Selamat Ulang Tahun, Shauqi Haqqi!

Kepada Shauqi Haqqi yang umurnya menginjak setahun hari ini, hadiah ibumu hanyalah bekalan doa agar dirimu sentiasa diberi kesihatan yang mantap, dianugerahkan kecekalan untuk melalui segala kerumitan serta diberkatiNya sepanjang perjalananmu di dunia. Jangan mudah berputus asa, perkasakan dirimu dengan ilmu. Semoga besarmu kelak disegani kerana akalmu yang tajam & keperibadianmu yang mulia. Amin.

Sing When You're Sick

I used to be moody every time I fell sick. I also used to question "why me?" and began worrying unnecessarily about the backlogs at work. I guess it comes with age and my experience as a mum. Instead of worrying who's going to clear my work and feel guilty about it, I make use of my time off from work to reflect and improve on my health condition.

Though by right, I should stay away from my kids so as not to pass on the virus, I feel that my time with them during my medical leave is more productive than ever.

I sing. I dance with them. I read to them books that I like (good that they are not choosy at this age). I take photos. I take videos.

Speaking of videos, here's one particular video that I really like - my  personal favourite. Click and you'll know why!


Finally I know a trick to make Shauqi laugh!

Recovering Memories

I lost a whole lot of video files captured in 2012 on my handycam. It has been a trying day to recover those precious memories, including the birth of Shauqi.

That's the problem with going digital. Every time a video or picture is taken, I will have the tendency to procrastinate until I make time to upload them onto the desktop. And it's not until the desktop space is full that I then begin to transfer the files onto the hard disk.

It would have been easy if the files were deleted. But the folder has been overwritten with a same name folder thus making it difficult to retrieve the files.

Right now, I'm trying to console myself that it's okay to lose "things".

Fact is, it's really hurting inside. Oh, how could I be so careless?

I'm sorry Shauqi for the lost footages. I promise to have plenty of back-ups next time.

A Mother's Sacrifice

How does it feels to leave your children for almost half a day, every single day? Believe me, it's not easy to put up a brave front pretending that it's okay to leave your children in stranger's hands.

Do you know that an estimated 9 hours x 5 working days x 53 weeks (52 if it's a leap year) = is equivalent to 2,385 of precious hours in a year? That's many hours of lost communication and touch.

But hey, I'm not complaining. I love my job! It's just a little perspective check.

Remember to be nice to your colleagues with children! You do not know the challenges that they have to go through until you're a parent yourself. And yeah, here's to a stronger me & millions of other parents in the workforce! You ROCK!