flowering again

Despite the blatant neglect and lack of maintenance (on my part, I have to say), this plant is flowering again ...

I love the colours ...so vibrant! I got this plant from Elena ..and at that time it was in a "mati segan idup tak mau" situation ...but, under mum's careful hand, it just blossoms ...this is the second (or was it third?) time it flowers ..and after 2 weeks, the flowers are still there!

Attending a course

Last Wednesday we were attending a course on how to improve our academic portfolio ...basically it is all about putting oneself at the forefront of the academic world ...by making oneself visible and relevant in his/her field ..and all that to be achieved by employing strategies to promote oneself ...i.e. through publishing ...publishing and more publishing ...but must be at the right place, the right theme ...emmmm definitely something to think and DO if i were to survive in this academic world ...

But, whatever it is, taking photos is a must ....lol

Dayang and Haslina ...

and yours trully :-)

 there is a story about this picture ...but to "cover line" i could say that they are fighting over these ....

the popia that we had for our tea break ...(emmm will anyone believe me? lol)

after a long day, we were served tea break before we left the place - had popia and sweetcorn pudding ...as well as a long list of "to do" to digest ...let it be my mantra ...publish ...publish ...publish ...

Sun burnt

I am sun burnt ...my face is hot and red ...and very uncomfortable at the moment. I have applied face cream and lotions just to ease the discomfort ...

This was all due to the fact that I spent the entire day in a scorching hot weather ...it was absolutely boiling and really humid today. I went back to my village to get some photos ...i have been doing research in the area and need the photos for my presentation in 3 weeks time ...but this weekend was the only time I am free ...and dad came with me as well today

me: in action ...at the background is the Kelingkang Range which act as the natural boundary between Malaysia and Indonesia

and the above pic was taken by dad ..we stopped at the roadside ...and I can't get out of the car as there were lots of cars passing at such high speed ..so, dad - who is suffering from gout today - had to limp by the roadside and took this picture for me ...this is a settlement about 15km from our village and located very near to the international border...

I have lots of other interesting photos, all taken today, but as it is nearly 1.30 in the morning, and i am sleepy ..i'll do another posting when my mind is still fresh ...

Al's fascination with water ...

Was browsing the folders of pictures and came across these photos ...taken by Jane when she was here last Dec. Al just loves water ....and he is filling his own mini-pool ...

and, given an opportunity, would be spending a long time in the pool

 

 

I bought this pool for his 2nd birthday last july ...he loves to swim in it ...but lately, I was busy and we didn't have time to do more swimming sessions like this .... but i think, after his experience swimming in a real pool in Damai, he would choose to play in a real swimming pool over this one anytime :-)

biscuit of the month

This is Al's favourite cookies at the moment ...he saw this when we were shopping for grocery ...insisted that I put it in our shopping cart ...

He is such a picky eater ...but at the moment we have to be satisfied with the fact that he would ask for these cookies when he is hungary ..he can eat up to 4 pieces at one sitting, which I guess is better than eating nothing at all ....right?

Bowling

When my faculty asks us to give our names to form bowling teams, I (stupidly - without thinking) put up my name. I join Bemen's team - as we originally thought that you'll play for the team you sign up for ...unfortunately that was not the case ...we are told to train and will be divided based on our handicap ...hahahaha I am hoping I will go to Team 4 as  I know playing in Team 4 is fun - as there will be no pressure for Team 4 to win the competition ....by the way, I only join this event to get marks for my Performance Appraisal for this year ...5% of our performance can come from community engagement and sport activities ...since I am not active in community engagement, am hoping this bowling can help me earn those 5 marks ...pathetic, isn't it?

so last Monday was our first practice session ...we played during lunch hour at the Uni's Bowling Centre ...

the happy face before the practice session ....

and the bowling styles of the pro (p/s Bemen used to play for Penang a long time ago...)

and Elena's style ...

but on the whole we had fun ....and at the same time getting new tips and coaching from Bemen ...

but the winner for the first game was ...surprise, surprise ....

hehehe beginner's luck? or the 4-step formula? Well done Moi ...

and the weary and tired faces after the session ....or was it that we were not looking forward to going back to the office :-)

car wash day

My car was dirty up to the extent that I couldn't stand it anymore...i thought of washing it myself at home, just to give Al the opportunity to play with water hose ...but there were always some obstacles ...like the fact that I got home when it was already dark, or it was raining ...

so, i detoured to the car wash on my way to work today ...and it took them about half and hour to wash the car and vaccum the interrior ...and i am hoping that it wont rain tomorrow so that the car can remain clean till monday :-)