Me, me, my tummy and me

My bengkung had finally arrived from Rawang, one whole complete postnatal set of NR already delivered to me safely, with strong jamu aroma and all, one broccoli looking strand of akar Fatimah (thanks very much to lovely Seed!) already soaked overnight, ready to be consumed after work today.

What else?

One big fat emergency labour bag waiting by the front door, attached with a smaller bag containing the cord blood collection kit. Oh yea, the most important thing, one rounded looking preggie mommy waiting anxiously by the head of our wrought iron bed. Great, looks like we’ve got em all prepared here.

The countdown has slimmed down to 11 days. Another 11 long days to go. The emotions have settled down to ‘mixed’ now, which I’m sure will last me right to the Big Day. I’ve got nervous here, also scared, happy of course, curious, overwhelmed, impatient, and sometimes don’t want to even get there.

My world currently exclusively revolves around a tiny circle of me and my tummy, nothing else. I don’t care about anything, I don’t think about other worldly stuffs that much. I wake up, have breakfast, continue on my August closing summary which I’m taking the slowest pace possible to finish (‘cause it’s fun to do and it’s piece of cake and I don’t want to move to other task) (*on another note, next week will be my final week before the beginning of 60 days maternity leave, yay!!), go home, have dinner, pray and mengaji, watch TV and my day ends with a massage session by my baby Bigfish everynight before I doze off.

And blog, whenever I feel like it. Life is much simpler now, which everyone says to compensate the hecticness and sky-high energy level needed once the baby gets here. On the other hand when the physical luggage has taken on the lighter side, the emotional luggage piles up. That’s why I still feel so mentally..occupied. I guess its rather common thing or probably more or less expected, in ‘this’ condition.

Well let’s move on to something else, shall we? Now I’m presenting my first ever self-centered quiz for those out there yang dah takde keje sangat sampai sanggup membaca ini semua. It was emailed to me by my colleague and I was supposed to reply back with answers bla bla bla, you know the works. I got her to check my blog instead. Here goes.. (better do this kind of stuff while I’m still childless, being a mom and doing this is pretty ‘kurang sesuai’ to my ethical perception..)


1. If you could choose your own name, what will it be?
Damn..first question dah tricky. Mm..maybe Rumpelstiltskin? Heheh.. probably my same ol’ name. It’s different, not-feminine, good-meaning and heavy sounding enough for me to carry it.

2. Are you funny?
My hubby said he fell for me because I make him laugh, a lot. I don’t think I’m a hilarious person, but I know my spontaneity can translate to funny exclusively to those who close to me.

3. What's your favorite movie(s)?
I’m not taking this, my favourite movies are beyond explanation. Conclusively, I’m one who loves movies. Period.

4. How many piercings do you have and where?
Okay.. the info here is not something that I’m proud of since this involves my experimenting instinct that took place some nearly 10 years ago or so. I had 6 on both ears, one on nose, one on belly. Today, only the conventional one on each ear which I adhere to.

5. What's your favorite TV show(s)?
Sex & the City that I rarely caught on TV. DVD collection series is more like it. Oh yea, I follow The Apprentice too. During Ramadhan, I always find myself fond of Jejak Rasul. No kidding!

6. What's your favorite cereal?
Kellogg’s Almond flakes & Oh’s Honey graham.

7. Do you speak a language?
Are you crazy? So the human race communicate via sign language everywhere, izzit? Of course I speak Braille and write Malay, English and few doses of French with a little Mandarin. A side note, I know ‘f*** you’ in at least 8 languages. Does that count?

8. What's your favorite piece of clothing?
My hubby’s boxer. Oo this got me thinking, can’t wait to hook down those nursing bras I bought. Suitable for peek-a-boo game.

9. Do you have a boyfriend?
What do u mean?

10. Have you ever cheated in school?
Absolutely. Sorry if u never.. u missed all the fun then!

11. If you could put a spell on anyone to fall in love with you, who will it be?
Datuk K, and make a press appearance of rejecting and humiliate him to the core.

12. What's your favorite time of day?
Sunset. Because there won’t be night without sunset. And I love it at night.

13. Do you have an accent?
The Johor accent adopted from my 5 years being there seems to never fade off. “Tu ari masa aku pergi sana belum sale lagi mungkin…tapi tah la ek?”

14. What's your favorite food?
This another hard one. Okay, I guess I prefer fish of all. And I have sweet tooth. Can never get enough of chocolates and cakes.

15. Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party?
No..?? mm..let’s see. I was once practically kidnapped by a bunch of friends for a birthday night out.. it’s not a party, more like a bday treat. Or to be exact, a night out. Not made up, messy hair ( I mean this), dressed in a sleazy t-shirt and oversized Bermuda. (I mentioned that was a kidnap!Abduction! Penculikan terkeji!) They thought it was thoughtful and fun. I thought that was mean. Don’t know why I love those monkeys.

16. Who are your favorite actors and actress?
Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, the foursome Sex & the City gals. U know, I actually kinda like Ida Nerina too. Actors? Used to be Johnny Depp, now none.

17. What are you wearing right now?
A flowery maternity dress. So the makchik!

18. Have you ever met people you met online in real life?
Yea.. some cool, some drool, many many fools..

19. Do you think you're smart?
I’m a numbskull. hahahahahha

20. If you get a chance to be a leading role, which film would you wanna be in?Err.. Kill Bill?

21. Can you cook?
I cook 1 or 2 dishes marvelously.. and that’s about it.

22. Have you ever cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Yeah.. in my past life.

23. Are you messy or neat?
I’m a perfectionist. It's either extremely messy or extremely neat.

24. What's one thing you've always wanted to learn?
If you had ask me 5 years ago, my answer probably be ‘fight with Samurai sword, or play electric guitar or simply to pierce people’s body parts’. Ask me now, I would very much want to learn how to bake fantastic cakes and cookies using my new oven. Impressed with how much I’ve changed? Yep, me too.

25. Do you smoke?
Never interested to.

26. Have you ever had a serious celebrity crush?
None serious but few pretentious crushes. This celebrity stuffs doesn’t really do for me. I like real people. heheeheheh

27. What's ONE thing you will NEVER do?
Unlove my family. Ish..ish..sentimental sebenanya aku ni..

28. Do you drink?
Just cocktails. Occasionally. Perhaps i couldn't anymore.

29. Are you shy?
No. And I’m lazy to elaborate.

30. What's the most fun you've had recently?
The seafood dinner with Bigfish, Mr. & Mrs An and 2 junior Ans, Mr & Mrs Jimy. Food’s great, fantastic company.

31. What's your favorite smell?
My husband’s.

32. Do you like your family?
No. I love them. Hei soalan apekebende laa.. ingat ni rehab centre ke?

33. If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be?
I have issues with this kinda questions.. I guess I’m so contented enough being me. (I’m pregnant and easily pissed)

34. What was your favorite cartoon when you were little?
Nasib baik soalan2 bodoh cepat di kaver dgn soalan camni. Okay (kembali girang).. Thundercat, Jem, err Inspector Gadget also I liked.. all fairytales I loved.

35. Do you ever want to get married?
Tah la ek? hehehehehehe

36. Do you want kids?
Yea.. y’got a few to give out?

37. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No I don’t. I burn stuffed animal. Keep yours safe.

38. What's the worst class you've ever taken?
Biology. It’s not Biology, it’s not me. It’s the teacher. I didn’t get her. At all.

39. Do you pluck your eyebrows?
Yup just pluck, never shape em.

40. What season do you like the most?
Air kotak brand Season. (That's it. I’m getting bored now..)


Fuhh..there are more questions of course. But I believe I’m done till right here. What they say is true, a pregnant woman can always get away with anything..

Cheers to a bright weekend!!

What do Troy, Sparta and Ithaca have in common?

“Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves; will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?"

Odysseus

Entrance voiceover

How fiercely we love?

Hmm..i like this one. To be frank, I’m sort of a literature freak. History, classics, plays and poems have always been my passion. I recalled taking English Literature subject when I was in Form 4, it was a small class of less than 10 students, still was a cool one nevertheless. During mid-year unfortunately, while we were in the midst of eagerly reciting poems and interpreting complicated short stories, the teacher moved to different school (that if I’m not mistaken, I forgot, blame it on the hormones).

Apparently she was the only available teacher (or perhaps the only one qualified) to teach English Lit. subject. Well then, as you may have expected, the small groupie of literature freaks were given options to change to other subjects. We all ended up taking Art Studies, where at one point found ourselves boggling and entirely boxed up with a chocolate box, the legendary Coklat Manja. Of course, that’s a different story altogether.

By the way, last night Bigfish and moi caught ourselves watching Troy again on HBO, hence the lines taken from the movie. Besides the lines, there’s a couple namely me and hubby, really taken by the movie as well. To both of us, the entire storyline is interesting as it’s closely based from the Greek history (yes, we did our research), and the story itself is the epitome of great determination, great spirit, bravery, patriotism, courage, LOVE.. and of course, the stupidity that can be evidenced by ‘great love’.

Also, this post is like a nudge and wink to those in the know. Something to do with our coming baby. *wink*

..whom I’m sure I’ll love very fiercely.


“If they ever tell my story let them say that I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.."

Odysseus of Ithaca

Troy (2004)