Je pense

Donc, je suis.

-Rene Descartes

(Okay, yaya papaya way to say "I think therefore I am". Incidentally, is original quote. Blame Nazir's francophonie moment!)

In the pursuit of money, I have been entering writing contests (my only marketable "at home" skill, it seems). Am stumped by Reader's Digest's "My Story", unfortunately. They want something beyond everyday life. Right...well, my life is ordinary. And as happy as it is, it is not the stuff of inspiration/fantasy/fiction. The sensible in me have always thought that it would be damned uncomfortable to live a fictional life. But it is also difficult to write something, when needed.

Ha ha. Oh well. Anyway, just a filler item to mark yet another uneventful event in my life.

More to entertain Adikins (hello hello!) actually. By request.

Whoo! Have a fan! You know how people always say your Mum is your biggest fan? Mine is my sister. Hurrah! No friend like a sister. (Who says that's from Little Women, wasn't it?)

Mad.

Bookworm

My baby is a bookworm! Hurrah! He loves going to the library, and loves being read to. At the library today, Rehan started making his usual sounds upon hearing another mother reading to her child. He was so excited, he 'talked' v. loudly, much to the lady's amusement. Funny boy. :)

Bit by bit, Rehan is taking over my life - my days are spent on him, now I am talking about him all the time! Gak! Smugly sprogged? Nah. At least I hope not. I am just very happy to have him in my life.

Maybe it helps that he's v well-behaved. Ha ha. Thank God. Double ha ha (that would be 'ha ha ha ha'?)

Azah - Happy Birthday tomorrow! Hope we can do sth tg to celebrate? Bila2 free, okay?

Tagtime

Love these 'quizzical' things! Today Nazir is at home so I have time for these things.

Challenge: Name 13 of ur classmates in high school (Azah has changed it to PRIMARY SCHOOL for obvious reasons) that u can think of right off the top of your head. Don’t read the questions underneath until you’ve written the names of all 13 people.
This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first. No Cheating!

1. Ain
2. Azah
3. Hafizah
4. Rennie
5. Irwan
6. Nadir
7. Jessica
8. ThuZar
9. Dewei
10. Ridzuan T.
11. Farhan
12. Marina
13. Aslin

What would you do/what would happen if you had never met 1?

I'll be bored (partner in crime, indeed!). Bored! In class and out. Also, more hot-tempered - she's a good balancing force. And I'd have insulted more people if she wasn't around - she's the one I complain to most of the time, especially when people piss me off.

What would you do if 6 and 2 date?
Ha ha ha....ha HA. No way, Jose.

Have you ever seen 4 cry?
Errr...have I? Don't think so.

Do you think 9 is cute?
Haven't seen him a long time but when he was pri 5, he was CUTE. Literally. In a kiddy, pinch-his-cheeks sort of way.

How did you get to know 8?
Classmate. For some reason we had gravitated towards one another.

Would you ever go on a date with 11?
If I weren't married, well, at least once. He's funny.

What’s 7’s Favorite color?
God knows, I haven't seen her a long time.

What would you do if 5 confessed he/she loved you?
The same thing I did in P.5. Laugh. (Sorry!) It's hard to take seriously any guy you know since he was in shorts.

Fact about 6:
I don't know much about him, actually. I do remember him being beaten by the teacher in school. V appalling.

Who is 12 going out with?
No idea.

What is number 10 to you?
I remember him as the naughty kid in kindergarten, then watch him grow up. (Thank God for that!) One of those people you remember fondly just because they have been a part of your life for so long.

Would you ever live with 13?
Not really, we aren't that close.

Where does 7 live?
Again, don't know

What do you think about 3?
The sweetest girl I know and am lucky to have known since kindergarten.

What’s the best thing about 2?
She's always there for you when you need her...and her HUGS!

Who is 11 to you?
Someone I did not know well in primary school, only getting to know now. But always easy to be around and one of those whom you will never lack conversation with.

Favorite Memory with 1?
Argh! Too many! Maybe of giggling in Malay class. Hanging out in uni and at cheese prata shop. Going to eat after getting O-level results. Having her (and Azah!) around when I had gotten married. She's pretty much there at every significant event in my life. Hmmm....I'll settle for walking to Queenstown library after school with her (and Azah).

PART DEUX

The rules are:
Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird random things, facts, or habits about yourself. At the end, you choose 5 people to be tagged, list their names, and why you chose them. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says “you are tagged” on their profile and tell them to read your latest blog.
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Weird, that is thy name! Or so people say about me. So, really, this is just facts about me. Ha ha. Here's what people find weird about me:

1. I used to eat 'bird' food - veggie, fruits etc - during recess.

2. I like sci-fi. Star Wars, Star Trek, Asimov. I would rather watch/read sci-fi than go out.

3. I actually like staying at home, lepaking about.

4. My weird sense of humour. Somehow, most people don't quite get intertextuality. Or maybe I just watch too much TV.

5. The library is my sanctuary.

Here's the weird things that people may not know about me:

6. I use the library as a test to determine a guy's suitability.

7. I approach marriage with cold logic, of which love is a factor, but not the deciding one.

8. I don't like children. Still. Just my own. And maybe friends' and family's.

9. I like 80s style. As kental as that is. Oversized sweaters and minis a la Cindy Lauper. You get the idea. Ha ha.

10. I am actually Tenderheart Bear. Grumpy Bear surfaces more often, that's all. :)

Tagging - anyone who reads this, finds it interesting, have spare time and a blog. If you don't have a blog but want to do it, feel free to use my comments page. :)

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The best things in life have hidden costs

Thanks to Ain, Azah, Kamal and Ros for an entertaining evening! :-)

You asked (;P) how I am finding life at home with baby.

The short answer: boring.

The long answer: While I have my hands full, have more things to do than hours in a day, it is the same tedious things...laundry, poopy diapers...well, one gets the picture. But (BUT!) there are really bright spots - like when Rehan gives me the gummiest of gummy grins, with 'battery water' (saliva) dripping while sitting in a diaper full of poo, as if to say "I know I pooped and you have to clean it, but, hey, see how cute I am. Isn't it worth it?" (ha ha). Or when he gurgles in response to a story I read him, as if commenting on how silly the emperor (of new clothes fame) is.

Everything is done, dishes and laundry done (usually Nazir does the former [thanks, love!] but today he's all burnt out, snoozing over the net, even!), Rehan is asleep. It's my favourite time of day, when there's nothing to do and I can just gaze at my beautiful boys, and be happy.

Sometimes I feel guilty of being so happy with domesticity. Shouldn't I be doing something else? The feminist streak wonders if settling in the typical female role, no matter how happy I am, is setting back feminism a month (hey, am not that narcissistic as to my impact on the world)? Yes, I know feminism is all about having choice and, I guess, I am lucky to have the choice that many don't. But to choose this? Is that doing anything to change the world?

Anyway. Just random thoughts.

At least my biggest problem is happiness, eh? :D

ex POST facto: thanks (belatedly) for the mother's day wishes, farah! your forgetful friend remembered your birthday a week before and a week after but not the day itself. go figure. so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Or rather: Have a good year!