Welcoming the New Year

Yesterday was 31st December,2005. It was the day I started to familiarize myself with this blog. It was my second daughter who introduced me to it when she started her own blog a few months ago. But I did not pay much attention to it then, other just reading her article which I found very interesting and quite refreshing.

The topic was brought up again yesterday,when her family came over to visit me in her brother's house.

As all my children are computer literates, their discussion usually revolves around sophisticated terminology. Sometime I found myself lost in their discussion and unable to comprehend what they are talking about. It is quitre frustrating at times, especially when I saw how nimble and agile their fingers are controlling the little box.

One of my daughter-in-law works as computer programmer. So she is very competent and knowledgeble about any computer topic. So aftermy daughter left I asked my daughter -in-law to create on blog for me and here it is.

I hope this blog will enable me to share my feelings, experience,hopes and aspirations as I go through life at his late stage. This bloog is dedicated to people who are close to me or anyone who wish to share their thought and experience. Comments should not be too crude, because it may kill my soul, or hurt my delicate feelings. It is funny at this age, one is very sensitive and usually cannot take harsh criticisms.

I started the days with a good bath. Showered and shampooed my hair, cut and clean my nails. I have been visiting my eldest son since Monday 26th December.2005. So this is my 6th day here.

It has been quite an exciting week really. I had four of my eleven grandchildren with me. My youngest grandson is only two and he is really a handful. But I enjoyed having him with me. He is so cute and adorable with brown curly hair and large innocent eyes. He is so bubbly and cuddly. I thank Allah for this gift to my eldest daughter. Everyone in the family loved and enjoyed playing with him. He is very smart and intelligent too.

I had him for four days but his mother decided to take him back to Kota Bharu last night. I drove them to the KL International Airport in my Proton Wira.

This morning my second daughter and her family came to visit me. They live in USJ. She brought along a freshly baked carrot cake. It is Sarah's favorite cake. It was Sarah's birthday last week. Sarah is my fourth granddaughter. She is twelve. But as we were all so busy with our own schedules on her birthday, she had to be contented with a belated birthday present. Sorry Sarah!! This is life in Kuala Lumpur.

After performing our Zohor prayers, we took off to K.L. My eldest son,his wife and two children and me went to collect my baju Kebaya from our tailor in MARA building complex.

It was quite dissapointing. The baju had to be altered twice. It was too tight. I had never had this problem before. I wonder wheather my measurement had changed drastically or my figure had aged. Anyway it was quite alright. After the alteration the baju look O.K. But I don't look that shapely anymore,like I used to be.

Before going to the tailor we stopped to have lunch of "ikan bakar" at a little restaurant behind Istana negara. I have not been to this restaurant for a long time. I used to frequent this restaurant whenI was still working with the government years ago. But the placeis still "cool" and serve one of the best roasted fish in the city. but as my dauhgter -in-law commented the price has more the trippled. One piece of ikan terobok now cost RM 9.00. But it was very fresh as though it has just being brought in from the sea.

On our way back to Bandar Seri Putra, where my son and his family resides , we stopped in Bangsar for my son to do some errands.

It was about 4.00 o'clock when we left Bangsar and headed for "Alamanda", the new shopping center in Putrajaya. I have been there twice before on my own, but I got lost on the way back every time. As soon as we arrived we went to perform our "Asar" prayers at the surau. There are many ladies in there but there are plenty of "telekong" to spare.

There are many shops including Carrefour. Parkson, Toycity,Watson and various eating outlets such as Nasi ayam.KFC.McDonalds to name a few. I noticed there are many Malays shopping here.

I end up buying a pair of shoes and a lipstick. I don't know but I have a teribble weakness. I like buying shoes and handbags.