This Is My Life by Osindak

I know I have a long list of tags to complete, but let me just do this simple one from Amidrin. Thanks Amidrin!

Two names you go by
1. Zan
2. Girl

Two things you are wearing right now
1. T-shirt
2. Shorts

Two things you want very badly at the moment
1. A winter holiday
2. An aromatherapy massage

Two things you did last night just before bed
1. Blogged
2. Did research online

Two things you ate today
1. Chicken chop
2. Crabs

Two people you just spoke with
1. Hubby
2. Shania

Two things you are doing tomorrow
1. Work, work!
2. Spend time with Shania during the long lunch time

Two longest car rides
1. Kota Kinabalu to Danum Valley
2. Sorry, can’t remember

Two favourite beverages
1. Lemon ping
2. Coffee

2+1 persons who are chosen to do this meme:
1. Rozella 2. Phil 3. Flodawn

Are you interested in theatres?

Last night, I attended a theatre performance entitled Lagenda Sampang Mangazou at the Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Likas. It was an official function of which our Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sabah was the GOH. The script won an award and the writer is an engineer! Cool or what?

It was an interesting story of different cultures, religions and beliefs in the northern part of Sabah many years ago. If you want to know more, go watch lah ok. There will be two shows on 20th and 22nd August at the same place (8pm). The performers are really talented - I’m impressed.

And oh, I nearly fainted was really delighted because Felix Agus sang a few songs in between the scenes. His voice is still as soothing as ever lah. Hebat lah ko Felix! Too bad, I didn’t get the chance to take a photo with him. I mean, how could I run in my baju kurung and heels to catch him for a pix? Tsk, tsk, tsk. No lah, may be next time…..

As I’ve promised Shania a few weeks ago, there’d be a trip to the beach again to make sand castles.

So off we went last Sunday. It was a lovely evening, and hubby and I were really glad the kids enjoyed themselves tremendously. My niece Trinie (same age as Shania) went with us too.

Lumba lari dulu bah!

Let’s make sand castles!!

Ohhh, ada urang tulung pulak..

Ahh.. How fortunate to live near the sea..

I first read about bento in Dena’s blog, and then Sandra’s. Believe me, these moms are crazy about and hooked on bento. I’m not! haha

Anyways… My SIL in Tawau asked me to buy a few bento stuff recently. I blogged about it briefly here. 

I bought some for myself the kids too but only during the last week or so I made attempts to use them. Ted loves (like SUPER loves!) cars so I thought, why not try to make those rice ‘cars’ using the car mould. What do you know, he told me ‘mummy, momom ita’ (meaning eat cars, ita=kulita (kadazan) )! So, whenever I give him his rice and soup (or ayam masak kicap, whatever dish with gravy basically - he doesn’t like vege or meat), the rice would be ‘cars’. Look at his little hands here..

Shania loves the moulds too! Sometimes, she’d tapau her rice to school. Look at her bento:

By the way, both Shania and Ted love spicy food. Ikut mama dorang bah mangkali nie kannn..

Yeah, today is my eighth anniversary working in the Environment Protection Dept.

How time flies! When I lapor diri there, my big boss warned told me it’s not going to be an easy job. No goyang kaki or that sort! Within the first month of working, I was already preparing/presenting papers, organising courses, etc. Sink or swim kinda thing. Geee, still sinking sometimes..

Anyway, looking back, I’m glad I’m specialising in the field of environmental education (EE). Some people may think it’s not as important as purely technical fields but I beg to differ! Dealing with people, especially with all sorts of attitudes and trying to win their hearts to be more environmentally-caring, can be so daunting. However, when I meet sincere and enthusiastic people who appreciate what we do in EE, it’s all so worth it.

Happy Work Anniversary to me!

So here’s the final product of my MSc research.

The road to finally producing my thesis was challenging but a fulfilling one. By the way, I also gave birth to Ted during my study leave! (2-in-1 bah!!)

My convocation is on 23rd August. I received my first degree in 1997…. Quite a while ago, huh?

Hubby told me there’s a place in Donggongon Square that sells yummy nasi kuning. He mentioned it a while ago but somehow I managed to forget (duh!). It’s kinda hard to find a restaurant or coffee shop that sells nasi kuning here in KK, unlike in Tawau or Sandakan.

I tried the nasi kuning for the first time today, not bad at all lah. The rice is soft and yummy. It costs RM2.50 (with sambal fish dish and some coconut dish, sorry, I don’t know its name). So, now I know where to go if I feel like eating it.

By the way, it’s at Sajian Kak Mira.

It was so lovely to meet new friend Janelle (a Sabahan who lives in Australia) and of course other CD Mums Miranda, Joyce, Sunita and Bonnie. We had lunch at Fish & Co last Sunday. So, what did we talk about? About CDs and parenting, of course…

Janelle sews CDs - isn’t that cool? I’m waiting for her to say, Ok, Susan, I’ll take your orders now!

I brought Ted with me to lunch and boy oh boy, he was only good for a few minutes!! I had to distract him by getting him a Mickey Mouse book from Times and vedablu ice cream!

Anyways.. Here are some pix (two were copied from Joyce’s FB. Thank you ah.. )

Nice kan to makan-makan like this?

Last night, we had dinner at Tg. Aru Beach. On the way, I was super hungry and imagining all the yummy food.

When we got there, I wanted to eat everthing! Well, I ordered keropok lekor (as a starter, but too bad, the keropok was soo keras and liat. Cis..) Anyway, hubby and I had kuew teow goreng for dinner. Not bad at all, made better with the cili pedas… Shania wanted satay - ordered 10 at first but not enough, had to order another 10. Ted was just picking on the various food on the table. As if not full, hubby ordered the chicken dumplings. I was like, huh? But ate them anyway.. hehe

I was very full at the end of dinner but still wanted durian!! I was the only one who ate them seriously ok. Shania was just trying sikit-sikit. Ted was like, NO!!! He dislikes durians. As for hubby, he was too full to eat durian and tapun only. 

And a walk on the beach, though it was drizzling a little bit. Shania said she wanted to to make sand castle. Another day lah I told her.

Uploading and looking at the photos made me hungry. I’d better go cook dinner now.

Wow wee!! How lovely to receive this Kreativ Blogger’s Award from three friends, Joyce A, Aunty J and Fiona! Thanks a lot ladies! *mmuahh*

Rules of the award:

1. The winner may put the logo on her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

I shall now pass on this award to Shemah, Faye Donna, Shirley, Dena and Dawn for being creative and cool bloggers!