Have I Told You?

Last Saturday, we had to take another big step in our life, meaning hoping to seal and patch another piece of jigsaw to complete another milestone of the movement. It was never that easy to drag ourselves out in the chilling weather, but this we have.

The meeting was scheduled at 1400 hours and by the time we arrived at the meeting place, it was so packed with tourists as well as locals. This is our all-time favorite coffee place. Hubby managed to find a place in the red room for us; the meeting proceeds with friendly talks, more friendly talks, some jokes, some information shared and later to serious business. In the end we got what we had come for, Alhamdulillah.

By the time we decided on the deal, hubby and me realized that we had not had lunch for the day, and it was already 1600 hours. After saying goodbye to the sweet couple, we decided to venture and look for the restaurant that serves ‘bolehland’ culinary. We had attempted to look for this place before when the girls were here but we got lost and could not find the place.

To cut the story short we found the place, and we ate till our heart content, Alhamdulillah, believe it or not, hubby requested to go to the same restaurant again the next day, but in my opinion all good things should be savored slowly with appreciation.

However, after dinner we were hurrying to catch the so much talked about Tangled aka Rapunzel 3D movie. As we left the restaurant, we noticed that the wind was super strong and walking out I could hardly feel the tip of my nose and ears anymore. We walked as fast as we could, suddenly a gush of strong wind just blew me away, I could not control myself, I was being pushed so fast to the middle of the road, it was scary, hubby had to run and catch me in order to hold me down.

We managed to run quickly for shelter at the nearest train station, thus it got me thinking that there were truth when we sometime see people hugging and holding on to a tree or a lamppost to protect themselves from being blown away. I will vouch to the truth of these pictures now.

By the way, did I tell you that Tangled aka Rapunzel was worth the rush and being blown in the wind.

The Night Before

Finally, they got packing; they were such a sight to watch. I was helping them for a while, until they started to fool around more than they were seriously packing. I don’t remember what time it was already, but I know it was late and I was past my bed time, so I decided to go to my room and watch them instead of continuing to help them.

The hall was already so messed up, each time I pulled a bag to make way; Chef Diva will put another one to block the way. It was so funny seeing them wanting to carry two years of belongings in a one night packing. From the number of bags that they have between them without doubt I know they will be overweight.

From the pictures you can see how playful they were and that packing was such a chore, in the end I don’t know what time they finished, I was already tucked in and happily sleeping after my nightly foot massage.

I would do anything to see their playfulness again and again…………………….. missing you more than I could have imagined.

When Auld Lang Syne Should Not Be The Song

They left, I know not what to do, to laugh, to cry, or to just be as ordinary as I am, and I think the later was the best. I want them to leave knowing that I will be alright, and that I know they will be alright too.

The hugs and the kisses can never be enough. They are my babies, forever will be. A chapter is closed today while another one is waiting to be opened. May the Lord keep them safe and give them the strength to never give up on anything.

I am reminding myself today that “Auld Lang Syne” will not be and should not be the song for our days, especially today.

I love you angels.

Kanyon A Dramatic Architectural

This is Kanyon Shopping Mall in Istabul, Turkey. The place reminded me so much of Pavilion in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The only difference is that people who come to this mall here are well dressed and attired, I like that.

We were all in awe by the magnificence of this building; it is spectacular to say the least. Thus, it is not surprising when I later learned that Kanyon had won the 2006 Cityscape Architectural Review Award in the "Commercial Built" category, during a ceremony which was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 4 December 2006.

The tight security that comes with this building just makes it more comfortable for us to spend our time wondering for nothing in this building. We felt important (ehmmm…..). By the way on the same day and time that we were wondering aimlessly in the comfort of the securities, a suicide bombing was taking place just about 70 meters for Kanyon. We only get to know about the incident when we were back in our hotel room.

I hope someday the people here will appreciate what they have as compared to many others who could only dream of walking in such dramatic architecture.

Another Chapter Ceased

Seeing the dejected faces of my two angels is something that is not easy for me. It is sad looking at them waiting anxiously for the call to come through, something they had been anticipating for two days. What can I say more than what I have already.

Alhamdulillah, I always tell them that the Lord will only allow what is best for us and not what we think we always wanted for ourselves. There will be a time when we think that everything is in our grip, just to realize that those were the things that we needed less, so we should not waste time in contemplating what could have and could have not.

To boost up their self-esteem again, we eagerly got dressed to have another day of family and friends quality time. Chef Diva was not feeling too well though and the cold weather only makes her feel worse, but as always she is a good sport, at one point she had to rush back to the washroom of the cinema to puke. My poor Chef Diva.

We spent the rest of the day accompanying and help organize, her little sister’s get together cinema day cum farewell for all her dear friends, while they were watching “Despicable me”, the three of us went for “Megamind”. In the end we all had fun and that matters.

Being dejected is not a subject to ponder or reflect upon, but just another chapter that should be considered as ceased.