A Homemaker’s Diary

I woke up with an off start, first I received voicemail from CIMB. Must be regarding the car loan. Hubby must be too busy last week and forget to set the auto debit for this month car payment..huhu..tried to call Hubby but my HP iPaq bengong again..this time it hang to the extend I can’t put an end to the call. Luckily I remembered not to curse at the phone otherwise Hubby might think I’m cursing at him if he listens to his voicemail later..heh!

After struggling with the stylus and the touch screen to stop the call (with no avail), I have to take out the battery at the back. Reset the whole phone again but still have hard time connecting the call. Nak kena phone ni, nak kena tukar baru ni…haha!

Then once I on my notebook, Gmail gave me bad news. My fund transfer from PayPal to VM debit card was denied…waaaaaaa…double tension dah ni…I was planning to use that money either to do international passport next week or to spend it for my vacation at the end of this month.

Browse the Internet, so many others are having the same problem as PayPal no longer accepts Virtual Money account. There goes about RM40 in that account, will try later if I can take out at least RM20, better than giving it all to them, right! Now I have to apply for debit card either from Public Bank or Al Rajhi as these two are the one accepted to receive fund transfer from PayPal. Of course I can always use my Visa credit card but it will defeat the purpose to withdraw the money in cash (can do but I will be charged cash advance fee..huhu)

Despite the gloomy start of the day, the good thing is, they have collected my thrash outside. Since Chinese New Year, the Alam Flora truck didn’t come to our housing area to pick up the thrash. I was getting worried yesterday to see all the thrash getting rotten and smelly.

Since next Tuesday Hubby will be on leave, maybe we can go to Al Rajhi in Bandar Puteri, Puchong as there are people who apply their debit card there and get everything settled on the spot. If I were to apply Public Bank Visa Electron I have to wait about 2 weeks for the card to be couriered.

Well, things happen for a reason and I do hope things will get better. If I get the debit card next week and transfer the fund, I hope I will get the money just in time before my vacation plan. For the passport, there’s always Mastercard..haha!

Mungkin lebih biru langitmu di sempadan sebelah situ
Mungkin cuma hanya
Sekadar kalut ribut di cangkir cuma
Mungkin lebih hijau lamanmu di sempadan sebelah sana
Ataupun hanya ribut melanda di dalam cangkir cuma
Siapalah aku untuk meramal juga dirimu untuk pastikan

We went to a friend’s house for housewarming and their son 3rd year birthday party last night. Another friends drove by in a new, gleaming Honda. We had good time chatting and walking up and down the house despite the fact that the host was busy preparing the party..hehe..buat mcm rumah sendiri pulak, kan!

Anyway, today when I heard this song it reminds me that sometimes we thought another person is having a blissful life and start comparing our life with them, and how we sigh and complain that their life is better, happier, more happening that our life. Yet we forgot that what appears on the outside might not be what really is in the inside.

We fail to remind ourselves that we should always be thankful with what we have and in the same time we should not be discouraged to strive hard to get more, not only in terms of material wealth and possession but more meaningful life in depth.

I woke up this morning because the power was out. We got the notice since last week that TNB will be doing some maintenance work on Monday so I guess I have prepared myself for the power outage..huhu..but then I still need to sleep despite the lack of air cond and fan.

Managed to sleep after I turn off my notebook which was on stand by and had a very weird dream of me taking shower. Check the dream interpretation on the Net just now and it says it has a good meaning, but still not sure whether a late morning dream could be considered as accurate omen..haha!

The electricity is back around 3:30 and here I am updating my blog. Can’t wait to settle all the bunga telur order so that I could continue my other project. I bought decoupage paper, more acrylic paint, white gesso and flow medium yesterday and now I am dying to paint the tissue holder..not until I finish all the clients’ orders..huh!

To all the Chinese out there, Happy Chinese New Year and hopefully the year of Rat will bring more prosperity and peace in our life. It seems that I am not going anywhere this long weekend. For once I am happy because I heard the traffic report from the radio and unluckily for those driving on the highway to the North and to the South as they got stuck in the unmoving traffic for hours.

Hubby is as usual working since the other 2 Chinese guys are on leave. Now he has more than 20 days accumulative annual leave..heh! I’m sure we will find some ways to utilize that leaves..either taking vacation somewhere soon or simply take a break and laze around at home.

As for me, I am struggling to complete the bunga telur orders (I have 3 orders..huhu) which will be collected by the clients end of this month. Then I will be taking a short break until early March…yeay! And this weekend despite the thought that nobody is interested to attend my craft classes, I have a few students coming for bunga dip and decoupage class.

Well, that’s it for now as I have to get back to all those wires, glitters, ribbons and q-dip solution..huhu! Oh, I have finished The Thirteenth Tale, nice story and very unexpected twist of plot, I like…hehe!

Sorry la you girls for the Korean subtitle in the video clip…heh! I like this version which was sung by Tony Orlando. There are a few more clips sung by Perry Como, Dean Martin but I think the one by Tony Orlando has the power, full of hope that his loves one will tie the yellow ribbon..hehe!

As requested here is the lyrics as well: