viewing...

thanks auntie sofiah!!!

i love airplanes...

and happy birthday Cik Ani!

yeah...

2008-02-18T23:24:00.003+08:00

| yeah..|

yeah..

why?

i don't know..

no particular reason.

anyway, just got back to school after a long week of urgent leave...

MIL not well..

became a stay-home mom..

love it!

now back to school..

anyway.. dear papa, mama, shishin, johan, pak long, mak long, hubby and eshaan...

can't wait for the 12th...

how about celebrating my birthday there???

good idea.. ah...

how? how?

yeah... can't wait!!!!!!!

tickets booked!

-smile-

p.s:

Congrats Nurul... welcome to the club...

Congrats Diah...*wink*.

| to share or not to share? |

2008-01-28T00:06:00.000+08:00

| to share or not to share? |

so..

to share or not to share?

i love sharing stuffs...

recipes... food... work... plans.. and all..

so earlier this year.. me and a few friends decided to share work load.

when it came to my turn, i'm very fearful to that i will hand in my share late.. so therefore, i always make sure that i complete it two days before the dateline.

now, when it's my turn to receive their share..

checked my email from morning...

then afternoon...

then evening...

and now it's almost 12 midnight...

it's not there...

i'm very ANGRY!!

wouldn't u?

| teaching |

2008-01-25T00:21:00.000+08:00

| teaching |

i'm in the midst of doing my school work when i guess what i'm feeling now is FRUSTRATION.

in the midst of me typing my weekly lesson plans and my reflection logs, it just struck me..

WHY THE HELL AM I DOING THIS?

I'VE BEEN CHEATED.

when i was younger, i remembered that i always wanted to be a newscaster. always.
i'm always in front of the tv and pretending to be one.

then came one point in my life, when my grandpa was teaching me during tuition.
he asked me what i wanted to be when i grew up.
i said,'Newscaster.' [proudly]
he told me why waste my time.
be a teacher like him.

then it got me thinking.
ya.
why not?

looking at him[during that time] he was always up to school early on the morning and back at home by 1.30 or 2pm latest.
at home, either teaching me or marking [which was not often] or just watching his favourite drama on tv.
so i considered it.

then as i grew up.. i didnt want to be one.
i thought teachers were boring and not exciting.
upon graduating from TPJC, i asked my dad,
"Pa, what do you see me working as?"
"Teacher. and no other."

i did a few jobs here and there and my parents kept on urging me to join teaching.
i signed the application form.
praying hard that i wont get it.
interview came.
praying hard that i screwed it up. [which i think i did]
and voila!
the appointment letter came.

well, it's called that parents' prayers.
mind you i had 4 parents praying for me to be a teacher.

been in the job for about 3 years plus...
it is no longer, go school, teach, mark books, home.
now..it's much much more.
its now.. mark.. plan...mark... teach.. plan... plan.. plan... projects... plan.. teach... plan.. plan... teach.. teach.. plan.. projects... meetings... meetings...courses...teach... plan... plan... courses... meeting... plan... courses... teach...................................................................................................

then

home.

i've been cheated. it is no longer my grandpa's world.

-sigh-

but seriously, i grew to love my job. would love it more if it's just teaching.

| i want.. i want...|

2008-01-16T21:40:00.000+08:00

| i want... i want...|

i want the LV Neverfull MM!

i want the LV Neverfull MM!

i want the LV Neverfull MM!

so must...

work hard...

work hard....

work hard!!!!!

unless... anyone sweet enough??? March is coming....
[hint...hint...]

| the one with the backache |

2008-01-14T12:10:00.000+08:00

| the one with the backache |

me.

that's the one with the backache.

rule no. 1: NEVER put on 3.5 inch high heels during cousin's wedding
[should just stick to 3 inch]

wah... it hurts lah...

hmm... should remember this rule for the next family wedding...

| updates... updates...|

2008-01-13T20:28:00.000+08:00

| updates.. updates.. |

school has been really busy and my patience was really tested during these past 2 weeks of school..

kids crying for no rhyme or reason...

"i want my mummy.." "u are very fierce..." "i got stomachache..."

-sigh-

things kids say just to get out of my class...

am i that fierce? hmmm...

last weekend.. we went to Wild Wild Wet (WWW) with Ariff, Aida, Syahindah dan Aida's sister, husband and her kids...

wanted to head down to Yio Chu KAng Swimming Complex but we were told that it was closed...

so we decided to head to WWW as i was thinking that Eshaan enjoyed himself at the crawling pool..

| fathers. children.slide |

| eshaan in the crawling pool |

on the 6th of Jan, we headed towards Aloha terrace 10 for Sharleez's 1st birthday party. it was a pooh-ish party... pooh pooh everywhere.. remembered Diah was telling me that the decor costs her a bomb.. well, i must say that it was all WORTH IT!

the decor was beautiful and the party was wonderful! and my hubby won best-dressed adult while Syahindah won one of the best-dressed child!

fun! fun! fun!

| Happy Birthday Sharleez |

| winners. |

today, is the wedding of cousin Shaiffudin dan Norasyikin.
family reunion.
noisy DJs.
gossips.

and more.

congrats cousin and welcome to the club!

| groom. bride. |

| family|

| noisy DJs can kill |

| i need my sleep.. no matter how noisy |

xxxxxxxxxx

taare zameen par

the above title is a movie. a first directed film by Aamir Khan.

personally i never liked him nor his films... always thought that he acted overly.

hubby asked me out to watch it.. was not too excited about it.. but i saw the trailers earlier and that i saw that the child actress in the movie was named Ishaan...

so went to watch it coz of the name. lol.

and i was wrong.

the movie was fabulous.

the movie got me and the whole cinema crying. seriously crying. i could literally hear the lady who is seated 6 seats away from me crying..

its about a boy who is suffering from dyslexia. showing us how much one can suffer with this difficulty. how society and his own parents look at him.

it made me think as a teacher. i realised that i may not have done justice to some of these students who had come my way in my 6 years of teaching.

it made me change.

i truly recommend this film to all teachers, to all parents, to anyone who has a huge heart.

seriously.

it will make u see things differently.

take time off.. see it.

xxxxxxxxx

2008

2008-01-03T20:30:00.001+08:00

| 2008|

ermmm.. Happy new year? Late? well, better late than never...

school started... sigh.

no life...

looking forward to every holidays there is coming...

anyway... i was so pissed with the mobile network during new year's eve... my phone had no coverage lah.. no network lah... or network busy... what the hell...

so.. i'm sorry to all the people i'm supposed to wish them on their special days coz of my stupid mobile network....

1. Happy Birthday to Ariff Reza!
May Allah s.w.t bless you and may all ur wishes come true...

2. Happy 2nd wedding anniversary to Ariff and Aida...
more to come!

3. Happy birthday to my darling, Hiryani...
girl.. even though we may not be calling each other or meet up due to our heavy responsibilities (children).... i love you darling... i love our friendship that we have and to you.. a very very happy birthday...

| at last |

2007-12-20T23:29:00.000+08:00

| at last |

now i finally got the time to really type down my thoughts..

let's go through it according to the dates...

on the 30th of November was my daddy's birthday.. he is 50 years old... .. although we've celebrated with him already.. but just to put into records...

Happy Birthday Papa!

right.. on the 1st of december was our princess Syahindah's birthday...

Happy Birthday Sayang!

on the 3rd of december was me and ezaad's 2nd wedding anniversary..
yup.. he surprised me in the morning while getting eshaan ready with a little card and my favourite anna sui perfume on the dining table... [well, he knows well enough that i love perfumes as gifts as i would never get them myself... i rather spent the money on shoes and bags..lol]
then when i went into the kitchen... opened the fridge.. saw a little bluish-green box with the word TIFFANY outside... i jumped for joy!!! he got me my charm bracelet which i always wanted... i ran back to the room and hugggggggggged my darling... couldn't scream as eshaan was asleep...
after being teary-eyed and all.. i went into the store room and took out a big bundle... i went in front of him and could see the bling-bling in his eyes...
yup.. it's the PS3...

i thought it ended there... nope.. he went into his bag and handed me a box containing a purple PSP... i am overjoyed!!!!

Thank you sayang!

so after hugs... we had our family[plus extended family] outing to the zoo...
it was great fun! and i pity the elephant....

then the whole entire week was planning of eshaan's birthday...
on the 8th of December was hubby's ex-schoolmate's wedding dinner...

| congrats Zul and Azlin |

apart from dinner.. it was also a reunion for Realisasi...

| Realisasi |

what and who are the Realisasi... they were the winners of our local radio station 89.7FM for impersonating the Malaysian's boy-bands.. the KRU...
it was real fun and funny watching them....

we travelled to kl on the 14th till 16th of december... stayed at the Impiana KLCC... hotel was beautiful and convenient... but i sure think that the front desk would need to learn some proper customer service... their people relation zero! if u are one who dont need any nice attitude from hotel staff.. you could stay there but if u need interaction with hotel staff.. don't bother... they suck big time! there is this lady duty manager who even tried not to talk to me or communicate with me as she could not solve my problem. they just suck!

but it helps going with a wonderful group... i enjoyed my kl trip... without the staff at IMPIANA KLCC...

did loads and loads shopping there... shopped till i dropped...
Gucci was having sale there... so.. with my bonus... i got myself a 'Positano' medium tote... happy.. happy... and got for my mother a 'pelham' small shoulder bag... hubby was also looking out for bags as his work bag has been overworked... so a little gift in which he was quite angry that i bought it for him a soft briefcase from LV...

alright.. enough shopping... cannot use my credit cards for 6 months - sigh-.. according to hubby...

anyway... Selamat Hari Raya Haji!

| happy birthday ESHAAN |

2007-12-09T23:47:00.000+08:00

| Happy Birthday Eshaan |

Happy Birthday to you...

Happy Birthday to you...

Happy Birthday to Eshaan.....

Happy Birthday to you!

yup.. it's my darling's birthday today... a year ago.. i was heavily pregnant with him till about 9.12pm on the 9.12.06... and now.. he is one....

kids grow up too too fast...

here's looking back for the last 12 months...

| about 2 months old |

| 4 months |

| 5 months |

| 6 months |

| 7 months |

| 9 months |

| 10 months |

| 11 months |

today, he celebrated his 1st birthday at McDonald's Kallang...

we had lots of choices in choosing the birthday venue... all the grandparents wanted to do up his birthday party.. so the parents decided that we shall do it at McDonald's...[just to be fair]

actually, we know that he is kind of too too young to have his celebration at the restaurant... he won't remember all the things which had happened... but when the parents were growing up.. he listened and saw the pictures in which we ourselves celebrated birthdays.. my hubby remembered his horse-shaped cake while i had my strawberry shortcake cake for my 1st birthday.. so we thought.. why not?? anyway, if he can't remember... its also nice for the whole family to meet and talk once in a while...

we had a sports' theme party and the guests were asked to dress in any sports except for soccer... only me, daddy and eshaan are dressed in soccer outfits... it was fun!

| the Baba |

| the Mama |

| just us |

well.. it was definitely fun and exciting... the kids had loads of fun... also the 'tua-s'[the old ones] who played together with the kids... well.. picture speaks a thousand words... enjoy..

and of course those well-dressed at the party were rewarded..
best-dressed kid: 1st-Sharleez, 2nd: Dani
best-dressed adult: 1st: Fir, 2nd: Ellya
congrats winners!

we sincerely hope that everyone had fun at the party. our sincere and deepest thanks to one and all... especially..

1. Kala Kila [thanks for helping in the food order]
2. Mummy Jid [thanks for becoming the photographer of the day]
3. all staff of McDonald's especially Ayu

and to my son, i love u....
| 1 year old |

| angry |

2007-12-07T01:06:00.000+08:00

| angry |

grrr... i'm angry.

very pissed.

i was out with my mum, sis and eshaan yesterday...

mum wanted to get eshaan's birthday gift and also to just window shop....

after going round.. we ended up at Suntec City mall...

before entering the hypermart.. i saw a travel agency on the same floor and decided to pop into it and ask about available flights for the end of the year...

so i entered the shop and there was nobody in the agency and there was only a guy in his mid-30s behind the long desk...

the conversation:

me: hi.. sorry.. just wondering... are there any flights out to HongKong for the 28th?

man: free and easy?

me: ya..

man: actually cathay and SQ are full... [heads over to a counter behind him grabbing a thick file]

me: oh... jetstar?

man: u can book that urself online...

me: i know... but i need a place to stay right? so wonder if u have a package with jetstar?

man: yaah... u have to book online urself...

me: [keeping cool] how about united?

man: that one very expensive...

me: [pissed] ok.. its alright.. thank you.

just as i turned and headed to the door... he spoke, mumbling to himself in another mother tongue.. thinking that i didn't understand.. saying that i just came to waste his time and i could not afford to go..

me: what did u say? u think that i didnt understand what u just said????? [and i repeated what exactly he said]

man: [very shocked] sorry..

me: sorry???... so u think i cant afford... bloody hell... who do u think u are? u sure dont know ur customer service... if i want.. i can throw the money and buy a cash package from u... just because i'm in a t-shirt and slipper means that i'm poor and i wasted ur time... no wonder we need the courtesy campaign and GEMS!!!

xxx

feeling better now. thanks for reading.

| watch this! |

2007-12-05T11:43:00.000+08:00

| watch this |

hi all... please spare about 3 mins to watch this..

u won't waste ur time...

it is so damn funny lah....

i watched and laughed till i teared...

enjoy!

| happy 2nd |

2007-12-03T22:52:00.000+08:00

| happy 2nd |

at 1315hr 2 years ago (3rd Dec 05)...

me, miss julie katherina became MRS EZAAD ABDULLAH...

happy and delighted

baby, thanks for these wonderful two years and insya-Allah more to come..
i love u to bits.

u are my hubby...

my best friend...

my everything...

i love u.

p.s: thanks for the gift... love it!

| school's out.. let's play! |

2007-11-15T23:40:00.000+08:00

| school's out.. let's play! |

yeah... finally it's over...

2 more weeks of meeting and more meetings...

then OVER!

things to do:
1. plan for eshaan's b-day!
2. holiday...

firstly, still couldn't decide on destination.. i know.. i know.... most flights out of our tiny island are already full... bali is out... perth is out...

thinking of going to Shanghai?

or Bangkok...

or Phuket?

or as hubby suggests....

BACK TO HONG KONG!

i really dont know why he loves that place so much....

he told me that it's up to me...

as long as the place is not hot...

"Bi, with your restrictions on the temperature of the place... i guess... our lists goes down to China or Hong Kong...."

eshaan.. please decide... : )

my precious one

2007-11-12T23:36:00.000+08:00

| my precious one |

my precious one fell ill last week.

i was lost.

i was weak.

i cried the whole time he was there.

it started out last Sunday when he developed fever and running nose. sent him to the doctor on that Sunday itself and he ran a high fever. the whole night, i was up looking after him as he was really cranky with the blocked nose and all. he only fell into deep sleep at about 5.30am the following morning and i was then down with migraine that got me into medical leave on Monday itself.

on Tuesday, i sent him over to my dad's place for Bibik[maid] to look after while i'm at work and told her to contact me if eshaan needs anything at all.

at about 4.30pm, while i was in class with my P1s, the class phone rang in my class and Joyce from the office informed me that my son is running high fever and that he is on the way to KKH. i rushed down to the office to call my hubby just to confirm it and made my way into the meeting room to inform my head. she was so understanding and let me off to see my son.

i arrived soon after and met my hubby and son at KKH where he was given the utmost attention as he was below one and at that point he was breathless. immediately, he was given oxygen and all sorts of tubes and wires were put onto him to check everything about him. he cried and cried. i cried too.

the nurses and doctors at KKH A&E were really helpful and caring. eshaan didn't want to be put down. he cried for the longest time. he didn't want anybody else accept me. not even the daddy... he cried himself to sleep and at that time, he still didnt want to be put down. i just wanted him to have a good rest, so i didnt mind my aching arms at all. after being observed in the A&E for a good 4 hours, my son's condition wasn't improving at all... the doctors decided to get him admitted.

for 4 days and 3 nights, i spent my time in KKH ward 62. the 1st night, eshaan didnt sleep well and kept on crying and crying. he was put into a box and tell me how could a child sleep in this position?

| my precious one in his own box.. me crying... hubby trying to cheer me up |

the next morning, when the nurses drew the curtains, i realized that all the mummies were in their child's cot, curled up next to them. the mummy next to me told me that i could jump into the cot and keep my son company so that he'll be more comfortable... and i did just that for the next 2 nights..

| afternoon nap |

i was there the whole time. didn't want to leave him even for a minute. my family was very supportive and helped me throughout eshaan stay there.. my mother took leave on the second day and my step-mum took leave on the last day to help me to look after eshaan while i take a nap on the chair. they urged me to get on home to get a proper sleep but i just cant and wanted to be close to him.

| his little finger.. wrapped up after a blood test |

and yes.. he slept better.. for the 1st 3 days, he was connected to this machine to track his oxygen level in his body and heart rate. an oxygen mask was on stand-by if his oxygen level when below 95%.. if his heart rate was above 160.. i'm supposed to hug and comfort him to make him less excited.

yes, he got discharged last friday. i'm still sad. he is not eating that well.. he fears of anything that is put near his mouth... he is traumatized. we are taking it a day at a time.

eshaan darling, get well soon.

dont scare mama anymore.

u are my everything.

u are my precious one.

i love you too too much.

to my ML department: thank you so much for ur understanding and visits.
to Diah : thanks Babe for the visit and the ball for Eshaan.. he adores it.
to Farah: thanks darling for the call and please thank your family too for the prayers.
to my colleagues: thank you so much for your care,concern and understanding during this period.
to the doctors and nurses of Ward 62 KKH: thanks so much for all ur help and care during the stay. u guys have been a great help and made my stay with my son so much easier.
to all: thanks for all the wishes and concerns showered on Eshaan. we appreciate it.

get well sayang.

| case closed |

2007-10-30T00:25:00.000+08:00

| case closed |

we are always arguing about who Eshaan looks like most...

so it's fair..

try it... it's fun.

and i actually look like Hritrik Roshan... OMG!!!!
[and i don't agree about the Howard person though]

lol.

yeah!

| raya raya raya |

2007-10-21T21:06:00.000+08:00

| raya raya raya |

nope... kikilala... u got it wrong... i update my blog soon enough....

lol.

Selamat Hari Raya.

hari raya was a hand full...

i got my hands full carrying Eshaan everywhere... and on the second day, my arms were soo sore that i begged hubby to carry him every time we stepped out of the car..

lots of visiting and all. shall skip the details...

anyway, last week, we had our PSLE marking ... had a rolling good time... met up with old friends, colleagues and even family... felt like hari raya all over again.

anyway, Mamta ended... crappy ending... felt so stupid that me and hubby stayed up till late at night, every night just to get that STUPID ending. WHATEVA!

ok.. pictures time... no full raya photos yet as left camera in the car...

1st day of raya. eshaan is totally knocked out. all in red.

he might be sleeping but don't u dare pull his red packet away from him.

lol.

2nd day of raya. dressed in black. handsome tak?

my girlfriends dropped by my place for raya.
from left: azlina, sulastri, nani, marlina and moi!
they stayed and chat till 1am. had so much fun catching up with u girls.

eshaan has new wheels. his first set of wheels actually broke. yup. the whole thing became like bits and pieces. and he loves his new set of wheels. he looks so grown up.

and welcome to the world Ryan. my darling Farah Ritz, the proud mother, gave birth to Ryan on the 17th October 2007 at 0759hrs. Farah, no matter how nice his name is... he is still my AWIE!
and while visiting her at the hospital, we decided to rename Sharleez as Ella. So it'll be Ella and the boys... and Diah darling, i stole ur photo.. she's too cute.. cannot resist lah....

lol.

anyway, my son found a new toy. my handphone. one day, as i was waking up, i could hear his laughter. then i saw that he was playing with my phone. when i took it away, i realised that the camera was on and checked my gallery, there a whole lot of his photos... he to think that he actually smiled. so clever.

lol.

lastly, i'm selling off these two bags. they are similar yet of different colours. one in black and the other in orange. made of synthetic leather and believe me, i used the black one once and never touch the orange one before. bought it at $49.90 each and selling at $24 each. price is negotiable. no scratches nor marks.

why am i selling them? no more space in the bags' cupboard. and hubby not allowing me to buy any new ones till i sell these off.

interested? email me please.

ezaadjulie@yahoo.com.sg

and enjoy Hari Raya!

come on.... hurry... it's raya!

2007-10-12T15:13:00.000+08:00

come on.... hurry... it's raya!

i'm very excited this year... very EXTRA excited... no idea why... maybe.. it's eshaan's first raya... maybe.. it's the idea of all of us wearing similarly tomorrow... maybe.. it's because it's HARI RAYA tomorrow....

YIPEE!

i'm actually waiting for my half day to end... no mood to do work.. no mood to do anything... all i know is that.. i'm returning home to do lots and lots of clearing of housework...

toilet still needs to be washed... tomorrow's baju still need to be iron... kitchen still needs to be wiped and hubby still needs to wipe my mirrors....

but still... i just cant wait to get home...

20 more minutes...

oh ya... cookies.. still needs to be put into the containers...

anyway, last year.. 7 bags of rubbish... this year.. loads more... uncountable...

-sigh- dear.. i think we better stop buying and storing...

after raya... it's planning of eshaan's birthday party time!!

yeah... looking forward to that!

ok.. people... stop working...

come ... hurry.. it's RAYA!

on behalf of my husband, Ezaad, myself and our little one, Eshaan,

we would like to wish one and all...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN.

see u all soon!

Mamta

2007-10-04T11:31:00.000+08:00

Mamta

according to my sister.. my blog dah berhabuk [ dusty ]... been a long time since i updated... yup.. the last time i did it was on the 1st day of Ramadhan... been very busy cleaning and rearranging furniture at home... no time to update this blog of mine...

this will be a short one too as i'm still busy doing my school work... as you can see the title is mamta.. Mamta is a hindi soap-opera on Zee TV... i've been watching it ever since years ago... i think a good three or four years ago.. kind of grew up with it... witnessed its change in actors and actresses... witnessed so many changes... witnessed the children grow up and mamta growing old...

and yes.. it is ending in about two weeks time... i'm very sad... yesterday.. mamta, the main character died... yes.. she died in a bomb blast... i cried... cried my hearts out... the son is growing crazy and i'm very upset that all this is happening when it is coming to an end... i always thought that Hindi stories come with a good ending..

I am wrong!

| Ramadhan |

2007-09-12T22:32:00.000+08:00

| Ramadhan |

to all my fellow friends and family, me, Ezaad and Eshaan would like to wish all of u

Selamat Berpuasa!

let's all have a blessed and meaningful one!

xxx

heard this on radio last night and i had a good laugh...

check it out...

| highs and lows |

2007-09-07T03:22:00.000+08:00

| highs and low|

what do you say when someone comes over and say... i have good news and bad news... which first? well, 90% of the time, people would want to listen to BAD news first then the GOOD news... i guess, it'll help them lift up their mood after hearing the bad news...

so i shall start with my low [bad news]....

i received an email. a nasty one. about my love one.

this person dare not even leave his/her own email address and i know it's a fake address... don't even dare to leave his/her name... best thing, he/she even tells me that he/she reads my blog...

now READ!

CHICKEN!

u chicken, listen up and listen good! my love for my husband is strong and so is his love for me. i know it and i know it well. u think that by writing to me a whole lot about what happened in the past shakes me and my relationship??? sorry lah.. u got the wrong person! u just made me stronger! my relationship with my husband is based on trust and love. let me tell you, before even we started considering to be together, we accepted each other's pasts and forgotten about it.. not like you! i know every single girl he dated and he knew my dates too. i know every single relationship he had and he knew mine too! u don't have to tell me about it. i long knew about it before u had to tell me. and unlike you, i dont bring up the past coz i've a bright future ahead of me to look forward too! i pity you that you even try to do this.. how low can you go??? got other interesting things to tell me? go ahead... TELL ME! INFORM ME!

chicken, when i got your silly email... i laughed... i laughed so hard that i had to pee... so u actually expect me to do what uh after reading your email? JUMP DOWN? or DEMANDED MY HUSBAND FOR AN ANSWER? or CRY TILL MY TEARS DRY OUT?? so which one? u are so silly... i bet with you chicken, if my husband read your email, he'll laugh too!

so, my darling... try harder next time.

XXX

highs

1. went to Batam early of the week with colleagues for a retreat...
FUN..FUN...FUN!
silly talks and silly things we did...
oh yesh.. bought 8 big boxes of donuts....
and hair spa....
yeah!

| ezaad..edwin..julie |

2. just now [Thursday] we went for our studio shoot.
the world is small.
our wedding camera woman -Kzen was our camerawoman again.
so it was pretty easy.
she knows our style and we were comfortable with her..
just a preview before the real thing!

| eshaan and me taking a break |

| yeah... waiter or conductor? or did adha influence you to join his profession?|

| mama.. i don't like bow ties |

3. i'm in the midst of doing up the photo montage for children's day.
it's so exciting..
coz i love love love doing up these things!

| one of the photos of my own class for the montage |

4. oh ya!
HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!

5. and more photos which i owe...
long time wedding photos which i promised to put up....

| Shahid and Tina |

| best friend, Nani and Sharin |

alright. i'm happy now.

| it's just not fair |

2007-08-27T00:12:00.000+08:00

| it's just not fair |

it's just not fair.

eshaan, i carried you in my tummy for 9 months and 2 days..
and had you in labour for 3.5 hours...

and BABA is the first word???

why not MAMA??!!!

and your father, happily changed his 'DADDY' to 'BABA'!

so now your father wants to be called 'BABA'!

IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!

it might not be fair... but I LOVE YOU STILL!

come on sayang... say MA-MA... MA-MA...

| missing u |

2007-08-22T23:26:00.000+08:00

| missing u |

I'm missing you terribly.

come back soon.

| snip.. snip.. |

2007-08-17T23:17:00.000+08:00

| snip.. snip.. |

i had my first snip snip session today.

yucks.

at first i thought mama was bringing me into toys'r'us to get me a new toy.. but..

noooooooo...

i got cheated!

my hair got snipped!

| me realising i got cheated |

| mama thinks i don't know that they are discussing about my hair |

| the tv didn't work for me... hmmm... a toy? |

| i don't like the toy... give me back my hair! |

totally didn't like it! what was the need for it... mama thinks that i look neater now...

but i like the messy look... it's called the 'Tom Cruise Look'... well.. Saif uncle had that hair in the movie Hum Tum!

| my new hair |

i sulked the whole time after the snip...

but i know someone who is very very happy...

daddy got what he wanted and even more! not fair!

now in his collection is his home and away Liverpool jerseys and a pair of Liverpool boots...

he was supposed to just get his away jersey today but when we entered the store today... the boots of the different Adidas sponsored teams also arrived... the uncle who helped daddy was also a Liverpool supporter so he told my daddy about the boot... my daddy's eyes sparkled... mama said that it was the same sparkle when he found out that i was in mama's tummy... so, he saw the boots but since daddy just paid for the jersey earlier... he had thoughts about getting the boots... we then went to have dinner...

during dinner.. he was not himself... kept asking if he should get it... tossing coins... and more...

mama then said... just get it!

we then went back to the shop and he got those boots...

and yes.. he is the proud and first owner of the Liverpool boots sold in Singapore!

[serious.. daddy is the first to buy the boots in Singapore!]

daddy is very proud of it! but daddy said buying it means that he moved to the dark side... he was always a Predator... but this pair of boots is a F50+ Tunit... but what the heck.. it's Liverpool!

| this is it! |

| he said once i grow up.. it'll be mine |

| both home and away |

well, they tried to make me happier... they too got me a little something too...

| a full home kit |

| can i carry the bag to Tumble Tots, ma? |

well, actually they didn't have to.. but since they did.. thank you mama... thank you daddy...

love you both.

still no more snips for me. period.

p.s: daddy.. i think mama still wants her Tiffany's....

| too fast |

2007-08-13T22:16:00.000+08:00

| too fast |

Happy Birthday my country.

and on the same day.. my son turned 8 months old...

my son, Eshaan, is growing up... too fast...

i still remember the days when he fits nicely in one arm... now... he fills up my both arms!

| 1 month old |

| 3 months old |

| 6 months old |

| 7 months old |

and when he turned 8 months... he wanted to be different...

| the batty one? |

| the spidery one? |

he still could not decide... and we thought he was uncomfortable when he put on those mask.. but when we took it off him... he wailed.. when we put it back on... he smiled....

since he couldn't decide... he'll just stick to be Eshaan till he grows up...

| just me |

love u darling!

| about weddings, anniversaries and more... |

2007-08-04T20:06:00.000+08:00

| about time, weddings, anniversaries and more... |

time
no time.. too much time... too little time...
so which one belongs to u?
me?
its.. no time...
i wish to have more time...
so that i can update this sooner and not wait till this long..
my best friend, Munira used to tell me that, "Julie.. u are one person who has 25 hours a day.. the rest of us are normal, with just 24 hours..."
why she said that?
well, during our 'o' levels days... everyone would be studying like crazy.. but urs truly has got the time to make.. yes.. make dedications to be sent to Perfect 10 and all... don't know if u remembered.. when Jean Danker used to host the 8-12 midnight slot at Perfect 10 and there'll be the dedications segment where listeners sends in their dedications creatively...
well, i'm one of them...
too much time.. or should i say like what i tell Munira... "Mun, i plan my time."
and i passed my exams with flying colours k!
now can i have 25hours a day please....

time passes by a hell lot faster now...
before we can take a deep breathe and enjoy the sights... it's August now..
what happened to May, June and July.. i wonder..

anyway, we celebrated our Nation's Racial Harmony Day in July...
normally, it's the time of the year when kids dress up beautifully and colourfully to school...
but not this year.
i remember having a few students coming up to me and ask...
"Mrs Ezaad, can we come in Indian or Malay clothes tomorrow?"
i had to turn them down.. and i could see their disappointment...
"School is so boring," said the kid.
didn't know what to say to them... just smiled..
to bring a little more colour to the square school, a few of the teachers did dress up and got the children excited a little.. but i know they had fun with the concert and all...

| Mdm Diah Begum and Mdm Julie Tan... lol. |

anyway, my girlfriend, Nuraini , got married to Sharin and my cousin, Syahid to Tina, on the 21st July 2007.
once my bro returns my external disc drive, i'll post the pictures up...
Congrats darlings!

right after the week, i was down.. totally down...
came with a bad flu and cough.. lost my voice early of the week...
couldn't really blame who i got it from...
could be from Diah darling.. who was coughing into my face! jangan marah ye..
could be from Kakak Farah.. who was already coughing badly...
could also be from Nad... who was having flu....
hmmm... can't really say though...
so anyway, i was down for the week...
went back to the doctor's on Wednesday of the week..
he said," u actually got lung infection...aka pneumonia. but don't panic... you'll be fine..."
i panicked at first but got the right medicines and all went well...
but i miss my son a lot though...
can't be near him.. coz he can get it from me too...

anyway, although i was down for the week, had a lot of things to complete... like exam papers.. worksheets and markings to complete...
and also my in laws wedding anniversary celebrations...

my in laws were to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary at the end of July... they had a dream of celebrating it with a bang.. and we, the children wanted to help them achieve their dream... so we started planning for it...

me being sick and all had loads and loads of help from all.. especially the cousins...
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU! I LOVE U ALL!

then, since my hubby is the eldest in the family.. we had to be the ones inviting all the relatives and family members... now i understand.. it's so tough being mother and father of the bride or groom.. the invite lists.. the caterers... the venue... so many decisions to make!

A GREAT BIG HUGE THANKS TO MY DAD.. FOR ASSISTING US WITH THE VENUE AND FOOD WHICH WAS SUPERB... AT THE AMAZING PRICE!
we held it at Parkroyal @ Beach Road..
and till now everyone is still talking about the mushroom soup...

A GREAT BIG THANKS TO ALL THE AUNTS FOR THE INTERVIEWS...
we interviewed a few people to collate a video for the couple for them to remember on their courtship days and their wedding... the video was amazing...

A HUGE THANKS TO ALL THE WELL-WISHERS OF THE COUPLE..
we went around getting wishes from friend and family to wish the couple on the anniversary and the couple is very touched by your wishes and the videos...

AND FINALLY.. A GREAT BIG HUGE THANKS TO ONE AND ALL WHO KEPT THIS EVENT A SECRET FROM THE COUPLE TILL THE VERY DAY...
we wanted to surprise the couple so they actually didn't know a single thing... mum was of course upset thinking that she had to go to some stupid function in which dad had to be the guest of honour.. in which the children made up the whole thing with fake events... lol.
but all i can say... quoted from mum, "I was shocked... till now, i'm still shocked!"
mum was in tears when she entered the ballroom... she didn't expect that the kids were able to pull it off...
but we did!

| the newly-weds.. oops... i mean the couple.. and my son |

anyway, i'm glad that everything went well and everyone enjoyed themselves on that day... one thing for sure.. it brought the family closer!

I LOVE MY FAMILY!

recently we had a family bowling game... it was fun... it was a competition between the mothers, fathers, sons and daughters....
the winner was the sons...
whatever.

| the family and it's cute seeing a football player playing bowling. lol. |

| eshaan... my future job |

yes.. that's what he loves to do now.. kick and play with balls... throw a ball to him.. he'll kick and laugh at you...

i love him most and it's amazing how fast he grows...

| my darling |

| our little own family |

THANK YOU GOD FOR MY AMAZING HUSBAND AND A HEALTHY AND WONDERFUL SON.. GOD, YOU ARE THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL. AMIN.

p.s: Eshaan's first tooth grew... it is on the top gum..

| just me & you |

2007-07-16T22:07:00.000+08:00

| just me & you |

last weekend... me and hubby went to Batam for a short getaway...

just the two of us....

with a very heavy heart.. we left Eshaan at my in laws... at first i wanted to bring him along.. but hubby said no... and my in laws were really supportive and wanted us to get a break...

so we went.

| on the ferry on the way to Batam |

after a short hour ferry ride in which hubby got sea sick... we arrived.

getting to the hotel was quick as the ferry terminal was located about 5 minutes away... got there early and room wasn't ready.. so we headed out for lunch first...

wanted to just get a small bite as after lunch we had our spa treatment.. but our servings were large and in the end... i didn't finish my sandwich...

| now you know... it's so large |

headed straight to spa and my oh my... it feels so good....

| yeah! spa... |

and hubby... he loves it!

| all ready for spa |

then.. we headed to our room and had a bbq dinner by the poolside...

| the view from our room |

very nice.. with the wind blowing... the musicians playing... the hot bbq food....

soon after.. we headed for karaoke... it which hubby wanted to do so badly... ok lah.. not a lot of hindi numbers... so we ended up singing loads of english and old malay songs...

after a whole lot of singing.. we headed back home....

| on the way back |

Singapore.

the only setback was.. everything was dealt in Sing Dollars... so things were quite expensive... but nonetheless... it was worth it!

anyway, got my hubby a gift for our 5th year of being together...

| me and my drums |

yup.. his own drum set... dear.. i want my Tiffany's....

love my husband.

love my son more!

xxx

ps: hubby sings! sorry the room was dark... so just hear it yah!

ok... deleted

2007-07-13T17:04:00.000+08:00

ok deleted

alright.. i've deleted my last post... so many controversies... so many sms and calls about it....

ok.. the entry is just between me and the people i and hubby saw...

it shall be just between us.

shhhh...

| @ Random |

2007-07-11T23:24:00.000+08:00

| @ Random |

it's been a while... busy busy... just recovered from food poisoning though... had it during the weekend.. not only me.. all of us went to the doctor's together... me, my hubby, my mum, my dad, my sis, my bro, my maid... all of us got it... shall not say from where ya! [shhhh]

anyway, about what happened to my FIL.. my hubby wrote in to the papers and they cover the story... to all that gave words of encouragement to my FIL.. we thank you!

after the write-up, there were a few comments on the papers in which the readers didn't use their brains still... they commented that my 'silly FIL' was supposedly given his pass so why did he misplaced it? to this silly reader.. if my FIL had his pass.. would we inform the papers about it???? BODOH! the point is that silly reader... he DID'NT HAVE HIS PASS! [got it?]
they didnt give him his pass!

ok.. case close and we are happy.

xxx

my kikilala sis is in the NDP this year... taking part.. so she had tickets for the preview and she gave them to us... [love you sis]

the whole show was ok.. i remember going to previews before.. and this is the first time that we were not given any bags... we were just given a bag of chips and drinks.. the chips stinks! the only plus point of the show was the fireworks which was launched in the waters and on the buildings... and yes... when kikilala performs.... hahahaha...

xxx

looking back at those photos... sigh..

people.. i took out my hair extensions....

my head itches badly.. and it got all tangled up... and the biggest truth is that my grandma told me to take it off...

so i'm back to short hair...

sigh.

xxx

on the 9th of July, my son turned 7 months.

well, who does he look like? daddy or me?

let's vote. tell me who does he look like now...

have fun.

xxx

| ya right... so much for the field of dreams.... |

2007-06-30T23:54:00.000+08:00

| ya right.. so much for the Field of Dreams |

my family and i are in a foul mood... very foul mood... because of a staff at the National Stadium...

today marks the closing ceremony for the National Stadium to make way for the new Sports Hub.. so my father-in-law had to make an appearance to play for one of the games - Singapore Ex-Internationals VS Malaysia Ex-Internationals.

my father-in-law is Mr Dollah Kassim - a Singapore striker in the 70s, also known as The Gelek King...

ya.. so all of us were in high spirits and i also brought Eshaan along to the stadium as we wanted to let him feel the stadium atmosphere and watch his Dada [grandfather] play...

the game went well... and the Ex-Internationals game went into a draw of 1-1. it was quite cute watching these old timers play... their body sizes... their cute way of kicking and mis-kicking the balls... it was very entertaining...

anyway, the drama started right after the game... before i continue... people who know my father-in-law.. they will say that he is the most patient and cool man on earth and seldom get upset over things and one who forgives and forget...

so right after the game... he came over to our seats... and met a few of his fans around the area... anyway, we got seats at the grandstand area... so while talking to us about the match that he played earlier... two ladies came over to us... one wearing an usher red jacket and the other a normal office jacket and has a tag which says 'STAFF'... the 'STAFF' came over to my father-in-law and started talking to him..

[a shorten,exact conversation between them.. i was seated right in front of them so i could hear the conversation]

Staff : Sir, can i have ur ticket?

father-in-law[FIL] : huh.. i don't have one...

Staff: can i have ur ticket?

FIL : i don't need one...

Staff: But sir, if you want to sit here.. you would need a ticket... how can you enter without a ticket?

FIL : I played on the field... so i cannot sit here?

Staff: u need a ticket.. u cannot enter without a ticket..

FIL : Everybody let's go...

[so we packed up and left]

before.. anybody thinks that my FIL is a pain... let me inform u on the logic about it....what the staff wanted wont come to any sense...

1. since he was a player, he had a different entrance from us... after the game, he had to get out from entrance A and go to entrance B to get to us... if he needed a ticket... why didn't the staff from Entrance B stop him...

2. the other players who had played with him also didn't have tickets... why didn't she stop them?

3. she was very rude!

4. if she had brains...[which she didn't].. she could get my FIL to go with her and verify his name for the seat....

she embarrassed my FIL by questioning him about his eligibility there in front of the fans... my FIL whom had created history for Singapore Football... my FIL whom people respected and brought home the Malaysian Cup for Singapore!

i could see that my FIL was really sad and disappointed about the whole incident.. he was pretty quiet throughout the journey home...

being me.. me and my Mother-in-law created quite a scene at the entrance of which my FIL was allowed in earlier... the people there were very shocked at the whole situation... some of which wanted to give my FIL a ticket to enter and forget the whole incident... it was not about the ticket... it was more about my FIL's embarrassment and how the 'STAFF' talked to him...

and so we left.

some family and friends noticed that my FIL was not around for the 'Down the Memory Lane' segment... they called and msg us to ask if he was ok... we are very grateful to all family and friends who showered concern and care to my FIL... we told them about the situation and they were very upset about it also...

so much for the being the field of dreams.... more like the field of disappointment...

ps: all 'STAFF' working at the National Stadium on the 30th June 2007.. should go for training in Public Relations...

| it's my first day of school |

2007-06-24T18:53:00.000+08:00

| it's my first day of school |

dear diary,
today was my first day of school. i am special. others start tomorrow.. i start school today!
early in the morning, daddy and mama was all ready with me.. i put on my brand new Adidas Tee as mama said that my uniform was not ready yet...

| i'm all ready mama |

ok.. so here goes.. we went to school and arrived on time... daddy and mama were pretty excited as they kept on snapping photos of me during school... quite embarrassing at first but.. what the heck... i love to be photographed!

| me and daddy outside my school |

yes.. as you can see.. i am a Tumble Tots kid! i really don't know what i was in there for but all the colourful toys around me was making me excited...

the class started with mama massaging me.. it feels so good... and at the end of everything i got a great big hug from her and daddy... now that was good... then the auntie started to play very very nice songs for us to sing... and hey.. i know the first song which was 'Twinkle twinkle little star'... then the next few songs were new to me... but i followed through... it was fun!

we were then left to play and explore on our own... i see that some of my friends had their own territory marked already.. they straight away crawled or walked to their places... i know that i will do as such once i learn how to crawl.. now.. i can only depend on my mama to get me there... luckily mama knows her son best! the places that she brought me to were very exciting and i had so much fun!

| see.. ma.. i can balance with one arm! |

| i love this orange ball... daddy.. can i get one at home? |

| me and mama doing action songs |

ok.. that is my first day of school. can't wait to next Sunday!

Love, Eshaan.

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ok.. this is eshaan's mama... anyway, i've said that i would not support Indian Idol 3 as on Indian Idol 2.. Karunya didnt win! but i caught an episode and my... i know this guy will go far...

His name is MEIYANG CHANG.

yes.. he's Chinese... but he cant speak Chinese but he looks like one and my god.. His Hindi..... superb lah... check him out!

he's quite cute too.. and not forgetting.. he's a dentist....

| when girls get bored |

2007-06-21T17:24:00.000+08:00

| when girls get bored |

had a totally long long day today in school...

meetings and more meetings....

we got bored.

armed with a camera phone...

the clicking began!

| love u girls |