Lets learn Arabic

Ok, lets think positive!
I have no Arabic knowledge at all.
That's why when Amin's exam week comes, I will be the one panicking like a crazy mad woman.
Thanks to my dear old friend Lisa, who's hubby Amir, willing to reply tons and tons of my WhatsApp messages about Arab language.

So now, I'm listing them all up here, so that both Amin and I can read out loud and memorises it.

Numbers
One	waa-hi-dun	واحد	۱
Two	ith-naa-ni	اثنان	۲
Three	tsa-laa-tsa-tun	ثلاثة	۳
Four	ar-ba-‘a-tun	أربعة	٤
Five	kham-sa-tun	خمسة	٥
Six	sit-ta-tun	ستة	٦
Seven	sab-‘a-tun	سبعة	٧
Eight	tsa-maa-ni-ya-tun	ثمانية	٨
Nine	tis-‘a-tun	تسعة	٩
Ten	‘a-sha-ra-tun	عشرة	١٠

Stationeries
Text book	ha-za       ki-taa-bun	ھذا كتاب
Exercise book	ha-za       daf-ta-run	ھذا دفتر
Ruler	ha-zi-hi    mis-ta-ra-tun	ھذه مسطرة
Eraser	ha-zi-hi    mim-haa-tun	ھذه ممحاة
Pencil	ha-za       kho-la-mu  ra-soo-sin	ھذا قلم رصاص

Classroom	ha-za       fas-li	ھذا فصلي
Door	ha-za       baa-bun	ھذا باب
Window	ha-zi-hi    naa-fi-za-tun	ھذه نافذة
Chair	ha-za       kur-siy-yun	ھذه كرسي
Table	ha-za       mak-ta-bun	ھذه مكتب
Board	ha-zi-hi    sab-buu-ra-tun	ھذه سبورة

School area	til-ka        mad-ra-sa-tii	تلك مدرستي
Field	za-li-ka     mal-‘a-bun	ذلك ملعب
Canteen	za-li-ka     mat-‘a-mun	ذلك مطعم
Toilet	til-ka        du-ra-tul-mi-yaa-hi	تلك دورةالمياه
Surau	za-li-ka     mu-sol-la	ذلك مصلى
Library	til-ka        mak-ta-ba-tun	تلك مكتبة
Flower Park	til-ka        ha-dii-kho-tun	تلك حديقة

House area
Roof	za-li-ka     sak-fun	ذلك سقف
Wall	za-li-ka     ji-daa-run	ذلك جدار
Garden	til-ka        saa-ha-tun	تلك ساحة
Kitchen	za-li-ka     mot-ba-khun	ذلك مطبخ
Bedroom	til-ka        ghur-fa-tun	تلك غرفة

My Family	ha-zi-hi    as-ra-tii	ھذه أسرتي
Father	ha-za       a-bii	ھذا أبي
Mother	ha-zi-hi    um-mii	ھذه أمي
Brother	ha-za       a-khii	ھذا أخي
Sister	ha-zi-hi    ukh-tii	ھذه أختي

To other Standard One mommies out there, GOOD LUCK for tomorrow!

(pics googled from the net)

It's Study Time!

No TV.
No iPad.
No outings.
No resting this weekend.
It's hitting the books and full swing revision.
Amin's year-end exam starts this Monday, until Thursday.
And as usual, it's the mommy that's currently having the panic attack!

(pics googled from the net)

Wordless Wednesday : An apple a day, keeps me sane

We do not need a bigger car

A new addition to the family member is coming soon, insyaAllah, in April 2012.
That's referring to my growing belly, of course.
So, do we need to upgrade to a bigger car?

Do we need more space?
For the baby car seat?
For mommy to seat at the back for easy breastfeeding and baby handling?
Hmm.. nahhh.. I don't think so.
We do not need a bigger car.
We just need a more spacious leg area!

Don't ask me.
I am also baffled as to why my boys love to sit, play and even fall asleep here!

Forgettable Bridesmaid

Watched this film a few nights back, and well, lets just say I can hardly recall it.

Of course, different people have different review on films.
So, this is just me going against this acclaimed US box office success.

It's about Annie's best friend Lilian's getting married.
During Lilian's engagement party, Annie met other four bridesmaids which are Lilian's cousin, future sis-in-law, some friend and her fiancée-boss's wife who claimed to be the best buds of all which to sum it all up, ended up in rival with Annie in proving who's the most closest friend of all to Lilian.

The series of unfortunate events that follows basically relates to these bridesmaids spending time with Lilian, picking out the bridesmaids dresses, planning for bachelorette party and finally the huge wedding ceremony.
Annie became the maid-of-dishonour but of course like any other romantic comedy, the heroin will pull through in the end.

Oh wait, did I just say romantic?
Yes, the only thing that crystal clear in my mind is the officer Nathan.

Seamed to be having a crush at Annie, who was in a casual-sex relationship with Ted.
Oh thank god for Chris O'Dowd being the nerdy cute and so down-to-earth, that solely made me stay until the end of this movie.

Of course, you can guess, happy ending to all.

Caution : Not to watch with your kids because of the several sex scenes and explicit language used.

(pics and info googled from the net)

Huge lost to the world

(taken from apple.com)

What's your Kryptonite

Defined in Wikipedia, Kryptonite is a material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman.

So, what is it that makes u weak/ dizzy/ lost sense of direction, as soon as it's near you, but regain all your powers a.k.a back to normal, as soon as it is gone?

Example, according to my friend Gya, her Kryptonite is the car's leather upholstery.

Whenever she steps inside my car, or QZ's car, which has the full leather interior, she will instantly feel dizzy and be very quiet as to restrain her self from the nauseous feeling.
Yup, worse than a pregnant woman, I'm telling ya!
And she gets all perked up like normal as soon she steps out of the car.
Cured completely, no prolong side effect.


So then it struck me that hey, I too have a Kryptonite.
It's the minyak cap kapak!

Oh my god!
Seriously!
I HATE THIS SMELL !!
I know that this is the Malaysian most favourite oil said to sooth the stomach aches, cold, and nausea.
But to me, I can seriously get a migraine if I am left to inhale this for 60 seconds!

And oh, I know darn well what's hubby's Kryptonite is then.
Definitely the Durian.

He would spot the odour a few blocks away and will have trouble sleeping with this Durian smell lingers in the house.

And believe me when I say that he could vomit when accidentally ate a Durian flavoured candy!
Yes, that's my hubby's Kryptonite.

So, what's yours?

(pics googled from the net)