Holidays' over!!!!

As I am typing these, my two kids are trying to sleep. After a quick dinner@the Boulevard, reached home to find mom and ND were tagging along - it got the kids excited. Tomorrow school starts again and as usual I have to get up early; preparing snacks for their break - these chores really a drag and if these were 10 years ago I would have been bittered but now, even if I SAYS it's a drag, I still enjoy it coz it's stuff you do for people you really care and love.

These are photos of Ezra & Beth on their first month of school. They look so.... I can't believe they've grown...

What's up?

Have not been putting up any stories yet and that is becoz I just can't think of anything yet. The DAP won in Kuching area ( that's good news, anak apai saloi also won with majority and that was becoz..... - my lips are seal).

My parents moved out on Saturday although the house is only 90% ready. It was tiring day for all of us and until today, the house is still in a mess. Mine too coz their things are still here and I can't really reshuffle or remove any of the things. I really wanted to do the 'before' and 'after' show but I just can't find any old photos of the house. so have a sneak preview of the new Toda's Residence....

Presenting SERI IJAH (in honour of mom - Elizabeth Ijah Siba):-

Welcoming sight - the main entrance

The hall way.......

........that leads to the guest lounge

The view from the studies/or maybe dining room

A perfect view of the two partitions mentioned.

This will be the family area - where we chat, watch TV, noon nap you just name it. Far end is actually the dry kitchen. We have a dining table there now. outside is the wet kitchen.

This is the side entrance from the porch that leads to the kitchen and to the right is mom's room and David's to the left.

Like I said, it is still in a mess, we are not settling down yet and ND is reluctant to move...yeah, that was what they said when they moved out 5 months ago. It's a phase you have to go through and somehow I know you settle down again and you wouldn't want to move but I guess i will miss having you guys here tsk...tsk... the constant argument with dad about how dirty he made my kitchen, mom's cooking when I reached home from work, David's Saturday breakfast and Nd chitchatting and blogging with me. I also believe we will make many fond memories@Seri Ijah.

TGIF

Tomorrow is voting day. Who will you choose? Regret to say I am not a registered voter even though I am old enuf to do it. So you guys, exercise your rights. NO TO CORRUPTION!!!!!!! .

I just came back from dinner with frens. We went Japanese; Sushi King@tHE SPRING. Nice place, nice food and nice companion. Too bad I didn't take photos but it was a good deal. There were having 50% discount off on their Sushi.All you need to do is sms to them first my111 sushiking then send to 33365. Give it half an hour they will reply back but the sms will cost you RM3.50 and the validity is a week from the day you sms to them. then when you want to pay, you just show them the sms.

Last night lagi best, Since the kids were all attending a fren's birthday party with the parent and brothers, hubby brought me out to eat. we were deciding whether to go western, japanese, chinese or italian. Finally we decided on Hartz Chicken.

If I tell you I don't have a weight issue - I am lying but I have always been PHAT - Pretty Hot And Thick......So ...what is the problem?.

Ensera Apai Saloi.

One day in a land called Panggau Libau, Apai Saloi enthroned himself ; with the help of his friends as the leader of the rakyat. He promised to give and share all the wealth of the country with the rakyat and promised to put the rakyat's interest first rather than his or his family members' interest. He was dedicated and Panggau Libau grew tremendously. The people liked him and let him rules for many years.

One by one the family members started to own more land and even managed to buy the rakyat's soul. Suddenly the rakyat's eyes were opened becoz whenever Apai Saloi help to sell the fruits of the land he managed to keep at least half for himself even sharing with his family members and they became rich and richer and richer. By then the rakyat started to realized things but were unable to do anything becoz he did his duties well even though along the ways got wealthy with the rakyat's produces......

He grew old and told the rakyat to let his son take over from him. His son with no experience in handling the rakyat's needs agreed becoz he just love having the wealth. But It is still in the rakyat' hands, they can choose too or not too.....So choose wisely..

Sunday Dinner

I thought I bring hubby & and the kids for dinner outing tonite. ND had better plans. So off we went to Dong Guan. See what we ate.....

Pork leg lagi.... (ND must have read my blog and eyeing the picture during my Friday's dinner).

Far end is the Manggo Fish and right here is the mixed vege.

Had to leave early coz Beth suddenly came up with fever and wasn't feeling herself. The weekend was really a Blogging weekend for me. Thank you Honey for understanding your wife new craze... You makan maggie lagi lah, I didn't cook.....

My Blog New Look

I like it........

It's fresh, young and has zest in it.

Still new to blogging, in fact had some widget lost in the process of changing the look. Got ND steamed too (Sori ya, your sister is addicted and a baby in blogging, Kalau ada silap dan salah, tolong ajarkan).

Work/Life Balance

The bank realized that in order to make the bank the best place to work and to make staff happier, we (all staff including bosses) are require to go off early once a week and do things we like TOGETHER - MANDATORY!!! So some department organized Jogging and that's it. The magic words here are "do things we LIKE".

Long before the bank discovered this Work/Life Balance, few of us already understood the concept, right guys....We were so tight up with work, stressed and dreaded Monday (and still have the blues) and suddenly a bulb just appeared on somebody's head. Each month we will pool in funds from everybody (There were 10 of us) and when we have enough funds we will go out and do things we like the most - EAT and stuff ourselves to the fullest. We call our group HfH - Humanity for Food (LOL)

Last Friday we went to Mian Ann Restaurant. I took some photos at first but then lust came I totally ignored snapping.

Kelvin amusing Jane & Joanna

Fiona & I and Emily between Joanna and Jane

Pork Ribs with Almond (emmmmmmm)

Pork leg with buns (I like...)

Buttered prawn (yummy......yummy)