A Homemaker’s Diary

On Sunday we went to Maxis Centre in KLCC to return the USB modem and get the Power WiFi package. It was the first trip for 3 of us to KLCC, not that we frequent that place that often even back then as a couple. I feel that KLCC is too crowded with all kind of people, making it really serabut to shop for anything..heh! Our favorite shopping malls are Subang Parade, Ikano and The Curve.

We managed to get everything settled (despite the stupid and rude customer service) and quickly left KLCC and headed to The Curve. Initially I was planning to check out forward facing car seat since our little one seems to be really restless in his current seat nowadays.

We went into Metrojaya and I asked Hubby to put our son in the Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo, and he loved it! huhu…Hubby was all into buying it (Hubby being tak sampai hati..hehe) but since the box is big, I thought we should go around and do more shopping before we get back into Metrojaya and buy it.

So off we went to Ikano, had tea at Kluang Station, went to Cold Storage and bought solid food for our son (some Gerber cereal rice, Gerber organic applesauce and Farley’s Rusk – not sure which one he’ll like since it’s his first solid food) and then we went back to The Curve to buy some items from Anakku boutique.

Since the current house is bigger and it takes me longer to reach him upstairs (and the possibility of not hearing him cry if we watch TV in the living hall), we decided to buy a baby monitor. Plus there is 10% discount in Anakku. Bought a few more long and short pants for his baju basahan and Sebamed cream (was looking for BUDS diaper rash barrier cream but the Mothercare outlet there are out of stock) and then we headed back to Metrojaya. I decided to sign up for Metrojaya member card as well since the Jumperoo is kind of expensive (sayang pulak kan the bonus point)..in fact I have been planning to be their card member for so long but since we hardly shop in Metrojaya before so no point in establishing membership..heh!

As I am updating this entry, my son is enjoying his Jumperoo..giving me a few good minutes to have some ME-time..hehe!

For those who wonder what’s keeping me quiet these few days, yes, we have moved to our own home and were not able to be online. Now that we have Maxis Broadband at home, I can finally update this blog.

The first choice was to get Celcom Broadband, but because it was hard to get the modem and gateway, we decided to take Maxis Broadband. After all I have been Maxis user for ages, the whole thing took less than an hour, and by the time we reached home from Sunway Pyramid, the line has been activated.

Even yesterday Hubby managed to work from home while supervising the laminated floor contractor. Hubby’s work space is now ready. Time to move in the work desk, the filing cabinet and his gadgets..keh keh. Pity there’s no air cond with less than 1 HP otherwise we could install one in his “bilik kerja”.

I am still waiting for Astro to call me to set the appointment to install the satellite dish..lembab la Astro ni…huhu! The normal TV reception is really, really bad and we have been surviving on TV3 bunyi-bunyian..(I have to layan Suria Kasandra at night..boring!)

Well, that’s it for now…Oh, great news, I got a Fagor dryer to help making my washing task faster and this Thursday, people from majalah Feminin & Famili is coming over to shoot step by step for bunga telur for their wedding related article..(apsal aku tak penah dgr pon majalah tu? huhu!)

I’ve been on this draft page for like 3-4 days since my last update on Labor Day..huhu! Now that I finally have the time and whatever leftover of energy, I don’t know what to write. The son is sleeping, and so do the father..heh! Hubby was so tired today since he slept at 4 a.m last night. Blame it on EPF matter..huh! Well, that’s a different story altogether.

The BUDS mozzie lotion I bought for my son arrived today. So did the tupperware I ordered for Mother’s Day. I already gave the fridge water bottles to SIL since she and her husband came to send their car tonight. We borrowed their car (or rather exchange cars) for about 4 to 5 days starting tomorrow to move most of the packed items especially the fragile stuffs and my craft materials to our new home.

Since I will be having my very own kitchen soon, I plan to manage the kitchen essentials nicely, thus the reason for Tupperware dealership sign up. Furthermore the nearest Business Centre will be in Bandar Puteri Puchong.

I am eyeing the salt n spice set though Hubby mockingly said that the spice will soon be left opened since I always forget to close the lid every time I cook..huhu! I think Hubby likes the idea of Garlic-N-All Keeper as well…(sorry readers, I am so lazy to edit the pictures to show what those items look like). Guess I really need to brush up my meticulous and organizing skills in the kitchen once we move in to our own home..heh!

Well, Hubby, one day you will be amazed with how organized our kitchen will be..keh keh..I wonder when will that “one day” be…hehe!

Monday is usually a busy day, especially when I have loads of laundry to be hanged outside. Actually I do most of my washing at night, hang them inside in the family hall upstairs and later will hang them out in the sun once I wake up around 11 or 12pm the next day.

But ever since my next door neighbor do her washing during weekend and I don’t feel like fighting for space on our pagar hijau, thus now, my Monday load kind of double up with Friday and weekend clothes.

It is not really a big problem, until it starts to rain in the middle of the hot day..huhu! It’s like one glance to the sky, it’s kind of mendung but since the gloomy clouds are way too far from my place, (mendung tak bererti hujan, kan..keh keh) I was telling myself, tak hujan ni..sempat lagi tunggu sikit lagi baju nak kering, another glance, it’s hot and bright again, (ok, boleh rilek dulu) and all of a sudden it rains, big, big drop of rain..waaaa 🙁 aarghhh..memang tension! Try that with a baby who is about to take a nap, and while you are running around like mad woman trying to salvage the almost-dry clothes, your baby starts his wailing..it ruins your mood for the day!

In addition to that, there are calls from telemarketer tak paham bahasa who insists that they have tawaran istimewa but trying his best to avoid revealing what the deal is all about..oiii..macam banyak la masa aku nak layan ko kat telefon. And when you tell them that you are not interested and don’t have time to listen, their persistence continues with another phone call hours later.

And then Hubby called telling me that budak kedai lighting called him informing that the lighting I chose is not in stock, and guess what, that particular lighting is the one which he forgot to list down as 2 sets in the first place, and the reason I have to go to the shop the second time (check my previous, previous entry)..memang tak de rezeki la gamaknya. Funny part, Hubby said that guy was so scared that I will go crazy and marah him..keh keh!

Well, it’s just another bad day in the life of a homemaker. It could get even worse, but luckily it didn’t..heh! Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!

I can’t help it, but I just love planning for things..heh! It’s like planning gives me a boost to look forward for the future, regardless how far fetched or absurd my dreams are..heh! After all, what is left in my life other than hope – hope for the better.

Actually this entry happens because I start to look around for kain for the coming baju raya..ceh! Imagine it’s not even May and here I am online shopping for baju raya, padahal Raya will be on 19th or 20th September..keh keh! But who cares, I rather do everything early..(beranak je aku tangguh lambat2..haha!)

Oh, I have even booked the caterer for this year Hari Raya open house and akikah. That one mesti cepat-cepat as most people get married after Raya, if all the caterers are not available sapa nak masak for 100-200 people makan and 2 ekor kambing pulak tu..huhu! Last time when I was childless, setakat nak masak for 40-50 people tu boleh lagi la, but now to cook for myself pon kadang-kadang tak sempat. So friends, I will send the invitation in Ramadhan so that you can block the date in your calendar and attend my event..after all who knows if I ever will have another kid, so this might be my one and only akikah ceremony.

Well, I rather stop here and continue my planning for the kitchen cabinet. Has been reading about the choice of hood and hob, the kitchen layout, type of table top etc so that once the budget is in, I know what I really want and need in the kitchen, thus minimizing all the running around to find the items..heh!

Oh, for those interested to buy the Macy RM1 bed, hurry up as the offer lasts for only 2 weeks! BTW, Hubby, I find out that Aussino is having their 7th Anniversary Sale from 21 April to 15 May 2009, we have to go and check out the King size bedsheet for the new bed…jom!